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Yoga Anatomy Made Simple: Your Illustrated Guide to Form, Function, and Posture Groups
by Stu GirlingA fun introductory guide to yoga anatomy for new and experienced yoga teachers, practitioners, and enthusiastsKnowledge of anatomy is a crucial part of every effective yoga practice, but the subject can be dry and difficult. Yoga Anatomy Made Simple provides a fun solution—it&’s a go-to guide to functional yoga anatomy, written for yoga practitioners looking to jump in and start applying key concepts to their work. Here, longtime yoga teacher Stuart Girling pairs his expertise with real-life examples and colorful, jaunty illustrations to create a book that serves as a playful introduction and refresher course for yogis, teachers, and trainers.Yoga Anatomy Made Simple provides simple explanations of key yoga-anatomy concepts, like patterns, variety, breath, and strength. The illustrations are diverse, body-inclusive, joyful, and fun—and mirror the author&’s own accessible, unpretentious approach to practical yoga anatomy. Concepts are demonstrated on different body parts, as well as the following posture groups:Forward bendsHip rotationsBackbendsTwistsPostures involving the shouldersInversionsArm balancesGirling ties everything together in a holistic framework with a playful touch on every page—one that embraces each student&’s lifestyle, environment, and life history. Yoga teachers will learn to elevate their ability to analyze yoga postures from a physical perspective, sequence more effectively, avoid unnecessary injury, and appreciate the importance of individuality within postural yoga.
Yoga Animals
by Amy TaoYoga is a great way to stimulate your mind and keep yourself active by learning how to mimic animal behavior. Even kids can do yoga too! Enjoy posing as a sitting butterfly, stretching your arm and leg muscles with downward dog, or posing like a cat while stretching
Yoga Assists: A Complete Visual and Inspirational Guide to Yoga Asana Assists
by David Life Sharon GannonThe founders of Jivamukti Yoga outline the fundamental principles of the assist, and how to apply them in practice and service to others. The benefits of both giving and receiving an assist—the extraordinary mind/body/spirit connection between yoga teacher and student—depend on knowing what an assist is, and fully understanding the method of Jivamukti itself. Though &“corrections&”—with teachers who fixed students&’ mistakes—had evolved to &“adjustments,&” the world-renowned founders of the Jivamukti Yoga method recognized this still suggested that changes to one&’s technique were necessary. In this book, they use &“assist&” to communicate the idea of two beings interacting on various levels of consciousness to bring into focus the five central tenets of Jivamukti: Shastra (or scripture), devotion, nonviolence, music, and meditation. From cultivating trust and patience to final relaxation and massage, this step-by-step, fully illustrated guide—featuring dozens of asanas—explores the giving of yoga as an art, a flowing dance of body, breath, and energy between two connected beings. Whether we receive or give, an assist is an active process in the resolution of a relationship between teacher and student, a microcosm of the flowing interrelation among all people, and all species.
Yoga Basics
by Annellen Simpkins C. Alexander SimpkinsYoga Basics offers a comprehensive introduction to yoga including it's philosophy, history and different branches. The book serves as a guide for readers interested in this ancient form of stretching and movement.Instructions on basic elements like breathing and postures are complimented by a set of routines that promote health and well-being while developing flexibility and strength. The authors discuss meditation and relaxation techniques and provide the reader with a solid foundation for future practice.
Yoga Basics
by Annellen Simpkins C. Alexander SimpkinsYoga Basics offers a comprehensive introduction to yoga including it's philosophy, history and different branches. The book serves as a guide for readers interested in this ancient form of stretching and movement.Instructions on basic elements like breathing and postures are complimented by a set of routines that promote health and well-being while developing flexibility and strength. The authors discuss meditation and relaxation techniques and provide the reader with a solid foundation for future practice.
