{"id":21,"date":"2012-09-15T23:00:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T23:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/?p=21"},"modified":"2012-11-05T15:11:45","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T15:11:45","slug":"references-for-reflective-asana-pranayama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meredithwwatts.com\/yogablog\/references-for-reflective-asana-pranayama\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on Asana & Pranayama: Bibliography & References"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Reflections on Asana & Pranayama: Bibliography<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(letters in \u201c [\u00a0 ]<\/strong> \u201d refer to the abbreviations used in the class outline.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The Yoga Sutras and Theory<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

B. K. S. Iyengar. Light on Life<\/em>. Rodale, 2005.[LOL]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The book is organized according to koshas<\/em>, or sheaths of the body.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapters 2 and 3 deal with the physical body (asana) and the<\/span><\/p>\n

energy body (prana), corresponding to the third and fourth limbs<\/span><\/p>\n

of classical yoga s described by Patanjali.<\/span><\/p>\n

B. K. S. Iyengar. Light on Yoga<\/em>. Rev. ed. New York: Schocken Books, 1977 (various<\/span><\/p>\n

editions available) [LOY]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali<\/em>.\u00a0 New York: Thorsons, 1993 [LOS]<\/span><\/p>\n

(various editions available) [LOS]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Edwin F. Bryant<\/span><\/p>\n

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali<\/em>. New York: Northpoint Press, 2009. [YSP]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>A new commentary by an American Sanskrit scholar.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pranayama and Breath Physiology\/Anatomy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

B. K. S. Iyengar. Light on Pranayama<\/em>. New York: Crossroad Publishing\u00a0 Company, <\/span><\/p>\n

2001.\u00a0 [LOP]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Geeta S. Iyengar. Yoga: A Gem for Women<\/em>. Spokane, WA: Timeless Books, 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n

Especially Part Three: “Experience” (pp. 257-302, sections on\u00a0 Mudra, Savasana, <\/span><\/p>\n

Pranayama & Dhyana (meditation)<\/span><\/p>\n

Some other references:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0David H. Coulter.\u00a0 Anatomy of Hatha Yoga<\/em>. Honesdale, PA: Body and Breath, 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n

For an extended technical\/anatomical discussion of pranayama, See <\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter\u00a0 Two (pp. 67-138) on \u201cBreathing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Leslie Kaminoff. Yoga Anatomy<\/em>. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2007.<\/span><\/p>\n

See Chapter 1, \u201cThe Dynamics of Breathing,\u201d pp. 1-16, for<\/span><\/p>\n

an anatomically-based but less extensive treatment than Coulter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shah, J. T.\u00a0 Therapeutic Yoga<\/em>. Mumbai: Vakils, Feffer and Simons, 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n

This book by a physician who practices in the Iyengar tradition has unique<\/span><\/p>\n

diagrams of the body, color-coded according to the effect of each asana or<\/span><\/p>\n

pranayama practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Some Other Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Judith Lasater.\u00a0 Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times<\/em>. Berkeley, CA:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rodmell Press, 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n

Presents a straightforward treatment of asana practice for relaxation, including <\/span><\/p>\n

passive chest opening postures that are helpful\u00a0 for relaxation and preparation for <\/span><\/p>\n

pranayama.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rajvi H. Mehta, ed. Yoga Rahasya:\u00a0 Therapy Issue <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A compilation of articles pertaining to yoga therapy published from 1994 to 2009)<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mumbai, YOG, n..d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Linda Sparrow and Patricia Walden.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Woman\u2019s Book of Yoga and Health<\/em>. Boston: Shambala, 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 15, Strengthening your Heart, and the Sequence for High Blood<\/span><\/p>\n

Pressure\u201d contains practices and asanas for relaxation and chest<\/span><\/p>\n

opening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lois Steinberg. Geeta S. Iyengar\u2019s Guide to a Woman\u2019s Yoga Practice, Vol 1<\/em>.(c) Lois<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A rich source of \u00a0supported postures for the chest and abdomen, framed in <\/span><\/p>\n

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