'Pranayama - The Yoga of Breathing' by Andre van Lysebeth
Alot about negative ions and research confirming the logic of Pranayama in the begining - which is interesting - but also a very lucid orientation with regard to the purpose and how it works. It's also free of all the yammering on about the writer that characterizes most books on this sort of subject.
A very straightforward and comprehensive read without waxing pedantic.
I find 'big picture' books like this more useful than say Iyengar's Light on Pranayama - which - with all respect - gives way to much instruction - at least for my learning style.
Alot about negative ions and research confirming the logic of Pranayama in the begining - which is interesting - but also a very lucid orientation with regard to the purpose and how it works. It's also free of all the yammering on about the writer that characterizes most books on this sort of subject.
A very straightforward and comprehensive read without waxing pedantic.
I find 'big picture' books like this more useful than say Iyengar's Light on Pranayama - which - with all respect - gives way to much instruction - at least for my learning style.