Yoga Basics
by Annellen Simpkins C. Alexander SimpkinsYoga Basics offers a comprehensive introduction to yoga including it's philosophy, history and different branches. The book serves as a guide for readers interested in this ancient form of stretching and movement.Instructions on basic elements like breathing and postures are complimented by a set of routines that promote health and well-being while developing flexibility and strength. The authors discuss meditation and relaxation techniques and provide the reader with a solid foundation for future practice.
Yoga Beyond Belief: Insights to Awaken and Deepen Your Practice
by Sting Ganga White Mark SchlenzYoga Beyond Belief offers a unique vision of contemporary yoga. It integrates scientific and practical approaches providing a much-needed integrative perspective that complements existing yoga books for all levels and styles of yoga students. Serving up a collection of valuable insights gleaned from a lifetime of exploration, practice, study, and teaching by one of America's pioneering and leading teachers of yoga, the book assists readers in making sense of the many discordant claims and teaching techniques that currently exist in the yoga world, freeing readers to pursue their own individual paths of yoga and personal practice. This is an essential text and reference for all yoga practitioners.The book first sets a context for an open-minded and evolutionary approach to yoga practice, and then explains the core principles of the many branches of yoga. A clear foundation is given for how the physical practices of yoga work to produce remarkable results of health and well being. The chapter Injury, Pain, and Healing shows how to prevent injuries and how to heal injuries should they occur. The reader is given a wealth of sophisticated of tools, insights, and anecdotes gleaned from a lifetime of practice and teaching to develop, hone, and tune his or her personal yoga approach. This book makes yoga come alive for the reader.The book concludes by going beyond the physical aspects to the heart of yoga. It illuminates and gives insight into the discovery of non-dogmatic forms and evolutionary approaches to meditation and spirituality. It presents a clear argument showing the pitfalls of regimented systems and how to make everything in daily life part of yoga practice and spiritual development.Ganga White gives us his unique and creative perspectives on a time-tested discipline for a healthy and vital life. Entertaining and thoroughly readable, this book offers a coherent explication of yoga, its philosophy and practice. White's integrative views will inspire beginners and accomplished yogis to trust their inner wisdom and creatively reassess their practice. He is a great storyteller and gives us his personal and creative perspective, breathing fresh air into an ancient discipline. Yoga Beyond Belief offers an original, integrative approach to body, mind, and spirit that is practical, inspiring, and full of valuable insights to enliven and inform anyone's yoga practice.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Yoga Beyond the Mat: How to Make Yoga Your Spiritual Practice
by Alanna KaivalyaWhile many engage in asana, the physical practice, yoga's most transformative effects are found in the realms of the spiritual and psychological. Yoga Beyond the Mat shows you how to develop a personal, holistic yoga practice to achieve lasting and permanent transformation. Join Alanna Kaivalya as she guides you through a complete range of topics, includingRemoving ObstaclesAppreciating the Present MomentBalancing the ChakrasHealing Childhood WoundsCreating Your Own RitualsTransforming Your Archetypal EnergyEntering the Blissful StateThis book shows you that yoga doesn't make your life easier; it makes you better at your life. Through ritual, meditation, journaling, asana, and other spiritual practices, Yoga Beyond the Mat provides techniques for developing a personal mythology and allowing the ego to rest, leading modern-day yogis toward what they have been missing: the realization of personal bliss.Praise:"[Alanna] guides and inspires students and teachers alike toward their own liberation, with patience, generosity, and wholehearted enthusiasm."