About the Book
Through the writings, experiences,

and philosophy of the worlds greatest
yoga guru and teacher, discover

what yoga can do for you.

B.K.S. lyengar Yoga Wisdom and Practice
offers an uplifting series of beautifully
presented asana, demonstrated step by
step, and all accompanied by Iyengar's
guiding voice. He passes on wisdom
drawn from ancient yogic texts and
from the lessons of his own life journey.
and shares his insights into the physical
and spiritual rewards you can gain
from the practice of yoga.

Foreword
Yoga Wisdom and Practice is filled with gems extracted from the eight
volumes of my Astadala Yogamala, covering yogic knowledge (vidya) and
experienced wisdom (buddhi) for those who love and live in yoga. Yoga came
to me by chance. It soon made me accept it as a choice. Practising day in,
day out to absorb and maintain the subtle transformations brought about
by each asana and each breath, I re-acted and re-adjusted in each asana

to experience the zenith a single state of uninterrupted flow of attention
and awareness.

We are all born with inquisitiveness. This makes us seach for ways to
live this God-given life with honour and dignity. Though I initially practised
asana and pranayama using the body and mind compartmentally, later I
began to associate (samyoga) these differentiating movements to integrate
(samyama) every part of the gross body with an even flow of energy. Such an
intensive internal penetration of intelligence towards the causal body
through the subtle inner body encourages the dormant consciousness to
spread and touch the frontier of the soul