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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.
About the Authors:
Martin Kirk is an Anusara certified yoga instructor and a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. He has studied with John Friend, Anusara Yoga founder, since 1994. Kirk and his wife, Jordan, are owners and directors of teacher training for Yoga Village in Phoenix, Arizona. Kirk found his passion for yoga as a graduate student at Arizona State University, where he earned his master of science degree in biomedical engineering. He is a member of the Arizona Yoga Association and conducts yoga teacher trainings and workshops worldwide. Kirk lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife and coteacher, Jordan. He can be contacted by e-mail at martin@anahata-yoga.com or through his Web sites, www.anahata-yoga.com or www.yoga-village.com.
Brooke Boon is cofounder of Studio Om Yoga and Tai Chi in Phoenix, Arizona. She received her certification through Baptiste Power Yoga Institute and is a registered yoga teacher as well as a member of the Arizona Yoga Association. Her certification came after working with world-renowned master teacher Baron Baptiste.
Boon’s teaching style is designed to promote stability, strength, and serenity as well as create hormonal and emotional balance. She specializes in power vinyasa and also instructs classes for mature adults, athletes, and expectant mothers, emphasizing that yoga is for everybody. Boon lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
Daniel DiTuro was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and is a graduate of Arizona State University with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He has worked as a mechanical engineer since 1980. His interest in photography began at the age of 10. In 1986 he started DiTuro Photography, specializing in commercial and portrait photography. After a shoulder injury, Daniel began practicing hatha yoga in 1999. Having discovered the therapeutic benefits of yoga, he began working on a series of photographs that evolved into The Yoga Project to introduce people to yoga and meditation. In addition to his work as a mechanical engineer and photographer, Daniel enjoys a variety of activities including traveling, hiking, writing, and cooking.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Art and Practice of Hatha Yoga
Roots of Yoga, Getting the Most From Your Yoga Practice
Learning to Meditate, Using the Asanas in This Book
Chapter 2. Standing Postures
Mountain, Downward-Facing Dog, Extended Side-Angle, Triangle
Warrior II, Crescent Lunge, Warrior I, Revolved Extended Side-Angle, Revolved Triangle, Chair, Standing Intense Spread-Leg Pose
Beam, Humble Warrior, Intense Side-Stretch
Chapter 3. Balancing Postures
Eagle, Tree, Tiptoe Pose, Boat, Revolved Half-Moon, Standing Extended Leg Stretch, Warrior III, Dancer, Half-Moon
Chapter 4. Arm-Balancing Postures
Inclined Plane, Lateral Inclined Plane
Crane, Peacock, Four-Limbed Staff
Chapter 5. Inverted Postures
Shoulder Stand, Plow, Legs-Up-the-Wall, Head Stand
Chapter 6. Backward-Bending Postures
Cobra, Upward-Facing Dog, Camel, Bridge, Bow, Locust, Upward-Facing Bow Fish, Cat-Cow, Pigeon
Chapter 7. Twisting Postures
Gentle Spinal Twist, Reclining Spinal Twist, Simple Sitting Twist
Bound Half-Lotus Twist, Sitting Spinal Twist I, Sitting Spinal Twist II
Chapter 8. Forward-Bending Postures
Seated Forward Bend, Standing Forward Bend, Single-Leg Head-to-Knee Forward Bend, Revolved Head-to-Knee Forward Bend
Open-Angle, Side Open-Angle, Three-Limb Intense Stretch, Garland, Splits
Chapter 9. Sitting Postures
Lotus, Looking Within, Baby Cradle, Hero, Kneeling Pose, Lion, Cow Face, Staff Pose, Yoga Sealing Pose, Heron, Sage
Chapter 10. Reclining and Relaxation Postures
Knees-to-Chest, Reclining Hero, Reclining Big-Toe, Reclining Bound-Angle, Reclining Open-Leg Spinal Twist, Supported Bridge, Supported Hero, Child’s Pose, Corpse
Chapter 11. Hatha Yoga Routines
Gentle Yoga I, Gentle Yoga II, Yoga for Flexibility I, Yoga for Flexibility II, Vinyasa Yoga I, Vinyasa Yoga II, Vinyasa Yoga III, Sun Salutation I, Sun Salutation II, Moon Salutation I, Moon Salutation II
Words of Praise
"Hatha Yoga Illustrated is a complete and practical introduction to the physical practice of yoga that serves as a fantastic starting point on the road to both physical and emotional wellness."
Baron Baptiste
Pioneering instructor of Power Vinyasa Yoga
Author of Journey Into Power
“Hatha Yoga Illustrated makes the theory and practice of hatha and Anusara yoga accessible so that everyone can experience the healing, creative and empowering journey of self-practice. The section on various vinyasa sequences is a hard-to-find gem.”
Shiva Rea
Yoga instructor and writer for Yoga Journal
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