BOOKS FOR SALE

THE INSTITUTE SOURCES A NUMBER OF INTERESTING AND RELEVANT YOGA BOOKS.

These books are available for purchase from Kim Frankel in Cape Town who handles the supply of books on behalf of the Central Committee of the Institute.

If you wish to purchase books, please contact Kim.

E-mail address: frankels1@mweb.co.za
Mobile: +27(0)84 605 3610

Or download and complete the order form below.

Books currently in stock are available below – prices exclude postage and packaging. As a service to members books are sold to them at cost plus a small handling fee.

70 GLORIOUS YEARS OF YOGACHARYA

A collection from Commemoration Volume covering extracts from My Yogic Journey, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras or Gems of Wisdom, Light on Hatha Yoga and Yoga-Sutras – a presentation.

Members: R150
Non-Members: R180

ĀROGYA YOGA

The book is as relevant for the common man as for the highly evolved seer. It gives an incredibly detailed methodology for over forty-five asana-s with its variations and various modifications to experience the desired effects: sequences and practical hints for all kinds and levels of practitioners. It includes the use of props.

Members: R400
Non-Members: R430

ALPHA & OMEGA OF TRIKONASANA

This book provides a systematic approach to our practice with specific example of Trikonasana. By adopting the approach outlined in this book, the practitioner embarks on a systematic study of how various Saptadhatus, Dashendriyas, Panchamahabhutas, Panchapranas, Tridoshas and Trigunas effect the state of being in the asanas and provides understanding of the various hierarchies of practice of asana.

Members: R150
Non-Members: R180

ASTADALA YOGAMALA I

This is the first of a series of books which is a compilation of Guruji’s teachings over the years. This volume consists of autobiographical articles on the influence of yoga in his life and on his experiences with his Guru. The remaining sections are devoted to his explanations on yoga and the yoga sutras.

Members: R400
Non-Members: R430

ASTADALA YOGAMALA II

The second volume in this series is the vision of Guruji. It contains the distillation of his thought following his long-standing sadhana.

Members: R420
Non-Members: R450

ASTADALA YOGAMALA III

This volume contains not only the matured intellectual vision of Guruji but takes the practitioner into the interior parts of the consciousness. This volume includes subjects ranging from therapeutics to academics and sports, practice and the teaching of yoga.

Members: R420
Non-Members: R450

ASTADALA YOGAMALA IV

This volume was released on the Annual day of RIMYI on January 25, 2004. This volume is a compilation of question and answer sessions with Guruji from 1958 to 1984. It contains Guruji’s answers for questions on personal, practical and philosophical aspects.

Members: R420
Non-Members: R450

ASTADALA YOGAMALA V

Like volume 4, is a compilation of a remarkable variety of interviews of Guruji. The interview format means there is immediacy and shared intimacy with the reader who can feel the experience of being a witness to the dialogue between the interviewer and Guruji. Some interviews bring out the meaning of the subject of yoga on different levels. Guruji always turns the occasion to always give us a clear and lucid account of the path. His answers are never personal but universally applicable.

Members: R330
Non-Members: R360

ASTADALA YOGAMALA VI

The sixth volume in the collected works of BKS Iyengar comprises 20 articles based on interviews with Iyengar between 1993 and 1999. Includes 55 illustrations.

Members: R420
Non-Members: R450

ASTADALA YOGAMALA VII

The second last volume in a series collecting the works of BKS Iyengar. The book has nine sections: Yoga in General; On Patanjali and Yoga; On Astanga Yoga; On Hatha Yoga; Kundalini; On my practice; The Practical Psychology of Yoga; Adjustments in Practice; On Practice-Theory.

Members: R240
Non-Members: R270

ASTADALA YOGAMALA VIII

His eighth and final volume the series brings the reader to the culmination of the entire project. The Author Yogacharya B.K.S Iyengar has guided us carefully through the maze and intricacies of an apparently unsurmountable subject that is the terrain of yoga knowledge.

He has shone rays of light into every conceivable aspect of yoga sadhana, elucidating this difficult subject succinctly and with lucidity. Guruji calls and encourages us to climb to the apex of the subject so that the reader may see for themselves its vastness, its purity and its brilliance.

Members: R260
Non-Members: R290

Imagine if by Rajvi Mehta

Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar, credited with spreading the gospel of yoga across the world, began to practise it as a young boy. It was ill health that introduced Guruji to yoga, and it was with yoga that he gifted health to millions across the world. In this inspirational book are stories of people with grit and determination, who overcame various challenges—amputated limbs, cancer, emotional trauma—with the aid of Iyengar Yoga. Guruji said, ‘Yoga does not change the way a person sees things; it transforms the person who sees.’ The book is a glimpse into how yoga can transform you if you open yourself to it.

