ISBN: 5-9550-0013-5Sharon Gannon and David Life, founders and teachers of the New York Jivamukti Yoga Center, studied Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with Pattabhi Jois. They advocate the idea of holistic yoga (physical and spiritual aspects), characteristic of Sivananda yoga. The book combines the advantages of literary prose, a scientific reference book, a popular textbook and a serious methodological guide to all the main sections of yoga. It describes methods of cleansing (kriyas), breathing exercises (pranayama), working with sound (nada) and meditation (dhyana). Much attention is paid to the principles of constructing sequences of asanas (vinyasa-krama), and the moral and ethical basis of yoga (yama, niyama, ishvara-pranidhana) is not forgotten. “Jivamukti Yoga” introduces famous yoga teachers, talks about their lives and the lives of their mentors , and also testifies to the inextricable connection of modern yoga with culture, science and art.