Pick Your Yoga Practice

Author : Meagan McCrary
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781608681808

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Pick Your Yoga Practice by Meagan McCrary Pdf

On the surface it may appear that yoga is yoga is yoga, but take a closer look and you’ll discover myriad different yoga systems and lineages. There are dozens of yoga styles to choose from, and while yoga is for everyone, not every style is the perfect fit for every person. But how do you choose between mysterious-sounding names such as Ashtanga, Kundalini, Bikram, and Kripalu? As Meagan McCrary discovered when she began exploring different classes, finding the right style is essential for establishing a steady yoga practice. Pick Your Yoga Practice is the first book to describe the most prominent yoga styles in depth, including teaching methodology, elements of practice, philosophical and spiritual underpinnings, class structure, physical exertion, and personal attention. Those new to yoga will discover they have options and can confidently attend a class of their choosing, while experienced practitioners will expand their understanding of the vast world of modern yoga, and perhaps find themselves venturing into new territory. Ashtanga * Iyengar * Kundalini * Integral * Kripalu Bikram * Jivamukti * Sivananda * Ananda Viniyoga * Svaroopa * Power * Forrest * ISHTA Anusara * Moksha * AcroYoga

Author : Meagan McCrary
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781608681815

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Pick Your Yoga Practice by Meagan McCrary Pdf

On the surface it may appear that yoga is yoga is yoga, but take a closer look and you’ll discover myriad different yoga systems and lineages. There are dozens of yoga styles to choose from, and while yoga is for everyone, not every style is the perfect fit for every person. But how do you choose between mysterious-sounding names such as Ashtanga, Kundalini, Bikram, and Kripalu? As Meagan McCrary discovered when she began exploring different classes, finding the right style is essential for establishing a steady yoga practice. Pick Your Yoga Practice is the first book to describe the most prominent yoga styles in depth, including teaching methodology, elements of practice, philosophical and spiritual underpinnings, class structure, physical exertion, and personal attention. Those new to yoga will discover they have options and can confidently attend a class of their choosing, while experienced practitioners will expand their understanding of the vast world of modern yoga, and perhaps find themselves venturing into new territory.

Author : David Frawley,Sandra Summerfield Kozak
Publisher : Lotus Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780910261302

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Yoga for Your Type by David Frawley,Sandra Summerfield Kozak Pdf

This is the first book that details how to choose Yoga asanas (Yoga poses) most appropriate for your unique body type according to the five thousand year old system of Ayurvedic medicine. These two systems of healing and energy management have long been regarded as effective methods of relieving stress, creating personal balance, eliminating ailments, and relieving chronic pain. Yoga for Your Type presents a fundamental understanding of both Yoga and Ayurveda and provides the information needed for you to balance your energy and feel healthy.

Author : Susanna Barkataki
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1734318112

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Embrace Yoga's Roots by Susanna Barkataki Pdf

Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice explores the yogic traditions of the past, bringing them alive today, and preserving them for the future by examining what separates us, reflecting on our part, taking action for equity, and moving toward liberation together. The teaching format of this book offers tools, resources, and a framework for deep personal inquiry as readers explore: Separation: How colonization, cultural appropriation, and oppression results in trauma for yogis and separation from yoga traditions. Reflection: Understanding the causes of separation and our individual roles either supporting separation (knowingly or not) versus creating unity and equity in yoga. Reconnection: Exploring specific and concrete skills and solutions for living and practicing yoga as unity. Liberation: Integrate a more honorable and ethical practice in your life supporting personal growth by following the ancient teachings.

Author : Michael Stone
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781611805918

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The Inner Tradition of Yoga by Michael Stone Pdf

A wise, accessible guide that makes the spiritual and ethical teachings of the yogic tradition immediately relatable to our practice on the mat—and in our everyday relationships and activities “There is no daily practice without some formal training; and there is no deep spiritual training without the mess of relational life. The two are one,” says Michael Stone. At the root of yoga practice there is a vast and intriguing philosophy that teaches the ethics of nonviolence, patience, honesty, and respect. Innovative teacher Michael Stone draws from numerous disciplines—including Buddhism and psychotherapy—to provide an in-depth, completely clear explanation of yogic philosophy, along with teachings on how to bring our understanding of yoga theory to deeper levels through our practice on the mat—and through our relationships with others. Yoga, says Stone, is a practice that helps us be more present with the actual, fluid life we are living right now—and there is no yoga without the conditions of your life. This book describes how to work with those conditions and how to fully appreciate yoga as a practice of being intimate with moment-to-moment reality.

