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This handbook of Asanas gives detailed description of the technique of nearly every Asana that has a physical or a spiritual value. With a view to making the description more intelligible each Asana has been fully illustrated.

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha has been recognised internationally as one of tthe most systematic yoga manuals available today. This enlarged and revised edition provides clear illustrations,step by step directions and details of chakra awareness. It guides the practioner or teacher easily through the practices,from the simplest to the most advanced. A new therapeutic index has been included for use by doctors and yoga therapists,incorporating recent information fron research into yoga. This edition succesfully brings the expositon of yoga practices to the standard of a university text.

Teaching yoga to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other special needs is easy using this visual how-to handbook.Breaking down yoga instruction pose by pose, body part by body part, breath by breath, this book uses easy-to-understand language and clear photographs to show parents, teachers, yoga instructors, and other professionals how to introduce the life-long benefits of yoga to a child with special needs. These benefits include gaining greater awareness and understanding of the body, learning to self-regulate the nervous system, and developing coping skills to work through difficult emotions such as anger and anxiety. Creative yoga games, activities, relaxation exercises, and chair yoga poses are included to make learning yoga a fun, interactive, and calming experience for children with a wide range of abilities.

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha has been recognised internationally as one of tthe most systematic yoga manuals available today. This enlarged and revised edition provides clear illustrations,step by step directions and details of chakra awareness. It guides the practioner or teacher easily through the practices,from the simplest to the most advanced. A new therapeutic index has been included for use by doctors and yoga therapists,incorporating recent information fron research into yoga. This edition succesfully brings the expositon of yoga practices to the standard of a university text.

Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries is an anatomy book designed with the yoga enthusiast in mind. Easy to Understand and Simple to Apply, this book takes the struggle out of learning anatomy. A Sampling of What's Inside: The Internal World: Learn the basics of anatomy as they relate to asana including skin, bone, muscle, nerve, connective tissue, fascia, blood and lymph vessels. The 8 Essential Principles of Movement: Explore and Experience the 8 essential principles of movement that can be applied to any style of yoga - Ashtanga, Bikram, Iyengar, ViniYoga, Moksha, Vinyasa Flow, Kripalu, Svaroopa, Anusara, etc. Applying the Principles to Asana: Apply the 8 essential principles to each group of asana - back bends, forward bends, twists, inversions, and standing poses. Understand why problems can occur. Problems like - back pain in back bends, hamstring tearing in forward bends, and neck and wrist pain in inversions.

Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries is an anatomy book designed with the yoga enthusiast in mind. Easy to Understand and Simple to Apply, this book takes the struggle out of learning anatomy. A Sampling of What's Inside: The Internal World: Learn the basics of anatomy as they relate to asana including skin, bone, muscle, nerve, connective tissue, fascia, blood and lymph vessels. The 8 Essential Principles of Movement: Explore and Experience the 8 essential principles of movement that can be applied to any style of yoga - Ashtanga, Bikram, Iyengar, ViniYoga, Moksha, Vinyasa Flow, Kripalu, Svaroopa, Anusara, etc. Applying the Principles to Asana: Apply the 8 essential principles to each group of asana - back bends, forward bends, twists, inversions, and standing poses. Understand why problems can occur. Problems like - back pain in back bends, hamstring tearing in forward bends, and neck and wrist pain in inversions.

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A manual for Yoga teachers, particularly those of the school of Ananda Marga.

Anatomy and Asana offers an easy and successful method to learn anatomy andits relationship to yoga in a way that helps prevent injuries. It is written by a certified yoga teacher with a diverse background in kinesiology, ergonomics, and physical rehabilitation.

The Yoga Index is an invaluable reference for the yoga community. The asana and mudra illustrations are beautifully done. Highly recommended as a companion to The Yoga Practice Guide.

A manual for Yoga teachers, particularly those of the school of Ananda Marga.

The Yoga Index is an invaluable reference for the yoga community. The asana and mudra illustrations are beautifully done. Highly recommended as a companion to The Yoga Practice Guide.