—Linda Sparrowe, former editor-in-chief of Yoga International and author of Yoga At Home"This is the book I dreamed of when I started my yoga path...[Yoga Beyond the Mat includes] all the steps, tools, rituals, and wisdom for lasting bliss."—Dana Flynn, founder of Laughing Lotus Yoga"Alanna has pioneered a relevant, educational book; deep thinking and laced humor."—Ana T. Forrest, founder of Forrest Yoga and author of Fierce Medicine"Alanna reveals with great clarity and approachable language the nuances, shadings and shadows of this ancient ritual of wellness. I highly recommend it."— Dennis Patrick Slattery, PhD, author of Riting Myth"Alanna's rigorous scholarship interweaves with applicable and tangible to-do's that brings reality to your spirituality."—Jill Miller, creator of Yoga Tune Up® and bestselling author of The Roll Model"In today's hectic life, the revival of yoga-past when combined with soul centered engagement offers the remedy we seek...a breakthrough book."—Stephen Aizenstat, PhD, chancellor of Pacifica Graduate Institute"In this groundbreaking book integrating yoga, Jungian psychology, and personal mythology, Alanna Kaivalya recovers the spiritual dimension of yoga for contemporary Western practitioners."—Dr. Patrick Mahaffey, professor and associate chair of Mythological Studies Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute and author of Evolving God-Images"Alanna writes with honesty and clarity about the quest to find self-knowledge and bliss, perfectly balancing skepticism and enthusiasm. The result is a practical guide to the history and philosophy of yoga, and a useful map to living an integrated, satisfying and richly meaningful life."—Dave Stringer, Grammy-nominated Kirtan artist"Drawing on yoga, psychology, mythology, and ritual, Alanna guides readers on a transformative journey toward self-awareness and 'personal bliss,' through an amazing array of practices. Yoga Beyond the Mat is like a library of ideas for studying your self."—Kaitlin Quistgaard, writer and former editor-in-chief of Yoga Journal
Yoga Biomechanics: Stretching redefined
by Jules MitchellYoga Biomechanics: Stretching Redefined provides a unique evidence-based exploration into the complexities of human movement and what a safe, effective yoga practice entails. The emphasis is taken off flexibility and centered around a narrative of body tissue adaptation. Conventional approaches to modern yoga are examined through a biomechanist's lens, highlighting emerging perspectives in both the rehabilitation and sport science literature. Artfully woven throughout the book is a sub-text that improves the reader's research literacy while making an impassioned plea for the role of research in the evolution of how teachers teach, and how practitioners practice. Yoga teachers and yoga practitioners alike will discern yoga asana for its role in one's musculoskeletal health. Yoga therapists and other allied healthcare providers can apply principles discussed to their respective professions. All readers will understand pose modifications in the context of load management, reducing fears of injury and discovering the robustness and resilience of the human body.Coverage includes -Biomechanics Basics; Force, Applied/Modified Loads, and Stress; Progressive Overload and Specificity; Conventional Stretching; Stretching and Performance; Eccentrics; Mechanical Properties of Connective Tissue; Tissue Behavior, Structure, and Composition; Tissue Adaptation, Capacity, and Tension; Exploration into Soft Tissue Injuries; Alignment and PostureFeatures include - Highlights meaningful, evidence-based applications and examples of yoga and/or stretching.Provides guidelines for non-researcher's critical interpretation of research, helping them to avoid making poor choices based in well-worn beliefs and hackneyed assumption.Pushes teachers to a deeper understanding of biomechanics, beyond simply memorizing anatomy, empowering them to make smart choices for instructing a variety of populations in both private and group class settings.Encourages variety in popular modern-day asana, using props and a keen eye, given our understanding of how the body's tissues adapt to applied loads.Educates yoga teachers to think beyond the scripted yoga education they received, stretching their minds to further understand and redefine stretching of the human body.
