 First edition | |
| Author | B. K. S. Iyengar |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Hatha Yoga |
| Publisher | George Allen and Unwin |
Publication date | 1966 |
| OCLC | 51315708 |
Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika (Sanskrit: योग दीपिका, "Yoga Dīpikā") is a 1966 book on the Iyengar Yoga style of modern yoga as exercise by B. K. S. Iyengar, first published in English. It describes more than 200 yoga postures or asanas, and is illustrated with some 600 monochrome photographs of Iyengar demonstrating these.
The book has been described as the 'bible of modern yoga',[1][2] and its presentation of the asanas has been called "unprecedented"[3] and "encyclopedic".[3]
It has been translated into at least 23 languages and has sold over three million copies.[4][5]
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The book became a global bestseller, with more than 3 million copies sold, and has been translated into 17 languages.