Author : Claire Dederer
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1429973188

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Poser by Claire Dederer Pdf

The studio was decorated in the style of "Don't Be Afraid, We're Not a Cult." All was white and blond and clean, as though the room had been designed for surgery, or Swedish people. The only spot of color came from the Tibetan prayer flags strung over the doorway into the studio. In flagrant defiance of my longtime policy of never entering a structure adorned with Tibetan prayer flags, I removed my shoes, paid my ten bucks, and walked in . . . Ten years ago, Claire Dederer threw her back out breastfeeding her baby daughter. Told to try yoga by everyone from the woman behind the counter at the co-op to the homeless guy on the corner, she signed up for her first class. She fell madly in love. Over the next decade, she would tackle triangle, wheel, and the dreaded crow, becoming fast friends with some poses and developing long-standing feuds with others. At the same time, she found herself confronting the forces that shaped her generation. Daughters of women who ran away to find themselves and made a few messes along the way, Dederer and her peers grew up determined to be good, good, good—even if this meant feeling hemmed in by the smugness of their organic-buying, attachment-parenting, anxiously conscientious little world. Yoga seemed to fit right into this virtuous program, but to her surprise, Dederer found that the deeper she went into the poses, the more they tested her most basic ideas of what makes a good mother, daughter, friend, wife—and the more they made her want something a little less tidy, a little more improvisational. Less goodness, more joy. Poser is unlike any other book about yoga you will read—because it is actually a book about life. Witty and heartfelt, sharp and irreverent, Poser is for anyone who has ever tried to stand on their head while keeping both feet on the ground.

Author : Dianne Bondy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781465487162

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Yoga for Everyone by Dianne Bondy Pdf

Yoga can benefit every body, including yours! Discover how to take advantage of all yoga has to offer with this all-encompassing yoga guide. No matter who you are or what your abilities are, Yoga for Everyone includes a fabulous 50 poses proving something for everyone to love. From plus size yoga and pregnancy yoga, to yoga for the elderly or disabled, you can explore variations and modifications to much-loved yoga poses, from the comfort of your own home. Every exercise utilizes the essential elements of yoga to ensure you can gain all the physical and mental benefits, and will also allow you to perform all 10 sequences, which combine different poses into one singular experience and focus on specific health benefits each pose has on your body. Dive straight in to discover: - A visually illustrated yoga guide showcasing diversity in people and their mixed fitness abilities - 50 yoga exercises with a minimum of 3 modifications for varying body types - 10 sequences that combine the above-mentioned exercise - Expert information in Yoga and how to incorporate these exercises into everyday life For years, books on yoga have asked readers to bend over backward (literally!) to conform to their physical demands. At DK, we believe it’s time to change that! Why not allow for readers to demand that yoga conform to their individual needs instead? This is yoga for real people! Once you familiarise yourself with the yoga exercises that best suit you and your abilities, you’ll begin to notice the benefits of yoga and positive changes they have on your body, whether it’s your enhanced flexibility, your improved posture or your stronger core. What a rewarding experience for readers! Yoga for Everyone aims to teach readers that with a little modification, anyone can practice Yoga, perfect their poses and become stronger and more confident as you go. Whether you want to structure your sun salutation or demand more from your downward dog, this all-encompassing yoga book will be your one-stop guide to achieving perfection with each pose no matter your physical ability, and learn some top tips on yoga anatomy and yoga science along the way. A must-have volume for those who want to take up yoga but don’t know where to begin, or simply those seeking to start a low-impact exercise, Yoga for Everyone can be tailored to your individual fitness needs, so you make the most out of your poses! Why not stretch yourself, literally, this New Year and try something new? Your mind, body and soul will thank you!

