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By: Yogrishi Vishvketu
Packed with over eight hundred poses performed by renowned practitioner Yogrishi Vishvketu, this encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and authoritative yoga asana guide to date. With poses adapted to every skill level, this volume is an invaluable resource for both the yoga novice and the studio owner and is a crucial addition to any yoga lover’s library. In addition to the tremendous number of postures pictures, thorough translation charts provide pose names in Sanskrit script, transliterated Sanskrit, and English. These charts provide readers with a knowledge base they can take beyond these pages. The intuitive naming system created by Yogrishi Vishvketu helps practitioners gain an understanding of the relationship between the name and the spiritual significance of each pose, and the energetic essence of each asana is unveiled through a detailed chakra chart and chakra activation symbols. Informed by the traditional Himalayan system and enhanced by Yogrishi Vishvketu’s decades of practice, Yogāsana: The Encyclopedia of Yoga Poses brings the many aspects of yoga—historical, cultural, spiritual, and physical—into a single, all-inclusive volume.
Packed with over eight hundred poses performed by renowned practitioner Yogrishi Vishvketu, this encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and authoritative yoga asana guide to date. With poses adapted to every skill level, this volume is an invaluable resource for both the yoga novice and the studio owner and is a crucial addition to any yoga lover’s library. In addition to the tremendous number of postures pictures, thorough translation charts provide pose names in Sanskrit script, transliterated Sanskrit, and English. These charts provide readers with a knowledge base they can take beyond these pages. The intuitive naming system created by Yogrishi Vishvketu helps practitioners gain an understanding of the relationship between the name and the spiritual significance of each pose, and the energetic essence of each asana is unveiled through a detailed chakra chart and chakra activation symbols. Informed by the traditional Himalayan system and enhanced by Yogrishi Vishvketu’s decades of practice, Yogāsana: The Encyclopedia of Yoga Poses brings the many aspects of yoga—historical, cultural, spiritual, and physical—into a single, all-inclusive volume.