Bringing together Guruji’s inspirational messages and his recommendations on asanas that help an individual cope with trauma, Imagine If is a necessary tool in our turbulent times.

Members: R200
Non-Members: R230

PATANJALA YOGA SUTRA PARICAYA

This is a birthday gift by Guruji Yogacharya BKS Iyengar for yoga sadhakas. This book in English is the first of Guruji’s book to be published by the Government of India.

The book, as the title conveys, is an introduction (paricaya means introduction) to the yoga sutras and is dedicated by Guruji to the children of India. Children indicates not only those who are chronologically young but all those young to the subject of yoga and who wish to get introduced to the depth of knowledge that flows in the sutras.

Members: R150
Non-Members: R180

PRANAYAMA

A classical and traditional approach by Prashant Iyengar. An in-depth book on pranayama written according to the physiology of breathing as it occurs in yoga science.

Members: R300
Non:Members: R330

PRELIMINARIES OF PRANAYAMA

This is an edited transcript of an audio presentation by Sri Prashant Iyengar. It is a pocket-sized guide to the preliminary practices of Pranayama.

Members: R100
Non:Members: R130

THE ART OF YOGA

In this book BKS Iyengar turns his attention to the artistic interpretation of body, mind and soul through Yoga. The book highlights the artistic interpretation of the postures already mastered and, in accordance with the philosophy of BKS Iyengar, is the next stage in the practice of Yoga.

Members: R430
Non:Members: R460

TUESDAYS WITH PRASHANT (PRASHANT UVACHA)

Transcripts of the Tuesday evening classes taught by Sri Prashant Iyengar in 2002-2003. It includes sequences of the asanas and his instructions while teaching the different asanas and pranayama. It also includes his analogies from day-to-day life and his quotations.

Members: R350
Non:Members: R380

YAUGIKA MANAS

Yaugika Manas (yogic mind) is a result of the thoughts of Yogacharya BKS Iyengar and is a study of the mind by the mind to reveal the mysteries and enigma of the mind.

This book explains the cosmic mind; the constituents of the mind; the facets of the mind; how the mind makes or mars man and how the mind can be transformed to become a universal cosmic mind through the practice of ashtanga yoga.

Members: R200
Non Members: R230

YOGA – A GEM FOR WOMEN (REVISED EDITION 2019)

This beautifully illustrated book highlights the importance of Yoga in a woman’s life and gives a variety of asanas with their physical and curative values.

Yoga is considered uniquely instrumental in the search for self-realization, and through it the realization of God. The author Geeta Iyengar who has mastered the subtle techniques of this art has presented in this book a variety of asanas known for their physical and curative values, Pranayama with its Bandhas and Dhyana or meditation.

Members R380
Non-Members R410

BELOVED GURUJI

This beautiful, hard bound compilation of remembrances about BKS Iyengar, his life and works, makes a wonderful gift for anyone inspired by the practice of Iyengar yoga. This commemorative volume depicts the many facets of Guruji portrayed by stories, anecdotes, images, poems, and other memorials. Contributors to this book are Iyengar Yoga students, teachers, practitioners, associations as well as Guruji's own family members

Members: R350
Non-Members: R380

YOGA FOR CHILDREN 1

A great book, with appropriate sketches and stories, for introducing children to Iyengar yoga.

Members: R350
Non Members: R380

YOGA IN ACTION: INTERMEDIARY COURSE

Written by Geeta Iyengar, this book is based on the Intermediate Course taught at RIMYI, the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune, India. Includes detailed graphics for each asana.

Members: R225
Non-Members: R255

YOGA IN ACTION: PRELIMINARY COURSE

This latest publication is meant as a manual for the new practitioners of Iyengar Yoga. This book guides the students in their individual practices by providing a step wise approach of every asanas. It has several graphics of the final classical asanas and also the intermediary stages.

Members: R225
Non-Members: R255
(Out of Stock -Awaiting reprint)

YOGA RAHASYA THERAPY

A publication of the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI), Pune and the Light on Yoga Research Trust (LOYRT), Mumbai, India. It is published on the occasions of the Annual Day of RIMYI, Hanuman Jayanti, Guru Purnima and Patanjali Jayanti.

The aim of Yoga Rahasya is to share the essence of BKS Iyengar’s teachings. This journal contains original articles and transcripts of talks by Guruji Iyengar, Geeta and Prashant on philosophy, psychology, science and art of yoga and life. It also includes articles by his students on their experiences, practical details on the practice of asanas as well as treating chronic ailments through yoga.