Yoga Bodies: Real People, Real Stories & the Power of Transformation
by Lauren LiptonWith a diversity of bodies and perspectives, this portrait collection presents over eighty yoga practitioners posing and sharing their personal yoga stories.Artfully capturing yoga’s vibrant spirit, Yoga Bodies presents full-color yoga-pose portraits of more than eighty practitioners of all ages, shapes, sizes, backgrounds, and skill levels—real people with real stories to share about how yoga has changed their lives for the better. Some humorous, some heartfelt, others profound, the stories entertain as they enlighten, while the portraits—which joyously challenge the “yoga body” stereotype—celebrate the glorious diversity of the human form. Yoga Bodies is a source of endless inspiration for anyone seeking fresh perspectives on how to live well.“Unpretentious and delightful . . . A collection of first-person portraits of more than 80 people who practice and enjoy yoga. It’s not a book only for yogis—it’s a book for people.” —RealSimple.com
Yoga Body and Mind Handbook: Easy Poses, Guided Meditations, Perfect Peace Wherever You Are
by Jasmine TarkeshiSimple yoga practices to increase your peace and reduce stress.For centuries, yoga has provided a path to physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. But modern lifestyles make it difficult to incorporate the practice. Yoga Body and Mind Handbook offers the best of both worlds—essential poses and meditations made easy so you can fit the full benefits of yoga into your busy life.Virtually anyone can enjoy yoga. By integrating poses and guided meditations into simple routines, you'll learn how to relieve daily stresses and strains. Whether you're new to yoga, or rediscovering the practice, this guide will get you moving, breathing, and meditating your way to a healthier, happier you.Yoga Body and Mind Handbook includes:Complete yoga routines—Step-by-step instructions and illustrations help you enjoy the benefits of yoga anytime, anywhere.Easy poses—These yoga essentials are designed for beginners—no contortion necessary.Guided meditations—Learn mindful practices that encourage healing and empowerment.The path to improved health, happiness, and peace of mind is just a few steps away. Begin your journey with the Yoga Body and Mind Handbook.
Yoga Body, Buddha Mind
by Cyndi LeeIn Yoga Body, Buddha Mind, the first book to give readers the best of both inextricably linked practices, Cyndi Lee -- author of the bestselling series OM Yoga in a Box -- shares her twenty years of experience as a practicing Tibetan Buddhist and one of the country's most famous yoga instructors. This easy-to-use guide shows readers of all yoga levels how to combine the basic tenets of Buddhism and meditation with yoga practice. Her book offers simple meditation programs and exercise sequences that can be done just about anywhere, in addition to more advanced and rigorous regimens. Written in the same personal, comfortable, and charismatic style that Cyndi Lee has brought to her classes, Yoga Body, Buddha Mind is a comprehensive how-to guide for spiritual well-being and the ultimate enlightening experience.
Yoga Bones: A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Pain and Orthopedic Injuries through Yoga
by Laura StatonCreate a personalized, therapeutic, yoga-based plan to heal bodily pain and get you back to living the life you deserve.If you are one of the millions of people who suffer from an orthopedic condition, you understand the impact on your daily life. From neck pain to knee replacement and everything in between, Laura Staton uses yoga as a roadmap to restore function and life balance. This invaluable guide helps you explore your mind-body connection to manage your discomfort and find long-term healing, increase strength, and decrease pain.Expertly organized by orthopedic conditions including herniated disks in the back or neck, shoulder syndromes, hip replacements, and more, each chapter includes a curated menu of therapeutic poses with descriptions, photographs, and illustrations. Yoga Bones is accessible to all ages and abilities, with yoga that is easily adaptable to different levels of fitness and function. With a holistic and gentle approach, Staton provides a bridge between mainstream medical practices and mindful healing. You don't have to suffer through pain or learn endure it; you can find ways to strengthen your body and your overall health.
Yoga Bunny
by Brian RussoEven bunnies do yoga!It's a perfect day for yoga, and Bunny is practicing his poses and wishes his friends would do yoga with him! But Lizard is too tired, Fox is in a rush, and Bird has the hiccups. Will Bunny ever be able to get his friends to slow down and realize that yoga just might be the solution to their problems?Akin to I Am Yoga by Susan Verde, Yoga Bunny helps readers relax and unwind as they learn beginning yoga poses, from downward dog to tree pose. Debut author-illustrator Brian Russo shows readers just how relaxing yoga can be.