Author : Eva-Lotta Lamm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 3982069300

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Yoganotes by Eva-Lotta Lamm Pdf

Learn how to sketch simple yoga 'stick figures' to capture and plan your yoga sequences with this simple, step-by-step system that can be quickly learned, even without any drawing or sketching skills. Also available as an e-book: www.yoganotes.net The first part of the book explains the basic principles of sketching and constructing the yoga stick figures and combining them into sequences.The second part contains step-by-step instructions for sketching over 80 of the most common asanas and their variations. Who is this book for? For Yoga Teachers & Coaches: If you teach yoga classes or work with your own private clients, sketching is a great way to plan out sequencesand practice plans in a visual way.You can use them as a visual overview during class (if you haven't fully memorised the sequence yet). They also make great handouts for your students after a workshop or as personalised practice plans for your one-on-one clients. For Teacher Training Attendees: If you are learning to be a yoga teacher there is a lot of information to take in and to process.Taking visual notes and using sketches to capture the details about postures, alignment and anatomy will help you to get the most out of your training. The notes you create will be clearer, more engaging and actually fun to look at and revise again later. For Students & Practitioners: If you study or practice yoga, you can sketch out your favourite sequences to use as a guide during your home practice or for when you are travelling.Sketch out that great class you attended at your yoga studio or the nice ow you found on YouTube. The sketched overview will be the perfect cheat sheet to keep by your mat during your own practice.

Author : Judith Hanson Lasater
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781930485853

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Living Your Yoga by Judith Hanson Lasater Pdf

If you think that you have to retreat to a cave in the Himalayas to find the enlightenment that yoga promises, think again. In this second edition of Living Your Yoga, Judith Hanson Lasater stretches the meaning of yoga beyond its familiar poses and breathing techniques to include the events of daily life—all of them—as ways to practice. This edition includes three new chapters (Relaxation, Empathy, and Worship), a full index, and new interior and cover designs.Using the time-honored wisdom of the Yoga Sutra and the Bhagavad Gita to steer the course, she serves up off-the-mat practices to guide you in deepening your relationships with yourself, your family and friends, and the world around you.Inspiring and practical, she blends her heartfelt knowledge of an ancient tradition with her life experiences as a daughter, sister, partner, mother, friend, and yoga practitioner and teacher. The result: a new yoga that beckons you to find the spiritual in everyday life.

Author : Olga Kabel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1097219836

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Happy U by Olga Kabel Pdf

From an evolutionary standpoint, our brains are wired to be suspicious and expect the worse. This served us well in terms of the survival of the species, but it doesn't work so well if you are trying to minimize the amount of stress and worry in your life. Luckily, within our same brains, we have neurocircuitry dedicated to the feelings of peace, contentment, and joy. This journal relies on recent developments in neuroscience and traditional yogic ideas to enhance each area of your life, whether it's your health, your work, your relationships, or your experiences of joy and contentment. Contrary to popular belief, yoga is not just about stretching or strengthening your body; it is actually about directing your energy and clarifying your mind. It also works really well for breaking the inertia of the daily grind and for helping you reassess who you are, where you are in your life, and where you want to be. Another fundamental idea in yoga is that joy is the essence of who we are, but our unruly thoughts, emotions, perceptions, and reactions often obscure this joy. It is up to us to sort through the clutter and reclaim our inner joy.This journal contains 25 simple activities you can do to unearth your inner joy. They include simple tasks, reflections, and occasional yoga practices to counterbalance the brain's negative bias and make a more positive outlook the new normal. Some activities are only few minutes long; others will involve simply looking at your hurdles in a new light, and others will be full-length yoga practices-you get to pick what fits into your life right now. These small steps have the potential to shift how your brain responds to obstacles and rewire it to experience the world from a calmer and happier place.

