![]() It is not about challenging asanapractice. The approach in this book is gentle and therapeutic. Many out-of-the-box asana adaptations indicate deep understanding about body movements. Here you do learn how to understand an asana and the importance of developing a personal asana practice. The most useful and satisfying parts of the book are the following chapters that are about developing a personal practice: Foundations of Yoga Practice, The Principles of Asana Practice, The Careful Construction of a Yoga Practice, and Asana Variations. However for yoga teachers, it is quite informative on asana teaching styles, goals for asana practice, and interpretation of yoga. Readers who have no emotional connection to Krishnamacharya, or just want to know asanas, may have little interest in this background. It is revealing to read how his (and Desikachar’s) approach to teaching and hatha style is quite different from that of his two famous students, Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois. The questions are about Krishnamacharya’s philosophy and method of teaching yoga. The book begins with an “interview” with Desikachar. ![]() ![]() The famed teacher Krishnamacharya is his father, and B.K.S. Desikachar, is significant in the world of hatha yoga in the West. Desikachar, Inner Traditions International ![]()
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