Yoga Chick: A Hip Guide to Everything Om
by Bess GallanisWelcome to Yoga Chick's world, where girls on the go maintain their glow through a healthy and natural lifestyle! Yoga isn't just about exercise, it's a way of life. It's the flow that's created when mind, body, and spirit are working in three-part harmony. For both the blossoming beginner and the experienced yogini, Yoga Chick's six fully illustrated yoga sequences are the first step toward building lean muscle and flexibility, improving core strength, increasing your energy and managing your mood. To maintain your glow, turn to Yoga Chick's nutrition tips and tasty recipes, natural beauty treatments. Achieve balance with relaxation techniques, guides to aromatherapy, the healing power of gemstones. And learn to listen to the wisdom of your own voice through meditation and journaling. Whether you are stepping onto your mat or off the fast track, Yoga Chick is your guide to style, strength, and serenity!
Yoga Cures: Simple Routines to Conquer More Than 50 Common Ailments and Live Pain-Free
by Tara StilesDo you have a headache? PMS? Cellulite? Shin splints? A broken heart? Or do you just need to chill the *&@# out?There&’s a yoga cure for each of these things. In Yoga Cures, Tara Stiles—owner of Strala Yoga in Manhattan—offers an A-to-Z guide of the poses you can do to target specific problems in your body and get you feeling better right away. Using the fun, fresh approach to yoga she is known for, Stiles takes on more than 50 common ailments ranging from arthritis and fibromyalgia to jiggly thighs and hangovers. Through a simple sequence of poses for each, suitable for the beginner through the advanced practitioner, she provides smart remedies that will keep you healthy and happy.
Yoga Deconstructed®: Movement science principles for teaching
by Trina AltmanMany people are drawn to a physical yoga practice as a way to reduce stress and move more. However, because most of their time is spent at a desk, their bodies are often not prepared to perform many of the traditional physical poses.Additionally, naturally flexible people will be drawn to the practice, because it comes easily to them. However, they frequently lack the stability needed to support their joints in these positions, which makes them vulnerable to pain and repetitive stress injuries.Yoga Deconstructed® offers the experience of yoga with an interdisciplinary approach that integrates other movement modalities and modern movement science. This approach helps students become more well-rounded in their movements, which better prepares them for asana and improves their ability to function in everyday life.This book teaches: How to help students move better and reduce their risk of injury within the scope of yoga, Pilates or any other movement modality. Regressions and progressions for human movement and yoga asana to fit the unique needs of the student. Critical thinking skills to help students safely transition from physical therapy to group classes. Strategies to introduce variability and neuromuscular re-education that help facilitate tissue resiliency, neuroplasticity, and new motor patterns. How to apply a skills-based approach, instead of a lineage-based approach Modern movement applications, including somatics, sensory feedback methods, and corrective exercise. How to deconstruct and expand yoga asana beyond static, two-dimensional shapes to reduce the risk of hypermobility and repetitive stress injuries.
Yoga Dogs
by Dan BorrisLearn how to sit, stay, and roll over with this fully illustrated, &“delightful&” guide to yoga starring man&’s best friend (Shutterbug magazine). Inspired by a friend&’s mastiff who would imitate his master&’s morning yoga routine, photographer Dan Borris created Yoga Dogs, a full-color collection of forty-five different dogs and puppies doing human yoga poses. Don&’t worry: No animals were harmed during the making of these images; their extreme flexibility is the result of clever digital trickery. The curious, humorous, and distinctly original pictures are paired with useful information about the poses, as well as some funny canine meditations. &“A fresh and highly entertaining visual treat,&” Yoga Dogs is perfect for any yogi of the two or four-legged variety (Shutterbug magazine).
