推薦的瑜珈書單

網友christine曾要我推薦瑜珈書單，剛好今天晚上我先生為我訂購的瑜珈書也從海外送達了，所以我特別寫這一篇與網友分享。

我手上最重要的瑜珈體位法參考書就是"Light on Yoga"，這是B.K.S. Iyengar在1966年首刷的書，我看過市面上那麼多的體位法的書，都沒有一本能超越這本書的成就，此書被譽為"The Bible of Modern Yoga"，真是當之無愧。出版者介紹本書的內容為 "The definitive guide to the philosophy and practice of Yoga—the ancient healing discipline for body and mind—by its greatest living teacher. Light on Yoga provides complete descriptions and illustrations of all the positions and breathing exercises. Features a foreword by Yehudi Menuhin. Illustrations throughout. "

另外一本體位法的推薦書是David Swenson的 "Ashtanga Yoga The Practice Manual: A Simplified Guide for Daily Practice"，相信練習Ashtanga Yoga的人必定都是人手一冊，視之為瑰寶。出版者介紹本書的內容為 "This is the most "User-Friendly" yoga book available! It contains the entire Primary and Intermediate series of Ashtanga Yoga with three options for every asana. Spiral bound to easily remain open while practicing, it contains over 650 photos with clear instructions and commentary. A great book for all levels of practitioners to enjoy. Teachers will find it to be an invaluable tool to share with their students. "

當然Sri K. Pattabhi Jois的"Yoga Mala"也是Ashtanga Yoga必讀的書，出版者介紹本書為"Long before there was a yoga boom, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois brought Ashtanga yoga to the West. The flowing, energetic movement of this yoga tradition has made it the most widespread and popular of styles in the United States today. Yoga Mala, which in Sanskrit means "a garland of yoga practice," presents the Ashtanga yoga both as a philosophical and ethical system and a fulfilling physical activity. Serious yet accessible, this treatise presents a trustworthy guide to an increasing popular system."

另外Yoga Journal出版的"YOGA"一書厚達450餘頁，集所有體位法精美圖片大成，是我最愛不釋手的瑜珈畫冊。出版者的介紹為"Yoga's 5,000-year tradition is rich and varied, and has always evolved to meet the needs of the culture it serves. Ever increasing numbers of people come to the practice and encounter its many benefits: the union of opposites; an understanding of the effect of the outside world on the body; a significant reduction in stress; a path to liberation; and the discovery of one's true self. Above all else, yoga has been and continues to be about the process of transformation. Linda Sparrowe discusses yoga's roots in the sacred texts and provides a look at the 20th-century yogis who brought it to the West - Swami Sivananda Saraswati, Indra Devi, and B. K. S. Iyengar, to name a few. Four hundred artful posture-illustrating photographs of the most famous yoga practitioners, including Rodney Yee, Patricia Walden, Sharon Gannon, David Life, and Richard Freeman, pull the reader ever closer to this powerful practice."

而我先生今天為我帶回來的書是 B.K.S. Iyengar 於2004年10月出版的新書 "Light on Life ~ The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom"，是集合Iyengar大師一生對於瑜珈的見解，透過書店預訂了好久，拿到書的剎那真是高興得無以言喻，如同大師親臨貼身教誨，也是我大力推薦的瑜珈書。出版者介紹本書的內容為 "Light on Life conveys the discoveries from a lifetime of intensive yoga practice, study, and teaching. Mr. Iyengar invites both those new to yoga and those who are experienced practitioners on an Inward Journey designed to increase their physical stability, emotional vitality, mental clarity, intellectual wisdom, and spiritual bliss. As Mr. Iyengar says, the potential for enlightenment lies in the heart of every person, and the yogic journey will illuminate the path."

以上幾本我的瑜珈寶貝書分享給網友，Namaste。