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How to use YOGA [Paperback]

Mira Mehta (Author)
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A step-by-step guide to the lyengar method of yoga for relaxation, health and well-being shown in 450 photographs

About the Author

Mira Mehta, MA MPhil, has studied yoga under BKS Iyengar since childhood and holds an advanced teaching qualification in the Iyengar Method. She has her own yoga school in London, The Yogic Path, and is co-author of Yoga: The Iyengar Way. Mira's website is www.yogicpath.com.

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  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Southwater (November 25, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 184309780X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844762712
  • ASIN: 1844762718
  • Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,059,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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88 of 88 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginners and teachers, April 15, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Use Yoga: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Iyengar Method of Yoga, for Relaxation, Health and Well-Being (Paperback)
The book is very similar in presentation to the book Mira Mehta published previously, Yoga the Iyengar Way, in that it has colorful, large photos. However, it is more geared toward a beginner and written more clearly.

Only 41 asanas (poses) are presented, all of them basic poses. However, several variations of each asana are given, with clear instructions on the benefits of each variation.

There are two wonderful features of the book poses for common pains. The 10-week yoga course is structured with a two page spread for each week. On the left-hand page is a list of asanas to practice on each day of the week. At the bottom of that page and the next are little photographs of people doing the poses recommended for that week. So, a beginner could follow the course just by opening to the appropriate page -- no flipping around through the book trying to figure out what the heck "Downward Facing Dog pose" is. The courses are also useful for teachers trying to develop sequences for beginning classes.

The section on using yoga to relieve headaches, backaches, menstrual pain, and other common aches includes not only descriptions of the variations of the poses, but large photographs of the asana variations as well. This is the best presentation of this material I've seen.

I also liked that she uses an older model in some of her photographs to show how poses can be modified for less flexible people.

I am finding the book valuable for developing my beginner course in Iyengar yoga and plan to recommend it to my students.

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55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At last: a yoga book that teaches sequencing!, August 28, 1999
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This review is from: How to Use Yoga: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Iyengar Method of Yoga, for Relaxation, Health and Well-Being (Paperback)
I often had questions that arose during my home yoga practice, particularly about how to sequence the poses. I am so happy to have found Mira Mehta's "How to Use Yoga." This book is packed with information in a balanced blend of text instruction and pictorial guidance for each pose. Best of all, the author includes a ten-week practice course in an easy-to-follow format, along with sequences for common problems and special times, such as back pain, headaches, and menstruation. Get this book: It's like having a yoga teacher at home!
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is great!, February 15, 1999
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This review is from: How to Use Yoga: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Iyengar Method of Yoga, for Relaxation, Health and Well-Being (Paperback)
This book will take you through a relaxing, powerful and healthy 10-week Yoga program. In the first half of the book, all of the asanas (postures) are described in step-by-step detail, and illustrated with large color photos. In the second half of the book is the 10-week program, one week at a time. There are smaller photos illustrating each step of the daily workout in this section. To make it easy to switch from the program pages back to the asana description pages, this crafty author and Yoga teacher has included sturdy, cardboard flaps on the front and back covers so you can mark the pages you are using most frequently during your daily exercise. The book is large, and doesn't slam shut if you lay it in the floor in front of you. It is one of the best books I have seen!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Good information for a beginner
I like this book. I use it with two others I have because I'm a beginner and sometimes two or three explanations are better than one. Read more
Published 7 months ago by H. Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars A great yoga picture book
My favorite features of this book are: 1) wonderful photos of 'real' people demonstrating poses and variations 2) the 10-week course that helps you develop a rhythmic and regular... Read more
Published 17 months ago by D. Salmon

4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference book
This is one of the first yoga books I purchased. It covers a number of poses that really are not just for the beginner. Read more
Published on June 26, 2006 by J. Torres

5.0 out of 5 stars A didactique book for beginners on hata yoga Inyengar methode
Goods explanations of postures, but is important to have equipement for helps us in the postures and practice safely. Read more
Published on March 20, 2006 by Daniel Chastan

3.0 out of 5 stars Introduction to the Iyengar method
How to Use Yoga is the quintessential book for beginning yoga students. One of today's leading exponents of the Iyengar method of yoga, senior teacher Mira Mehta presents a... Read more
Published on February 13, 2004 by A. Vegan

5.0 out of 5 stars a truly useful book
Yoga is a practical philosophy & exercise regime that requires little equipment & less fanfare than almost any form of exercise other than walking or jogging. Read more
Published on October 22, 2002 by Rebecca Brown

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for folks new to yoga practice!
I have really enjoyed learning yoga with this excellent step by step guide. Although its lighter on theory and explanation of the sutras and philosophy behind yoga than some of... Read more
Published on February 4, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful beginners yoga book.
I actually returned a few other yoga books but keep this one. It has lots of help with getting into positions etc. Also has good background on yoga. Nice pictures.
Published on June 15, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!
This book is amazingly descriptive. Anyone can do yoga with this book. I have bought 6 copies thus far. Read more
Published on January 11, 2001 by C. A Scovel

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of pictures but not much said
I bought this yoga book primarily for the neck and shoulder pain section. It also includes a back pain section as well. Read more
Published on August 13, 1999

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