latest version of Lino Miele's book

[Guest guest]

I have what I think is the 'second edition' of

Lino Miele's ashtanga yoga book, it has a blue dust

jacket. In this version the postures are shown with line

drawings. I understand that in the latest version the

postures are shown using 'real' pictures. Does anyone know

if the text itself has changed any in the new

version, or is it just the same text with new pictures?

Also, are the pictures significantly better than the

line drawings? Thanks.

[Guest guest]

The 3rd edition of Lino Miele’s book contains

basically the same as the 2nd. The major changes are new

spellings of some of the asana names + translation of the

asana names into English. Addition of a transliteration

and translation of the Surya namaskara mantra

(Bhadram karnebhihi – also (partially) included in Yoga

Mala). The lay out has been changed, so that it clearly

shows the difference of counting for practice with

”full vinyasa” and ”half vinyasa”, and the benefits of

yoga chikitsa have been moved to the corresponding

asana instead of being placed in an

appendix.<br><br>The 2nd edition contains only John Scott’s line

drawings, where as the 3rd edition has both the line

drawings (on the charts showing the sequences) and

photographes. Whether photos or drawings are better (for what

purpose?) is hard to judge, but in the 3rd edition you get

both. Any way none og them will be enough to substitute

for learning the asanas from a teacher. ”This book is

a technical guide, only to be used as a reference

to supplement the study of Astanga Yoga”, as the

introduction says.<br><br>I suppose you asked your question to

find out if it is worth while buying the new edition.

Well, probably not, but it depends on you: The new

edition is a better book, but the basics are excactly the

same. (It would be a much better buy to get a hold of

Lino’s new video, it contains the same as the book,

showing the complete primary series breath for breath

including calling out the vinyasa numbers.)