YogaLean


Book Description

From the founder of YogaFit™, one of the world’s leading mind-body education and yoga training organizations, comes a revolutionary approach to weight loss and wellness. Forget diets and guilt and judgments! Achieve your optimal weight by developing what internationally recognized yoga and fitness expert Beth Shaw calls Lean Consciousness. The ultimate path to weight loss, weight management, and whole-life wellness, Lean Consciousness grows out of filling your mind with good intentions, fueling your body with good food, and then moving your body intentionally. Combining the latest nutrition and exercise science with yogic wisdom and principles, YogaLean offers an easy-to-follow and inspiring holistic lifestyle program: • fully illustrated yoga poses that promote a lean physique, strengthen your core, increase energy, improve balance, boost metabolism, and enhance confidence • a menu of cardio and weight-training workouts that complement your yoga, refine your physical strength, and ward off disease • easy recipes (gluten-free!) and simple suggestions for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks that will help you burn fat more efficiently • stress-reducing and clarity-enhancing daily meditations • breathing exercises to fortify your immune system • strategies for clearing clutter from your space in order to clear barriers from your life • a one-week jumpstart plan outlining precisely what to eat and how to exercise your body and mind! Praise for YogaLean “YogaLean is a maverick and unique plan.”—Pamela Peeke, MD, author of Body for Life for Women “Perfect for people who want to integrate yoga and nutrition into a 360-degree program to lose weight and increase their energy levels. The book walks readers through cohesive plans for four distinct motivations: amp up energy, promote a leaner body, increase immunity, and promote youthfulness inside and out.”—Christa Avampato, founder, Compass Yoga “The ultimate path to whole-life wellness.”—Massage Magazine




The YogaFit Athlete


Book Description

Bring the strength and breathing power of yoga to the sports you love—and seriously up your game! Yoga routines designed specifically for swimming, running, cycling, golf, tennis, baseball, football, volleyball, basketball, skiing, snowboarding, weight lifting, kickboxing, boxing, CrossFit, and more! “Your body can either help you achieve your goals or get in the way of you living your best life. By practicing yoga and meditation, you can make your body work with you, not against you.”—Beth Shaw Whether you’re a professional athlete, a weekend warrior, or a pick-up game enthusiast, yoga can dramatically affect your athletic performance and improve your alignment, balance, core stability, strength, flexibility, agility, endurance, lung capacity, and mobility. In this motivating and practical guide, celebrated fitness expert Beth Shaw provides short, sport-specific yoga routines designed to help counter tight muscles, overuse injuries, and musculature imbalances. By adding a quick yoga routine to any workout, you will increase your overall strength and health, and achieve your personal best. Inside you’ll find • fully illustrated, sport-specific yoga routines that engage the core, enhance your play, and reduce the risk of injury • essential warm-up and cool-down movements to complement any athletic endeavor • simple breathing exercises to steady your breath and calm your nerves during competition • meditation techniques to help clear your mind and bring laser focus to your goals • guided imagery and visualization exercises to improve performance • strategies for coaching yourself and others




Beth Shaw's YogaFit


Book Description

Whether you are searching for a new physical challenge or a way to incorporate yoga into your exercise routine, Beth Shaw’s YogaFit will help you reach your physical potential. Expanded and updated, this highly acclaimed program combines challenging conditioning work with strength- and flexibility-building yoga to create a total-body workout. With YogaFit, you’ll have not only increased overall health, energy, and vitality but also a stronger and leaner body, reduced stress, better posture, improved concentration, and a higher level of fitness. Written by Beth Shaw, an internationally renowned expert on fitness and yoga, this book presents more than 100 YogaFit poses organized into workout routines that you can use every day. The text includes information on using YogaFit as a training tool for sports and creating personalized routines to meet your own needs. Athletes will benefit from sport-specific routines designed specifically for baseball, basketball, boxing, cycling, golf, kickboxing, running, skiing, snowboarding, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and weightlifting. The full-color photo sequences and step-by-step instruction make it more accessible than ever! Join the more than 250,000 trained YogaFit instructors and the millions of people who have already tried Beth Shaw’s YogaFit and proved that it works. You’ll get results in a few weeks—and benefits that last a lifetime.




Healing Trauma with Yoga


Book Description

"This unique, user-friendly, and practical guide to understanding and healing the origins and effects of trauma is a comprehensive source of essential information and helpful advice and provides valuable, innovative tools to assist in addressing and working through anxiety, depression, and PTSD, as well as other trauma-related health challenges. Author Beth Shaw offers essential information and easy implementation of scientifically-proven techniques for self-care and new habits for daily living, exploring a variety of modalitites, including yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, and Ayurveda"--




Yoga Anatomy


Book Description

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.




The Sisterhood of S. W. E. A. T.


