Author : Daniel DiTuro
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 44,78 MB
Release : 2012-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781450414852
Features photographs of yoga poses of varying difficulties, including upward-facing dog, shoulder stand, and chair.
Author : Jnandev Yogachariya Giri
Publisher : Yoga Satsanga Ashram
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,84 MB
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780992784157
A book on Classical Hatha Yoga postures for Yoga seekers, Practitioners and Teachers looking to expand their knowledge of traditional asanas and thie variations and benefits. This is a good reference book for beginners to advanced level as it guides us into the postures with several variations which can be followed according to your level.
Author : Martin Kirk
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 18,91 MB
Release : 2005-10-20
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1492582492
Experience the physical benefits and body awareness from hatha yoga—the most popular form of yoga today. Hatha Yoga Illustrated presents nearly 650 full-color photos to visually demonstrate 77 standard poses from hatha yoga that apply to all major hatha styles including Iyengar, Astanga, Anusara, and Bikram. Individual poses are presented from start to finish, showing you how to achieve proper alignment and breathing to ensure challenging yet safe execution. The result is an increase in the effectiveness, both physically and mentally, you'll experience with each pose. Several pose variations based on your personal preference, ability, and fitness level are also included. Eleven sample yoga routines show how to assemble the poses into workouts that meet your specific time, difficulty, and intensity parameters. Colorful and comprehensive, Hatha Yoga Illustrated is organized for your ultimate convenience and use. Use it to guide your muscles, as well as your mind, and increase strength and stamina, reduce stress and anxiety, reduce blood pressure, and increase flexibility.
Author : The Mindful Word
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 17,21 MB
Release : 2016-10-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781988245638
Hatha Yoga Poses Chart contains pictures and names of 60 common Yoga Poses (also known as Yoga postures or asanas). This chart organizes poses into the following categories: Standing poses, seated poses, kneeling poses, supine poses, prone poses and other. The Yoga poses are named in both Sanskrit and English to aid learning. This 16-page booklet comes with four identical pamphlets inside (of four panels each) to give you more options to use the material and study the poses better. It is designed so that you can use the material in the following ways: Poster - Pin two copies up on the wall (one for each side) - 8.5 x 11" sized poster Book - Leave one copy in the book and stand it up as you do your Yoga practice Flash cards - Cut the figures out and make flash cards out of them to aid in your study of the poses, etc. The idea is that the more different ways you practice learning the poses the more easily you will remember them. This chart is designed with dark silhouette figures and easy-to-read text so it can be read at a good distance relative to its size. Whether you're looking for a practical aid to your Yoga practice or just some Yoga poses art to hang on your wall this chart makes a great addition to your Yoga studio or home practice room.
Author : Sadhguru
Publisher : Isha Foundation
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 11,90 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN :
Author : Swami Swatmarama
Publisher : David De Angelis
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 27,77 MB
Release : 2022-01-29
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
Hatha Yoga Pradipika is among the most influential surviving texts on hatha yoga. The text describes asanas, purifying practices, shatkarma, mudras, finger and hand positions, bandhas, locks, and pranayama, breath exercises. The book explains the purpose of Hatha Yoga, the awakening of subtle energy kundalini, advancement to Raja Yoga, and the experience of deep meditative absorption known as samadhi.
Author : Diane M. Ambrosini
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 811 pages
File Size : 22,41 MB
Release : 2015-12-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1492585750
The world of yoga has exploded since the first edition of Instructing Hatha Yoga was published in 2006. Millions more enthusiasts worldwide are experiencing the physical benefits and mindful awareness of yoga in gyms and spas, the training rooms of professional sport teams, prisons and hospitals, and even classrooms. With the increasing demand for qualified yoga teachers who can meet the needs of a diverse group of students, this updated edition of Instructing Hatha Yoga could not have come at a better time. Featuring detailed instructions on teaching 68 yoga poses and more than 200 photos showing the postures, the text covers all aspects of safe and confident hatha yoga instruction. The second edition is enhanced with the following features: • Updated verbal and visual cues to use in teaching each posture • Sample children’s and prenatal classes • 75 new video clips that demonstrate yoga poses and modifications and instruct on physically assisting and adjusting students • New online teacher resource with self-inquiry questionnaire, class evaluation, chapter review questions, and other printable instructional resources Master teacher and author Diane Ambrosini retains her original emphasis on simple cues for bringing students into proper alignment and deeper mental focus and detailed instructions for making safe and effective hands-on modifications and adjustments of yoga poses. The book highlights issues of importance to even the most experienced instructors, including creating a safe and comfortable learning environment, structuring a class, teaching pranayama (breath work), and handling personal integrity and ethics. Developed in line with the New Yoga Alliance Standards and the Yoga Teachers’ Registry requirements, Instructing Hatha Yoga is a comprehensive and user-friendly guide to becoming a confident and qualified yoga instructor. Students and teachers not only will learn how to teach yoga poses, but they will also know how to direct students toward deeper self-awareness to positively affect their lives for years to come.
Author : Shyam Sundar Goswami
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 48,28 MB
Release : 2012-08-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1594776962
The classic Hatha yoga manual for a strong, vital, beautiful body and a balanced, harmonious, happy mind • Includes instructions for many advanced Hatha yoga exercises to build strength, stamina, and good posture, the necessary basis for spiritual development • Provides detailed exercise plans to help you develop your personal weekly practice • Explains traditional yogic methods of fasting and internal cleansing, practices to strengthen the endocrine system, methods for advanced sexual control, breath control practices, and concentration exercises to improve mind power Based upon ancient Sanskrit works on yoga as well as thousands of years of oral teachings, this Hatha yoga classic moves beyond the introductory level of yoga and provides illustrated instructions for many advanced asanas and other yogic techniques to build strength, stamina, and good posture--a necessary prerequisite for spiritual development. Offering detailed exercise plans to help you develop your personal weekly yoga practice as well as techniques to target specific areas of the body, such as the abdominal muscles, this book also contains detailed instructions on many forms of prânâyâma (breath control), including alternate nostril breathing, kapâlabhâti, and sahita, as well as meditative methods for developing your powers of concentration and mental discipline. With instructions on diet, fasting, internal cleansing, advanced sexual control, and strengthening the endocrine system, Sri S. S. Goswami’s classic text presents the complete picture of an advanced Hatha yoga lifestyle for a strong, vital, beautiful body and a balanced, harmonious, happy mind.
Author : Daniel Lacerda
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 1591 pages
File Size : 26,35 MB
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0316270628
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.
Author : Gudrun Bühnemann
Publisher :
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 26,49 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
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.
