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    <body><![CDATA[This is an inspiring philosophical look at yoga and how to connect with all of the &quot;layers&quot; of the body.  It is deep, but Iyengar is a master of yoga and yogic philosophy.  I recommend this book to anyone who loves yoga and wants to learn more about its beautiful principles.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A yoga instructor suggested this book. It's a good read. Sometimes it seems as though the explanations are trying to be more profound then it actually is... or maybe it's just me... it just seems like he wants to make sense of something and tries too hard. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book helped me put yoga into this good perspective and add yoga into my daily life. It is impressing how his love for people is comping through the words. This book changed my life.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Gotta Luv Iyengar... Light On Life gives a nice overlay of a lifetime (can you believe he will be 90yrs old?) of commited work to his personal life as well as to others.<br/><br/>*t]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent overview of yoga, on many levels, from one of the world's greatest living teachers. Well worth reading and then reading again!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[YOU CAN LEARN SO MUCH FROM IYENGAR'S REFLECTIONS AND PRACTICES ON THE DIFFERENT SEATH'S OF OUR ENERGY EXISTENCE. ]]></body>
    
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