Yoga FAQ: Almost Everything You Need to Know about Yoga-from Asanas to Yamas
by Richard RosenConcise and readable answers to the most commonly asked questions about yoga, and illuminating little-known facts and esoteric aspects of the philosophy and practice--by renowned yogi Richard Rosen. Here are answers to all the questions that come up in your yoga practice and study! Renowned yoga teacher Richard Rosen has asked—and been asked—nearly every yoga-related question that there is, and his wonderfully practical, helpful answers will give you a thorough explanation of the tradition’s key concepts, and the nuts and bolts of yoga philosophy and practice, including: • Yoga’s main texts, including the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutra, among others • Yamas and niyamas • The subtle body—what it means and what it looks like in practice • The evolution of asanas • Pranayama • Mudras and bandhas • And much more
Yoga Fitness for Men: Build Strength, Improve Performance, and Increase Flexibility
by Dean PohlmanMaximize athletic performance and increase strength and endurance through the power of yoga.Incorporating yoga into your fitness regime can help you perform better on the sports field and in the gym! Learn how yoga works and integrate key yoga poses and routines to improve flexibility, core strength, and prevent injuries.For centuries yoga has been used to improve overall health and strengthen the mind and body. This yoga guide focuses on helping men perform at their highest fitness levels.Inside the pages of this yoga book you'll find:- More than 50 postures with full-colorr photos and step-by-step instructions.- Over 20 workout routines tailored to specific performance goals, such as endurance and power, or improving your running or weightlifting performance.- Focuses on the functional aspects of yoga, including sports performance and injury prevention.- Information on how yoga can specifically benefit men.- Easy-to-follow steps to execute yoga postures.Yoga is known to have plenty of benefits, but did you know that it also has benefits specifically for men and athletes? At the core, this ancient practice is based on stretching different muscle groups for greater flexibility, ease of movement, and greater power. And these benefits translate to sports performance, gym gains, and overall health - allowing your body to move as it should.No chanting required to master these yoga postures and workouts! Written by Dean Pohlman, sports coach and author, this yoga book for men is focused on yoga's functional fitness benefits and less on the spiritual or emotional aspects. A wonderful gift and fitness resource, Yoga For Men: Build Strength and Improve Performance will help men meet their performance goals, play harder and feel better.
Yoga Fix: Functional Movement for a Pain-Free Body
by Erin MotzThis is yoga for those who don’t know their asana from their elbow.Bad back from sitting at your desk all day? Tech neck from looking at your phone too much? Is your body feeling the strains of modern life?Introducing Yoga Fix: functional yoga for a pain-free body. Get rid of that stiff neck, achy back, and tight hamstrings with fully photographed step-by-step fixes to help you feel flexible, relaxed, and twinge-free.From tension headaches, jaw pain, and rounded shoulders to pelvic floor weakness, runner’s knee, and tight quads, this head-to-toe guide to the body will show you simple poses and quick stretches to ease your aching muscles.If traditional yoga has not worked out for you, or if you simply do not have the time or money for fancy gym memberships, this book will show you how to get a quick fix of yoga that will make a big difference in how you feel.
Yoga For Americans: A Complete Six Weeks' Course For Home Practice (large Print Edition)
by Indra DeviOriginally from Riga, Latvia, Yoga practitioner, author and teacher Indra Devi (born Eugenie Peterson) lived to 102 years! She became fascinated with India at age 15 and set out to India in 1927 to become a disciple of Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, after which time she moved to different parts of the world and taught Yoga. She comes from the renowned tradition of Mysore.For thousands of years the culture of Yoga has existed in India, bringing to its practitioners remarkable health and spiritual well-being. In YOGA FOR AMERICANS Indra Devi has brought this ancient art to those who need it most: Americans, victims of a driving, competitive, tension-ridden society which suffers from its own superabundance. Here, in the richest country in the world, an alarming number of people still die from malnutrition and allied diseases; obesity, underactivity, and psychosomatic illness are commonplace; tension-inspired heart attacks are the worst killers of all.Here is an invaluable book, packed with sound, proven advice, including many extras such as an introductory question-and-answer session, lavish illustrations, special diets, and constructive advice for those suffering from arthritis, asthma, and overweight.