Practitioners around the world reap the physical benefits of yoga, assuming poses and frequently calling them by their Sanskrit names. While many know that hanumanasana is named for the deity Hanuman, few understand why this is the case. Behind each asana and its corresponding movements is an ancient story about a god, sage, or sacred animal, much like Aesop’s fables or European folktales. Myths of the Asanas is the first book to collect and retell these ancient stories. The myths behind yoga’s spiritual tradition have the power to help students of all levels realize their full potential. Meditating on the tolerance of trees while standing in tree pose can help one become more tolerant. Learning how the disfigured sage Astavakra came to be the teacher of a king can liberate us from anxieties about our external appearance and our self imposed limitations. Marveling at Hanuman’s devotion to Ram can serve as a source of spiritual strength and determination. With more than sixty beautiful illustrations to frame the stories, Myths of the Asanas will add a new dimension to your practice and study of yoga.

Physical postures (asanas)are the most important and often the only constituent of modern Yoga. Many practitioners believe that the postures derive from an ancient original set of eighty-four asanas. This book, for the first time, traces traditions of eighty-four postures by examining original materials, including drawings, descriptions in older Indic texts and modern publications which reflect contemporary traditions. It also takes up a number of broad issues related to the topic of Yoga postures so as to provide the reader with a larger context.

This fully-illustrated New York Times bestseller categorizes an astonishing 2,100 yoga poses through inspiring photographs and descriptions for optimal benefit at any level. 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.

Physical postures (asanas)are the most important and often the only constituent of modern Yoga. Many practitioners believe that the postures derive from an ancient original set of eighty-four asanas. This book, for the first time, traces traditions of eighty-four postures by examining original materials, including drawings, descriptions in older Indic texts and modern publications which reflect contemporary traditions. It also takes up a number of broad issues related to the topic of Yoga postures so as to provide the reader with a larger context.

Guided by the principle that the mystical or spiritual messages of the asanas are available to everybody, and that working with a limited number of postures is a teaching unto itself, this book teaches 25 hatha yoga postures and offers thematically tailored reflections that inspire a sense of investigation into the Self. Each chapter contains columns that explain, by example, how yoga and spirituality can bridge the outer world and inner life.

"Inverted poses are the hallmark of yoga and its greatest gift to humanity. They, more than any other family of asana-s, have deep effects on the mind....Inverted poses present a challenge for most students. In my experience, props can play an important role in introducing inversions gradually and safely until the student feels ready for the final poses. For all these reasons, I view the present volume as central to the Props for Yoga series." Following the format of Props for Yoga 1 (Standing Asana) and Props for Yoga 2 (Sitting asana and Forward Bends) 2, the book contains hundreds of photos to illustrate the practical, step-by-step instructions. Each asana description comes with an Effects section, explaining the desired effects of using the props in the specified manner, and a Tips section, providing clues about the physical and mental aspects of the asana. The book ends with four Practice sequences, demonstrating the use of specific props for a complete practice. A detailed Index includes pointers to the variations by asana and by type of prop.

In Yogabody, author Judith Hanson Lasater writes, "You can't fully understand the dynamic movement of asana without first understanding the basic structure of the human body." Drawing on almost 40 years' experience as a yoga teacher and physical therapist, she focuses here on macroanatomy and kinesiology in relationship to asana practice and teaching. Organized into five parts — the locomotor system, the vertebral column, the lower extremity, the trunk, and the upper extremity, Yogabody covers the body's bones, joints, connective tissue, nerves, and muscles. This valuable guide builds on what yoga teachers already know and enables them to quickly decide what might help their students move with more enjoyment and less difficulty. It helps yoga students understand how their own body functions. Packed with color anatomical drawings, black-and-white diagrammatic asana illustrations, and helpful charts, Yogabody is the Gray's Anatomy for yoga teachers and students.

"Inverted poses are the hallmark of yoga and its greatest gift to humanity. They, more than any other family of asana-s, have deep effects on the mind....Inverted poses present a challenge for most students. In my experience, props can play an important role in introducing inversions gradually and safely until the student feels ready for the final poses. For all these reasons, I view the present volume as central to the Props for Yoga series." Following the format of Props for Yoga 1 (Standing Asana) and Props for Yoga 2 (Sitting asana and Forward Bends) 2, the book contains hundreds of photos to illustrate the practical, step-by-step instructions. Each asana description comes with an Effects section, explaining the desired effects of using the props in the specified manner, and a Tips section, providing clues about the physical and mental aspects of the asana. The book ends with four Practice sequences, demonstrating the use of specific props for a complete practice. A detailed Index includes pointers to the variations by asana and by type of prop.