The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga

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The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga is the only book to impart the full breadth of yogasana teachings by Sri. T. Krishnamacharya-the progenitor of modern yoga-jut as he taught them. Krishnamacharya (1888-1989) is widely recognized as the most significant influence of the past fifty years in imparting an authentic knowledge of yoga. Many of today’s best-known yoga teachers-including B. K. S. Iyengar, T. K. V. Desikachar, and Pattabhi Jois-studied with him and modeled their own yoga styles after his practice and teaching. Yet despite his renowned status, Krishnamacharya’s wisdom has never before been made completely available just as he taught it.
Now, in The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga, Srivatsa Ramaswami-Krishnamacharya’s longest-standing student outside his own family-presents his master’s teachings of yogasanas in unprecedented detail. Drawing upon thirty-three years of direct study, Ramaswami presents sequences of more than 900 poses and variations-illustrated with full-color photographs throughout-precisely describing Krishnamacharya’s complete vinyasa krama system. Along with every movement of each yoga posture, he covers the proper breathing techniques for each pose-something no other book also derived from Krishnamacharya’s teaching has done. There is no better resource for yoga students and teachers seeking to learn from one of the world’s true masters.