Yoga Freedom

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 explains this new and more complete understanding of the yogic journey.

There’s a reason that the Vedas, a 5,000-year-old collection of celebrated verses from ancient India, have given rise to several world religions and influenced Western thinkers from Emerson to Ram Dass: they provide us with an accessible and effective path to liberation. With Sovereign Self, Acharya Shunya shares a groundbreaking guide to the wisdom of these classic texts so that each of us may emancipate ourselves from restrictive belief systems and discover our true nature—that which is always whole, joyful, and free.

Chair yoga has been scientifically proven to help ease pain in individuals with arthritis and chronic joint pain. What’s more, it has also proven to help with improving balance, flexibility, and mobility as well. Yoga is great because it offers lower-intensity workouts for those who are new to the practice or don’t have the ability to handle more intense exercise. But you aren’t stuck to these low-intensity workouts. There are also moderate and advanced poses that you can work up to over time.

As you age, it is important to recognize the importance of your health. Being able to do the things you love without depending on others for help is something many people take for granted until it is too late. Living your life under the shadow of someone else is never the ideal situation—but yoga can help prolong that for as long as possible.