Find Balance with Yoga and Pilates


Book Description

Starting a fitness regimen can be difficult, but, oftentimes, it can be even more challenging to maintain. This guidebook teaches students how to turn their healthy habits into a healthy lifestyle. Readers learn the importance of establishing a mind-body connection and receive meditation and yoga exercises as ways of helping create that relationship. In listening to their bodies, students also explore safety's role in exercise.




Find Balance with Yoga and Pilates


Book Description

Starting a fitness regimen can be difficult, but, oftentimes, it can be even more challenging to maintain. This guidebook teaches students how to turn their healthy habits into a healthy lifestyle. Readers learn the importance of establishing a mind-body connection and receive meditation and yoga exercises as ways of helping create that relationship. In listening to their bodies, students also explore safety's role in exercise.




Moving Toward Balance


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Outlines an eight-week program of basic yoga postures, meditation, and breath awareness combined to promote physical, emotional, and psychological balance, and includes additional information for managing chronic pain and stress.




Yin Yoga


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Return to balance with this calming, healing approach. Yin yoga offer remedies to the stresses of your busy yang life. Each restorative pose targets your deeper fascia and connective tissues, helping you experience increased flexibility and improved joint health. Yin yoga also focuses on deep breathing and longer hold times, allowing you the time and space to clear your mind and enhance your mental acuity. These meditative poses will help you attain a renewed sense of mindfulness and physical well-being, making them the perfect complement to an active yang lifestyle and helping bring you back into balance. Yin Yoga includes these features: • More than 50 step-by-step poses that focus on specific areas of the body • 20 sequences linking the poses, designed to help you reach specific physical, mental, or emotional goals • Expert information on techniques and philosophies, including correct breathing techniques, chakras and meridians, and how best to practice yin yoga If you’ve been looking for something to settle your mind and body, look no further than yin yoga the practice and Yin Yoga the book.




Yoga Pilates


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Whether you are looking for stamina, weight loss, or a renewed mental edge, Yoga/Pilates will take your there. The author introduces you to her fully researched and practiced programs aimed at giving you maximum results, whether you have only 15 minutes a day to spare or several hours. Beautifully illustrated with photographs and step-by-step instructions, this book covers: - History of old and new yoga and Pilates - Breathing and alignment - Closing postures - Counter poses and relaxation - Quick 15 minute and 30 minutes exercise plans




Pick Your Yoga Practice


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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




The Yogi Assignment


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A high-profile Ashtanga Yoga teacher introduces an inspirational 30-day program that will “completely overhaul your attitude . . . eliminate negativity . . . while also allowing yoga to transform your body” (PopSugar) “The brave heart of a yogi is defined by actions that make the world a better place.” Live with authenticity. Practice patience. Let go of negativity. These are some of the core tenets of a yoga lifestyle, on and off the mat. Yoga is about much more than twisting yourself into shapes—the heart of this ancient practice is an inner journey, one of reflection, spiritual awakening, and ultimately a calm, clear mind. The Yogi Assignment is a 30-day introduction to these life-affirming and simple—yet revolutionary—principles. Led by master Ashtanga yoga teacher Kino MacGregor, this journey will challenge and uplift your body, mind, and spirit. Each day offers a practice and meditation that will help you confront your emotional, physical, and mental limitations and inspire real change in your life. MacGregor is a fierce, loving guide who encourages you to look deeply within to find your wellspring of inner strength and courage.




Yoga and Pilates Poses - Yoga Guide for Beginners


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Feeling tired all the time? Wonder what could make you feel healthier both physically and mentally? It's time to rejuvenate your body, mind, and spirit with yoga! Discover what yoga can bring to your life and wellbeing. This yoga guide for beginners will provide you with all you need to know to get into yoga. Yoga is way more than you think! Yoga will not only allow you to have a healthy body ready for the task at hand but will also greatly strengthen your mind. Broadly speaking, yoga refers to a collection of practices for body, mind, and soul which originated in ancient India. Yoga is a means of discovering the dysfunctions in our perception and cognition. Through yoga, we overcome these to liberate ourselves from suffering, bringing forth inner peace and wellbeing. Yoga is an age-old practice and its usefulness could never be denied. Yoga offers several benefits to perseverant yogis. Constant physical exercise, coupled with strong meditation and focus, leads to better health and well-being. This extends to the mind and the body. Best of all, yoga can be practice anywhere with very little equipment! Practicing yoga will grant your body the following physical benefits: Increased flexibility and agility Stronger and better-toned muscles More energy and vitality Improved respiration and metabolism Reduced weight (closer to your ideal weight) Better cardiovascular and circulatory health Higher athletic performance As well as the following mental benefits: Increased focus Reduced stress levels Diminished anxiety and fidgetiness More motivation and willpower More happiness Heightened empathy Increased emotional resilience Inside you will find yoga poses from beginner to a more advanced level. The. You can mix and match different yoga poses to design your own sequences. The poses have been ordered from easiest to the hardest. The poses have also been divided into different categories according to their focus. These include: Yoga poses for warming-up, Yoga poses for the neck, Yoga poses for the arms, wrists & shoulders, Yoga poses for the chest, Yoga poses for the hips, Yoga poses for the back, Yoga poses for the legs, and Yoga poses for the whole body. Each pose includes The focus of the pose, The physical indications and contraindications, The time to hold the pose, The Sanskrit name, and The level aimed (beginner, intermediate, or advanced). Following the poses, you will find sequences you can use for different situations and that is ideal for the beginner yogi. Ready to start your yoga practice? Scroll back up and click the BUY NOW button at the top right side of this page to order your copy now! "We all deal with stress and anxiety in our daily lives. Whether it comes from business or personal relationships, learning how to effectively cope with anxiety and manage stress levels is an important role in living a happy and successful life. Yoga is also a powerful tool at helping to channel negative energy from your body so that you can reset your mind and spirit so that you're focused on remaining calm and relaxed. In addition, these poses will help you to experience an increase in energy and focus while decreasing tension. Whether you're looking to transform your mood, improve flexibility, strength, and posture, or you're simply interested in increasing energy and slimming down, yoga offers all of these advantages and many more. The best thing about yoga is that it doesn't take a lot of time out of your day. In fact, if you can spare just 15 minutes, you can reap the benefits and rewards that come with integrating this mind & body practice into your daily routine. So are you ready to learn the top yoga poses that will help you improve your health, lose weight, and live a better, more positive life? There's no better or easier way to set yourself on a path towards ongoing happiness, mental clarity, and health than by incorporating yoga into your everyday life.




Power Yoga for Athletes


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Boost your athletic performance with the strength, balance, and focus of power yoga. With step-by-step, photo-illustrated instruction for over 100 yoga poses, Power Yoga for Athletes is a whole-body program for cross-training and conditioning. Whatever your sport, yoga is the perfect total body and mind workout, the ideal cross-training tool, and an excellent stand-alone exercise. Use this yoga program created by fitness instructor Sean Vigue to improve balance, focus, control, breathing, posture, and flexibility; strengthen your back, joints, and core; or reduce or heal from injury. Yoga benefits athletes of all types, helping you to improve your athletic prowess and hone new strengths. You'll find many poses ideal for the sport of your choice, including: running, swimming, cycling, golfing, baseball, basketball, soccer, football/rugby, hockey, and tennis. Each yoga pose features: Step-by-step directions Instructional photography Illustrations showing the muscles being worked Description of its overall benefits The sports for which the pose is ideal Get the balance, strength, and focus you need to perform at your best.




Pilates and Yoga


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A high-energy partnership of physical and spiritual exercise techniques to revitalize the mind and body.