The Yoga System Of Health And Relief From Tension

by Yogi Vithaldas

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

164 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Ariana Patalano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although short, this book provides a lot of insight. I thoroughly enjoyed learning the health benefits to each yoga pose, as I do them almost daily. This book teaches meditation, diet, history of yogic culture and I really feel benefited. Will definitely read more books like this to enhance my practice!

[Malcolm Pinch]

My copy was first published in 1939- which makes the diet advice even more advanced!

[Brianna Bowman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book on a public bench, so reading it was a matter of coincidence. I was curious because I recently became intrigued by yoga as a physical practice, but didn't know anything beyond that. I think it was published in 1958, which makes its theories on diet and peace of mind fascinating to me because they could easily be in an article pinned on somebody's Pinterest board today. It demonstrates how Western culture has opened up to Eastern approaches to health. The book was a good foundation for the philosophy of yoga, and I definitely learned some things that have never been articulated in any yoga class I've been to (for example: the reason inverted poses are seen as beneficial is that it allows blood to flow easily to the brain, potentially allowing for greater mental capacity). Some of it is a way too much for the average yoga practitioner (like 'cleansing' your stomach by swallowing a rope! I cringe just thinking about it), but overall it piqued my interest in delving more into the study and practice of yoga.