Members: R210
Non-Members: R240
(Out of Print)

YOGADHARA

Yogdhara is a commemorative volume published on the occasion of the IyengarYoga Festival in 1998. It contains essays on individual experiences of teachers and students ranging from teaching students with HIV to poems. It also contains articles by the Iyengars.

Members: R240
Non-Members: R270

Yoganjali

Quotes from Prashant S Iyengar compiled and edited by Firooza Ali Razvi.

Members: R230
Non-Members: R260

YOGA RAHASYA VOL A

The aim of Yoga Rahasya is to share the essence of BKS Iyengar’s teachings. This journal contains original articles and transcripts of talks by Guruji Iyengar, Geeta and Prashant on philosophy, psychology, science and art of yoga and life.

Members: R200
Non-Members: R230

YOGA RAHASYA VOL B

The aim of Yoga Rahasya is to share the essence of BKS Iyengar’s teachings. This journal contains original articles and transcripts of talks by Guruji Iyengar, Geeta and Prashant on philosophy, psychology, science and art of yoga and life.

Members: R200
Non-Members: R230

YOGA RAHASYA VOL C

The aim of Yoga Rahasya is to share the essence of BKS Iyengar’s teachings. This journal contains original articles and transcripts of talks by Guruji Iyengar, Geeta and Prashant on philosophy, psychology, science and art of yoga and life.

Members: R190
Non-Members: R220

YOGA RAHASYA VOL D

The aim of Yoga Rahasya is to share the essence of BKS Iyengar’s teachings. This journal contains original articles and transcripts of talks by Guruji Iyengar, Geeta and Prashant on philosophy, psychology, science and art of yoga and life.

Members: R190
Non-Members: R220

YOGASHASTRA TOME 1

Fist in a series of 5 textbooks for children at the Arambhic level. Meaning of prayers, yamas and niyamas given through story format. Beginning asanas and preparatory movements for coordination. Practice guide and workbook. Useful for teachers of students of all ages.

Members: R140
Non-Members: R170

YOGASHASTRA TOME 2

This is the second book in the series corresponding to the syllabus for students at the Prathamic level. The book is divided into six parts. The first two parts deal with the theory behind the different aspects of Ashtanga yoga, the third explains human anatomy while the fourth and fifth parts provide the methodology for performing various asanas. The sixth and the final part serves as a workbook which aids the children in evaluating the children in evaluating their own understanding. Although the book is written for children, it also provides guidance to parents and teachers on how yoga should be taught to children.

Members: R140
Non-Members: R170

YOGA SHASTRA TOME 3

The Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute and the Light on Yoga Research Trust have devised a special course on yoga for children and teenagers between the ages of 9 to 18 years. Each book addresses the various stresses and concerns that the children face in their growing years. This volume is the third in the series. It is a practical guide addressing elements of philosophy, science, history and practice. Although the book is written for children, it provides guidance to the parents and teachers too. 136 pages.

Members: R120
Non-Members: R150

YOGA SHASTRA TOME 4

The fourth book in the Yogashastra series, this tome was written for teenagers between the ages of 14 to 16 years. In this age group, one’s intelligence, grasping power and discriminative power can increase to a great extent. The body develops gracefully due to hormonal changes that occur. At this age, one’s yoga practice and understanding of the science of yoga has to develop accordingly. The aim of this book is to increase the power of the mind (manas) and intelligence (buddhi) with the practice of yoga. While written for teenagers, adults and teachers will also benefit from the material in this practical guide. 184 pages.

Members: R180
Non-Members: R210

YOGA SHASTRA TOME 5

This is the final book in the series Yogashastra and is meant as a text for the children appearing for the final level, the praman patra examination. However, the contents of the book are such that any student of Iyengar yoga would appreciate irrespective of their age and intention to get assessed.

Members: R180
Non-Members: R210

MOBILITY IN STABILITY

This is a transcription of a lecture delivered by Geetaji in France in 2002. It is a guide to how the concepts of ability and stability need to be combined in yoga practice for the attainment of the supreme goal.

Members: R100
Non-Members: R130

My Life, My Words
Prashant Iyengar

We get knowledge from reading. But if we don’t open the book, all the words from that book are lost.

So it is with our asanas: if we don’t read our body, if we don’t understand our words, then we have lost the meaning of what we do.

Members: R230
Non-Members: R260

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STEP 2
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BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of Southern Africa
Standard Bank | Current Account
Account no. | 07 295 882 0
Branch No | 051001
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