Book Description

About the Author Linda wants to live in a world where there is a Organic Coffee Shop, Victoria's Secret, and a gym on every corner. On a more serious note, she wants to live in a world where we, as women, instead of tearing each other down, learn to build each other up, and celebrate one another's differences, thus rising to our fullest potential. Linda Mitchell is the owner of ChickFit Studio in Mason, Ohio. She enjoys coaching clients, writing, and cooking up "healthy experiments," as her son Jake calls them. She has been married for twenty-one years to Tracy-a very sexy redhead-and has three grown children, Michael, Tiffany, and Jake. At age fifty, Linda became a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and an award winning fitness competitor. Linda is an established writer. As a women's health and fitness expert, she collaborated on the fitness portion of the book Fat Flush for Life with mentor and New York Times bestselling author, Ann Louise Gittleman. Fat Flush for Life was listed in Time magazine as one of the top ten diet books of 2009. Linda has enjoyed writing her own column "Fit over Forty" for Ms. Fitness magazine for more than a decade. She has also written several magazine articles and cover stories on Suzanne Somers, Dara Torres, Kim Dolan Leto, Nicole Moneer Guerrero, Yoga Fit guru Beth Shaw, basketball superstar Nancy Lieberman, and numerous others. Linda has made various fitness video and TV appearances on Fox, Fox Sports, WKRC News, WCPO News, WXIX News, The Deceptive Diet Plan video, and the Fat Flush infomercial. Linda has coordinated numerous group fitness programs at local health clubs and has conducted personal training for the last thirty years. She is the founder of ChickFit Studio which is specifically devoted to fulfilling the needs of women. After spending time with women from all walks of life, Linda has developed her own philosophies on what works and what doesn't. Linda has many years of experience dealing with women of all ages and fitness levels. One client described her as "the transformation queen" while another declared her to be an "absolute inspiration." She has used the valuable experience that she has learned through competing to help others achieve their ultimate goals and reach their peak performance. Linda believes that there are no limits to the results you can achieve through her hands-on approach and group fitness coaching style. Linda keeps in touch with the latest industry trends in fitness to keep her training and teaching fresh and current. She is certified in the following: AFAA Personal Training, AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, Yogafit Level 1-5 Instructor, Plyo-Glide, TRX Suspension Training, Kangaroo Cardio using Kangoo Jump Shoes, POSE method running, Roadrunners of America running, AFAA Step Aerobics, Spinning, Zumba, S.T.R.I.D.E., Hip Hop Hustle, Pi-Yo, Turbo Kick, AEA Water Aerobics, SCW Mat Pilates, Kickboxing, and boot camp. Linda is very passionate about ChickFit and has had amazing success through her coaching and classes. Her greatest joy is helping others to achieve their weight loss and fitness goals! When she's not teaching ChickFit boot camp, you may find Lisa at a Fitness America Competition, a Reebok Spartan Race, Surfing, White Water Rafting, listening to Audible while running sprints, or cuddling up on the couch with her husband. This girl really likes to keep it moving. With over thirty years of experience in the fitness industry under her belt, Linda truly has women's bodies down to a science. Join Linda as she takes you on a fit adventure and transforms your perception of what is possible for you.




Pick Your Yoga Practice


Book Description

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




Independent Ed


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Acclaimed independent filmmaker Ed Burns shares the story of his remarkable career and offers a candid, instructive account of the ins-and-outs of making great movies without the backing of Hollywood. As the second of three children from a working-class Long Island family, Ed Burns thought a career in filmmaking was a pipe dream. When his first film, The Brothers McMullen, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, he proved himself to be one of the most distinctive and tenacious filmmakers of our time. Since then he has gone on to star in major Hollywood films while remaining dedicated to his true passion: making small films that he believes in. Sharing the lengths he's gone to in order to write, direct, cast, produce, shoot, and edit films on a shoestring budget, Burns uses stories from his life and career to illustrate what it takes to make it as an indie filmmaker. His extreme focus and drive prove that passion and hard work can pay off, and he urges students and aspiring filmmakers to embrace and learn from their failures—and continue to pursue their goals. A gripping, inspirational story about forging your own path, Independent Ed is a must-read for casual movie fans, serious film students, and any creative person searching for a bit of inspiration.




Mindful Eating 101


Book Description

In this book, Dr. Susan Albers, brings her unique approach to college students, their parents, and college staff. Using the principles of mindfulness, Dr. Albers presents a guide to healthy eating and self acceptance that will help readers navigate the weight obsessed, diet crazed, high pressured, fast food saturated college environment, establishing patterns of eating that will form the groundwork for a healthier life well beyond college. More than a new diet book or collection of superficial self-affirmations, this book gets at issues such as the importance of making informed choices and the value of self acceptance and good health.