Light on Life The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom

by Iyengar, B.K.S.; Evans, John J.; Abrams, Douglas

• ISBN13: 9781594865244
• ISBN10: 1594865248
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-19
• Publisher: PENGUIN

Summary

One of the world's masters of yoga invites both those new to yoga and those who are experienced practitioners on an inward journey designed to increase their physical health, emotional vitality, mental clarity, intellectual wisdom, and spiritual bliss. As B.K.S. Iyengar says, the potential for enlightenment lies in the heart of every person and the yogic journey will illuminate the path.

Author Biography

B.K.S. Iyengar—hailed as "the Michelangelo of yoga" (BBC) and considered by many to be the most important living yoga master—has spent much of his life introducing the modern world to the ancient practice of yoga. Yoga’s popularity is soaring, but its widespread acceptance as an exercise for physical fitness and the recognition of its health benefits have not been matched by an understanding of the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development that the yogic tradition can also offer. In Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar brings readers this new and more complete understanding of the yogic journey. Written with the depth of this sage’s great wisdom, Light on Life is the culmination of a master’s spiritual genius, a treasured companion to his seminal Light on Yoga.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction: Freedom Awaits	xiii
The Inward Journey	3	(18)
Stability---The Physical Body (Asana)	21	(44)
Vitality---The Energy Body (Prana)	65	(42)
Clarity---The Mental Body (Manas)	107	(40)
Wisdom---The Intellectual Body (Vijnana)	147	(40)
Bliss---The Divine Body (Ananda)	187	(40)
Living in Freedom	227	(40)
Asanas for Emotional Stability	267	(4)
Index	271