Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom [Paperback]

B.K.S. Iyengar--hailed as the Michelangelo of yoga (BBC) and considered by many to be one of the most important yoga masters--has spent much of his life introducing the modern world to the ancient practice of yoga. Yoga's popularity is soaring, but its widespread acceptance as an exercise for physical fitness and the recognition of its health benefits have not been matched by an understanding of the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development that the yogic tradition can also offer. In Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar brings readers this new and more complete understanding of the yogic journey.

Here Iyengar explores the yogic goal to integrate the different parts of the self (body, emotions, mind, and soul), the role that the yoga postures and breathing techniques play in our search for wholeness, the external and internal obstacles that keep us from progressing along the path, and how yoga can transform our lives and help us to live in harmony with the world around us. For the first time, Iyengar uses stories from his own life, humor, and examples from modern culture to illustrate the profound gifts that yoga offers. Written with the depth of this sage's great wisdom, Light on Life is the culmination of a master's spiritual genius, a treasured companion to his seminal Light on Yoga.“Light on Lifeoffers revelations from a lifetime of studying yoga.” —The Washington Post

“Light on Lifeis . . . a rumination on the metaphysics of yoga and the mystery of being alive.” —The Baltimore Sun

“Like his other books,Light on Lifeis rich in yoga philosophy and methodology. But unlike his previous writings, this new book is full of autobiographical anecdotes. . . . [A] formidable will percolates throughLight on Life.” —The New York Times

“Rather than present the yoga postures as he did inLight onló