2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

I am a yoga teacher and we are told about thousands of yoga poses that exist. However in 500 hours spent in yoga teacher training program. I may say I learned probably a hundreds of yoga poses and I am no where near knowing a thousands of them, let alone 2,100. For that reason I was excited to find this book and buy it. This is why this book is so valuable. It is a great reference book. I ordered my copy in hardcover, so it will not bend or assume unseemly shapes. Book is made of high quality paper and has fantastic photography pictures of each and every pose demonstrated by very experienced practitioners/teachers. Author of the book is Canadian yogi who dedicated his life teaching yoga and he thought yoga to many athletes over his career. Most of the poses are demonstrated by female practitioners but there are a few male practitioners and they all look amazing. Each pose has a name in Sanscrit and English and description of it. I want to thank Daniel Lacerda for creating one of the most precious asana books that compiles all 2,100 poses that I could find in 10 years of practicing yoga. The introduction to the book is vry thoughtful and also gives a brief description of yoga philosophy. People unfamiliar with yoga will be surprised to learn that yoga is so much more than a physical practice.

These asanas, for the most part, are difficult..a couple seemed unreal! Patience & regularity required. Great workout..

I'm a yoga teacher and this is my favorite yoga book of all. I love learning and teaching new poses and my students seem to enjoy learning new ones too. Most yoga classes seem to stick to the same poses but I enjoy variety. I also love that names of poses are in English and Sanskrit; I hate having to try and find out what a pose written in only Sanskrit means. The photos are all beautiful and not difficult to figure out the body placement, unlike most yoga books. I also love that it's not redundant using lots of pages to explain yogic spiritual beliefs. I wanted a book with lots of new poses, easy to see the poses, and this is it. If it had explained how to get into the poses the book would be soooo thick and heavy and it's already thick and heavy enough. My favorite yoga book with 100 regular yoga poses that explains them the best is Yoga the top 100 best yoga poses. It'd be awesome if the 2100 asanas author put together some books explaining how to get into the poses, I'd buy them. But for now I'm in love with this book and it's going to make yoga practices even more fun.

ORIGINAL REVIEW: March 9, 2018 This is a great reference book while working towards injury recovery. It's great to see so many pose variations for beginners. For example, the 'easy one-legged king pigeon pose 1' on page 376 is great for people working towards the 'one-legged king pigeon pose 1 preparation' on page 377. Getting deeper stretches for certain muscles have been a goal towards my recovery along with regular r8 roller usage for my Piriformis and Psoas muscle. This reference book allows me to share rookie stretches with elderly friends. Having reviewed every pictured pose, I've already noticed a few of stretches that could use better form presentation. Having no background in Yoga, I can only hope that all data in this book is accurate for learning this discipline. EDIT: March 13, 2018 I've been putting together my own routine with pictures. The alternative english pose names really help. However, I have noticed that spelling isn't always correct such as on pages 682 and 683 where Muktyasana is also spelled Muktasana respectively. I have noticed many uses of '...yasana'. Perhaps, that's just how sanskrit goes..

This is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive encyclopedia of asanas. It is well done with clear photos. But that is where my disappointment comes in. The author went to so much trouble but he stops just short. Each pose lists the name inEnfliah and Hindi, pose type; drishti point and modifications. It is even color coded for chakras. But, honestly, do you really need a line that says "pose type seated forward bend" when the picture shows someone seated on the floor and reaching for their toes? Or, for example, some of the modifications are not well described. For example, in kirmasana prep, the modification is "grabbing onto the ankles". Well, the regular pose shows the model grabbing the ankles. So the modification is...? If they had arranged the poses so that modifications and prep poses were in order, it would have made more sense and you would have pictures of the modifications. Also, there is no verbal description of the lose or how to get into it. To me, that is the biggest issue. It would have also been nice to have some help in groupong these into a practice

So glad I bought this. I love it! Poses I’ve never seen as well as some modifications. I’ve used it every day since I bought it.

I've been doing yoga for six months and decided to get a couple books. This one is great, it's more like a few hundred poses with many variations. It's a high quality book for a great price. Some of the poses will make you laugh, think, cry inside or make you want to go further into your practice. Good times!

Love this book and gift to friends frequently. I use it sequencing for fun or ideas for my flows.

No lo recomiendo para principiantes pero sí para gente con experiencia y profesores. Las 2100 asanas son posturas principales y sus variantes según niveles lo que está genial para preparar clases multinivel que suele ser habitual. Las fotografías están genial, la intro también y está muy bien organizado el libro. Calidad de impresión y un precio insuperable. Totalmente recomendable.

Je pratique depuis plusieurs années le yoga, ce livre est un vrai recueil de positions mais surtout des variantes des différentes poses. Attention pour les novices je le déconseille il n'y a que très peu d'explications sur les zones de tensions / travail, il n'y a pas n'on plus de pas-à-pas pour les transition de poses. Ce n'est pas un guide ! mais un recueil permettant de personnalisé mes séances. C'est ce que je recherchais: très dépouillé avec de bonnes photos et une multitude de petites variantes. Les postures sont classés par type (debout, assis, équilibre etc..). C'est dans un anglais simple et direct.

Das Buch beeindruckt mit zweitausend und einhundert Posen in Fotos fest gehalten als Nachschlagewerk für Lehrer wie Schüler. Häufige und wichtige Posen sind ganzseitig auf zwei Seiten mit Erklärung abgebildet und darauf folgen dann auf den weiteren Seiten die Variationen, entweder als Variation einer Grundpose oder als Zwischenposen zu einer Grundpose zum Dehnen oder Aufwärmen (Dynamische Warm-Ups). Das Buch richtet sich an Yoginis und Yogis, die nach dem Einstieg in Yoga einen Überblick und eine Referenz haben möchten zu den gebräuchlichsten Asanas. Für Lehrer dürfte die Übersicht an Variationen mehr dazu dienen die Aufmerksamkeit der Kursteilnehmer zu schulen, damit keine Langeweile aufkommt. Insgesamt ein tolles Referenzwerk.

I like this book very much because it has more than enough poses for practicing and also having all types of asanas from basic to advance level and anyone of any age can do , I personally recommend all yoga biginners to start thier yoga journey from this book.

Non è un libro per principianti. Ha tutte le possibili asana con varianti...utile per ripassare i nomi e per chi già insegna. Non adatto hai principianti perchè non è un manuale che non avvicina il neofita alla disciplina in quanto sono solo asana senza una guida per come entrarci...però può essere utile come compendio di immagine.