When the f ive senses and the mind are still, and reason itself rests in silence, then begins the Path supreme.

This calm steadiness of the senses is called Yoga. Then one should become watchful, because Yoga comes and goes.

—Katha Upanishad

Title : Yoga Arogya Jyothi

Author : S. Sudesh Chandra

Year : 2022

Pages : 168

Price : 150

Publisher : Sri Upanishat Yoga Kendra Trust, Kuvempunagar

These days, Yoga is considered as one of the alternative medicines like Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy etc., for universally accepted and preferred medicine Allopathy. Yoga, in fact has also a spiritual side to it. It is assumed that the practice of Yoga will take one closer to the divine as in the case of Suryanamaskara which is part of Yoga practice and asanas.

Therefore, it is not surprising there is mushrooming of Yoga Schools with classes conducted by Yoga Gurus all over the world though it originated from India as an ancient religious practice which did good to one’s body, mind and soul.

In Mysuru city, Yoga found its place as an important centre because of a number of Yoga Gurus residing here and imparting knowledge of Yoga as a discipline of life for good health and seeking                   spiritual truth.

The most famous names among Yoga Gurus in city are late K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Jois, Dr. K. Raghavendra Pai, Yogacharya Dr. P.N. Ganesh Kumar among others and this legacy is being continued by so many others.

No wonder, foreigners were making a beeline to learn the art and skill of Yoga at the feet of these Yoga Gurus, thus making Mysuru in a sense a city that earned good foreign exchange                                   through Yoga.

One of the books on Yoga published recently in Kannada is ‘Yoga Arogya Jyothi,’ written by Yoga Master S. Sudesh Chandra.

The book describes various types of Yogasanas numbering 21. It takes the reader into various other related aspects of Yoga that will benefit Yoga practitioners. Interestingly, the book also mentions different advantages derived from  several asanas. — OSR