Author : Amy Pearce-Hayden
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Hatha yoga
ISBN : 9781611808872

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Live Your Yoga by Amy Pearce-Hayden Pdf

Author : Linda Sparrowe
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780789335661

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Yoga At Home by Linda Sparrowe Pdf

The definitive guide to creating your own home yoga practice from the leading experts of Yoga Journal. Although yoga studios continue to proliferate, students are increasingly looking to enhance their studio experience with a personal home practice. Yoga at Home not only provides all the ingredients necessary, but this accessible how-to book also offers a visual feast of pose sequences and routines by top instructors and practitioners as photographed in their own homes. This accessible, photo-intensive, practice-oriented book provides everything needed to enrich a home yoga practice, including how to put together a well-rounded practice, how to expand on or vary that practice, and how-to sequences of poses and practices to follow at home. Along with exercises and advice from famous yoga teachers and practitioners such as Seane Corn, Rodney Yee, David Life and Sharon Gannon, Shiva Rea, and Elena Brower, the book features never-before-seen pose sequences showing these teachers practicing their favorite yoga poses in their homes and exploring the ways in which they use their personal spaces to complement their yoga routines. The practical tips, sequencing ideas, and inspiration found in the teachings of yoga—both ancient and contemporary—will resonate with both students and teachers at every level of practice.

Author : Pamela Seelig
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780834844070

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Threads of Yoga by Pamela Seelig Pdf

Deepen and enliven your yoga practice with 30 themes based on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras that can inspire on and off the mat. Yoga draws many practitioners because of its physical benefits, but it is often the experience of peace that people return for. Threads of Yoga supports those seeking to learn more about yoga’s deeper spiritual teachings. Each short chapter introduces a foundational yogic theme, such as letting go, the breath, the yamas and the niyamas, and the chakra system. Each theme is accompanied by practices, including meditation, complementary poses, breath work, or quotes to contemplate. It is an ideal guide for both practitioners and teachers who want to connect with the spiritual wisdom of yoga, deepen their personal practice, or develop and support a theme for yoga class.

Author : Kino MacGregor
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780834843103

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Get Your Yoga On by Kino MacGregor Pdf

Challenge yourself to practice yoga five minutes a day with this inclusive beginner’s guide to 30 foundational yoga poses and sequences—for everyone and every body Yoga is a healthful, stress-busting, powerfully life-changing practice that is truly for everyone! You don’t need to be young, flexible, or athletic to do yoga—and you don’t need to spend hours on the mat. You just need to be yourself and commit to practicing at least five minutes a day. Here, renowned yogi Kino MacGregor presents a basic, self-paced plan to encourage you to try each of the thirty foundational poses included and slowly build a regular yoga practice. Through step-by-step instructions, over two hundred color photographs, and modifications for different body types and abilities, Kino makes yoga possible at whatever level you may be. By challenging yourself for just five minutes a day, you will end up learning a strong, basic yoga sequence that you can grow and adapt for a lifetime of yoga.

Author : Wade Klass
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798742626718

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Every Yoga Style Explained from a to Z: How to Choose a Yoga Style to Suit Your Personal Body by Wade Klass Pdf

Hundreds of variations and hybrids of yoga have found their way into studios and gyms around the world. As a beginning or even seasoned practitioner, how do you know if the option you've chosen is proper for you?We will be giving you a rundown of several mainstream practices of yoga that are derived from the tradition of yogic spirituality. These traditions of yoga are as young as 500 years and as old as several thousand. While there are many modern practices of yoga that have been defined by various teachers, the systems we will be discussing are traditional systems that have been in existence throughout many generations.Find out what your signature yoga pose is with a clear idea of the various different kinds there are in this world. Fall in love with the yoga and with yourself simultaneously as you come to discover parts of yourself within a deep practice.Book Content Includes: Chapter 1 - Exploring the Different Types of Yoga Chapter 2 - Which Type of Yoga is Right For Me? Chapter 3 - Yoga Is Not Just Fitness Chapter 4 - Benefits of Practicing Yoga Chapter 5 - Improve Your Stamina On the Mat and Between the Sheets Chapter 6 - Yoga for Beginners Chapter 7 - Best Tips to Staying Safe and Preventing an Injury in Your Yoga Class Chapter 8 - Yoga Essentials: A Checklist