Yoga For Beginners: A Simple Guide to the Best Yoga Styles and Exercises for Relaxation, Stretching, and Good Health
by Ntathu AllenSay goodbye to the old, tired, unhappy you. Say HELLO to the new supple, energetic, relaxed you by making yoga a way of life.Frustration and stress come from spending your entire day meeting other people’s demands but never taking care of yourself. Now you’re about to learn how to start taking amazing care of your own physical and emotional needs in as little as five minutes per day.You’ll learn easy restorative yoga poses to strengthen your body and powerful meditation techniques to remove stress for work and home. Just imagine creating your own custom 5-minute yoga routine that allows you to instantly relax, clear your mind, and energize your body—without needing a yoga mat or instructor to show you what to do.In this book, you will discover:Easy and fun yoga poses designed to increase your energy and revitalize your bodyA series of breathing exercises guaranteed to restore your calm and focus, allowing you to make better and faster decisions without stress or frustrationSoothing guided meditations that will support you in obtaining emotional and physical relief from the stresses of daily lifeTherapeutic, revitalizing yoga practices like the “3 Minute Workstation Yoga” and “Leap Out of Bed Yoga” that is a quick routine that you can easily do to help you be more energized and help you ease the neck pain and stiff shoulders.Plus, you’ll learn 5 Great Ways to get a Good Night’s Sleep without drugs or alcohol, using scientifically validated techniques that come from the ancient tradition of yoga.
Yoga For Dummies
by Georg Feuerstein Larry Payne Brenda FeuersteinStretch, strengthen, and start your yoga journey with this approachable guide Yoga For Dummies teaches beginners the fundamentals of Yoga—correct posture, breathing techniques, meditation practices, and beyond. It’s also a helpful resource for established yogis who want to focus on foundations. Whoever you are, you’ll enjoy the proven mental and physical health benefits of this ancient practice. Improve cardiovascular health, lower blood pressure, increase your flexibility and balance, reduce stress, and more! Let Dummies help you get the most out of your yoga routine. This edition includes updated photos, new mindfulness meditations, new routines, and easy-to-follow instructions for mastering core yoga poses and building a regular practice. Discover the ideas and philosophy behind the ancient practice of Yoga Learn correct techniques and alignment for basic and more advanced poses Practice sequences of yoga poses for a full-body workout that builds strength and flexibility Reap the benefits of mindfulness meditation and yogic breathing exercisesYoga For Dummies provides beginner-friendly instruction and expert guidance so you can enjoy the health and peace of mind that yoga brings.
Yoga For Dummies
by Georg Feuerstein Larry PayneYoga is not a fad. It has been around in the United States for over a hundred years and has a history of approximately five millennia. It is clearly here to stay. Yoga has brought health and peace of mind to millions of people. It can do the same for you.The benefits of Yoga are many. When adopted as a lifestyle, Yoga extends over the entire day. Find out how this can be done and why Yoga is so often loved by people who are Interested in becoming more fit and flexible Looking for stress relief Seeking to live a more peaceful and joyful life Yoga For Dummies guides you slowly, step by step, into the treasure house of Yoga. And it is a fabulous treasure house! You will find out how to unlock your body's extraordinary potential and enlist your mind to do so, and in the process strengthen your mind as well. This book covers the following topics and more: Five basic approaches to Yoga Selecting a Yoga class Practicing Yoga safely The mechanics of Yogic breathing Classic foundational postures Exercises to target problem areas Putting together your personal routine Yoga for special situations The focus on this book is on Hatha (pronounced haht-ha) Yoga, which is that branch of Yoga that works primarily with the body through postures, breathing exercises, and other similar techniques. When necessary, the book provides helpful photos or illustrations to help you better understand the exercises or postures.One author (Georg Feuerstein) is internationally recognized as a leading expert on the Yoga tradition and has authored many seminal works on it. The other author (Larry Payne) has a thriving practice as a Yoga teacher in Los Angeles, where he teaches and responds to his clients' specific health challenges. In this book, their combined 55 years of experience have merged to create a reliable and user-friendly introductory book that can also serve you as a beginner's reference work on an ongoing basis.