The Key Poses of Yoga

The Key Poses of Yoga
Author: Raymond A. Long
Publisher: Bandha Yoga Publications LLC
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2009-08
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1607432390

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This book offers a scientific approach to understanding the practice of hatha yoga. Through four-color, three-dimensional illustrations of major muscles, tendons, and ligaments, Ray Long describes the practice and benefits of hatha yoga. Specific anatomical and physiological descriptions highlight the agonist, antagonist, and synergist muscles that come into play with each pose. Volume II of the series illustrates the correct muscle use during key poses of hatha yoga. From beginners to experts, this book will become a constant companion

Science of Yoga

Science of Yoga
Author: Ann Swanson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2019-03-15
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 146549166X

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Explore the physiology of 30 key yoga poses, in-depth and from every angle, and master each asana with confidence and control. Did you know that yoga practice can help lower your blood pressure, decrease inflammation and prevent age-related brain changes? Recent scientific research now backs up what were once anecdotal claims about the benefits of yoga to every system in the body. Science of Yoga reveals the facts, with annotated artworks that show the mechanics, the angles, how your blood flow and respiration are affected, the key muscle and joint actions working below the surface of each pose, safe alignment and much more. With insight into variations on the poses and a Q&A section that explores the science behind every aspect of yoga, this easy-to-understand, comprehensive book is an invaluable resource to achieve technical excellence in your practice and optimize the benefits of yoga for your body and mind.

Yoga Anatomy

Yoga Anatomy
Author: Leslie Kaminoff
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2011-10-28
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1492583413

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The best-selling anatomy guide for yoga is now updated, expanded, and better than ever! With more asanas, vinyasas, full-color anatomical illustrations, and in-depth information, the second edition of YogaAnatomy provides you with a deeper understanding of the structures and principles underlying each movement and of yoga itself. From breathing to inversions to standing poses, see how specific muscles respond to the movements of the joints; how alterations of a pose can enhance or reduce effectiveness; and how the spine, breathing, and body position are all fundamentally linked. Whether you are just beginning your journey or have been practicing yoga for years, Yoga Anatomy will be an invaluable resource—one that allows you to see each movement in an entirely new light. With Yoga Anatomy, Second Edition, authors Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews, both internationally recognized experts and teachers in anatomy, breathing, and bodywork, have created the ultimate reference for yoga practitioners, instructors, and enthusiasts alike.

Anatomy for Vinyasa Flow and Standing Poses

Anatomy for Vinyasa Flow and Standing Poses
Author: Ray Long
Publisher: Bandha Yoga Publications LLC
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2010
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1607439433

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A visual narrative showing the anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology various Hatha yoga poses.

The Yoga Bible

The Yoga Bible
Author: Christina Brown
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 725
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1440349290

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Yoga brings not only a suppleness to the body but also a sense of spiritual and physical well-being to those who practice it. Featuring over 170 postures from the main schools of yoga, The Yoga Bible is the ultimate, comprehensive guide to practicing yoga and finding a mental and physical balance in life. The book encourages yoga beginners and experts alike to find a yoga sequence that suits their personal needs and abilities.

Anatomy for Hip Openers and Forward Bends

Anatomy for Hip Openers and Forward Bends
Author: Ray Long
Publisher: Bandha Yoga Publications LLC
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2010
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1607439425

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"Master the science behind Vinyasa Flow and the standing poses of Hatha Yoga. Dr. Ray Long guides you on a visual narrative through the anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology of this ancient art, decoding each pose along the way. The Mat Companion series provides you with beautifully illustrated, step-by-step instructions on how to use scientific principles to obtain the maximum benefit from your practice. Each book includes the Bandha Yoga Codex, a simple five-step process that can be applied to any pose to improve strength, flexibility, and precision - no matter what style of yoga you practice."--Publisher's description.

Anatomy for Arm Balances and Inversions

Anatomy for Arm Balances and Inversions
Author: Ray Long
Publisher: Bandha Yoga Publications LLC
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2011
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 160743945X

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Master the science behind the arm balances and inversions of Hatha Yoga through a series of step-by-step practical instructions illustrated with over twelve hundred full-color anatomical images.

Transformative Yoga

Transformative Yoga
Author: Wade Morissette
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2009-10-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1572248238

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Yoga can tone your mind the same way it tones your body, enhancing flexibility and building vitality and strength. But only those who discover the spiritual meaning beyond the poses truly benefit from all yoga has to offer. If you are ready to take your yoga practice to new depths by combining your physical practice of yoga with your deepest consciousness, this book will be your guide. Written by renowned yoga teacher Wade Imre Morissette, Transformative Yoga reveals the key transformative process embedded within the yoga tradition. This book offers a complete set of beginner, intermediate, and advanced yoga posture sequences with photographs, and includes yoga meditations for boosting energy, releasing stress, and accessing your inner bliss. These daily rituals stretch your mind and body to increase your capacity for joy and open you to new opportunities for creating productive changes in your life. So why practice yoga any other way? You can begin right now to transform your yoga practice and transform yourself. Wade takes us on a transformational journey into the self, from the external and physical to the subtle, energetic, emotional, mental, and blissful bodies that make up who we are. -Sharon Gannon, yoga teacher and cofounder of Jivamukti Yoga

2,100 Asanas

2,100 Asanas
Author: Daniel Lacerda
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Total Pages: 736
Release: 2015-12-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0316270628

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This fully-illustrated New York Times bestseller categorizes an astonishing 2,100 yoga poses through photographs and descriptions for optimal benefit including adaptations for all levels of expertise and ages. A thoughtful, inspiring, meticulously-crafted guide to the practice of yoga, 2,100 Asanas will explore hundreds of familiar poses along with modified versions designed to bring more healthful options to yogis of all experience and ability. Organized into eight sections for the major types of poses -- standing, seated, core, quadruped, inversions, prone, supine and backbends -- and each section gently progresses from easy to more challenging. Each pose is accompanied by the name of the pose in English and Sanskrit, the Drishti point (eye gaze), the chakras affected and primary benefits.

The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga

The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga
Author: Ray Long
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2007-11-01
Genre: Hatha yoga
ISBN: 9780977961429

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