Asanas: 608 Yoga Postures

by Dharma Mittra

A compact, illustrated guide to hundreds of yoga postures, for practitioners across all cultures

Genres: Nonfiction, Spirituality, Health

512 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

Reviews

[Michelle Cruz-Rosado · Rating 5 out of 5]

After practicing the art of yoga for a few years I acquired this book upon its release in 2003, and have been studying the work of Dharma Mittra ever since. This book challenges the mind and body, strengthening both with discipline. I found some of Dharma's poses a bit intimidating at first, but because of his clear explanations of how to be ONE with yoga, the poses led me to be patient in achieving the highest level of yoga meditation.

The wonderful thing about Asanas: 608 Yoga Postures: 708 Yoga Postures is the reader can use this book as a reference guide and learn the basic, intermediate and advanced practices of yoga. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know the benefit of a yogi mind.

[daemyra, the realm's delight · Rating 5 out of 5]

RTC.

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dharma Mittra is such an incredible inspiration - in person and in print. It is remarkable to know that some of these photos were taken 20 years apart (the earliest of which were self-portraits when Dharma was 45 years old)! A truly dynamic soul and spirit, and above all, an amazing teacher.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible.

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

You've seen this guy. His picture adorns the walls of hippie-ish student co-ops and group houses. You wouldn't recognize his face because it appears diminutively, 900 times over, perched atop (or dangling below) a muscular body poised in 900 yoga asanas (poses) organized in a giant grid and superimposed on a big Om symbol. I always found this poster to be definitive, and at the same time cheesy, probably because of the setting I usually saw it in. But after seeing this book of these sane photographs, printed much bigger on glossy black pages, I have newfound appreciation for their photographer—who also happens to be the subject of the photos! 608 poses and nothing else, with names like "Raindrop-Drinking Bird" and such, are providing me with hours of inspiration. Mind you, after 12 years of practicing yoga, I still can't do half the stuff that this guy can do. Yet this book shows the reader what's possible and encourages us to give it a try.

[Carma Shurley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Sri Dharma and could look at this book every day. It's also helping me learn the sanskrit names for poses.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My goal is to at least get the poster, not kidding myself or anyone to say I will master 1/10 of 1% of the poses

[Margarita · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my absolute favorite - by someone I consider my Guru. Prepare to be amazed!

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothin like a naked brazillian man from the 70's to pose a wide range of yoga asanas. Highly recommended.

[Dan Bagers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great yoga book...Dharma Mittra is fantastic.

[Dave Swenson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book on asanas

[Brenda Uperlizio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great list of poses...from basic to advanced.

[Shaina Jerome · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for choreography lines!

[Ali Romano · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE ROCK OF YOGA. GOD IS GURU, GURU IS GOD. <3