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The photographs, illustrations and diagrams are clear and easy to understand. Anyone who is curious or troubled about how the body responds to stretching and exercise will find in this book a cornucopia - partly new and partly old - of readable and reliable information.
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The first organizing principle underlying human movement and posture is our existence in a gravitational field. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I got this book when I was on the teacher training programme, at the time i didn't have the time to read it, just flicking through the pages. Now my course is over I have stuck my head into it and cannot get it back out. What a brilliant tool!! As a teacher it has helped my understanding of the asanas, breathing etc and as a yogi, it has helped my understanding of both my body in action and of the whys. if your serious about learning how you body moves and why your body restricts your practice etc then you'd better get this book...I cannot reccomend it enough.
54 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When I ordered this book I had some idea that it explained yoga according to its effects on one's body. I had imagined it would be a big A4 Dorling Kindersley style hardback. Instead I was met with a squat, fat, 625-page tome, bristling with pictures.
By combining the instruction of how to perform the various yoga asanas with all the medical explanations and nomenclature that you would expect, this book is able to demystify yoga. I didn't doubt yoga before, but this book gives me extra belief that it is working.
The book is thorough in explaining variants of many positions. Almost each is illustrated. This is invariable when, either, you find a position too hard or ineffective, or you are becoming adept at a position to the point where it is too easy for you. In either case, the book is easy to use to adapt one's practice to suit.
With illustrations and instructions on the various positions and the actual physical anatomy of the body, the book begins with movement and posture, thereafter covering breathing, before moving on to abdominopelvic exercises, standing posutres, backbending postures, forward bending postures, and twisting postures. A chapter each is devoted to the headstand and shoulderstand, followed by a chapter on relaxation and meditation. The book also comes with a good glossary of anatomical terms, the book also covers the contraindications (don't dos) for various medical conditions.
79 of 87 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is essential for those who are really willing to know what is behind each posture and each exercise of the yoga practice. It analyses, illustratevely, the physical benefits and functionality of every physical movement in yoga. It is speciallized in Hatha Yoga, one of the very interesting sub divisions of the great Raja Yoga. Great manual indeed... Worthy purchasing it. I'm happy with mine in my mini library at home.. ;)
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Great text, lousy pictures
Fantastic text. So informative. Great to have on kindle so that I can take it with me and read when I have a moment - its written in small enough sections that you can read one... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Imo
Yes !
Just received this book. As a relative novice to anatomy I must say that it can be a bit tough going, as with any new subject one has to persevere, but it has enhanced both my... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Paul Rohe
Excellent resource for yoga teachers
When taking my Yoga Teacher Training course with the BWY, this book was on the recommended books list...and for very good reason. Read more
Published 11 months ago by George A. Watts
Very comprehensive, but also quite dense as a result
This book covers every aspect of yoga anatomy, but it's not written to dip into really - so it takes an investment of time to understand what's going on. Read more
Published 12 months ago by concerned
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Very in-depth info on many topics of the human body and postures. However a good purchase something I will refer to as my understanding and ability increases I think Thanks
Published 12 months ago by Boomerang
WOW !
This is the best book so far to understand the Anatomy of Yoga, it is clearly and precicely written, it conveys through simple laymans terms the anatomy of the body not just... Read more
Published 16 months ago by hazel
my review
The book is great, it arrived on time and in very good conditions!!
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Published 19 months ago by meireles
very good value for money
this book is dense. it is extremely thorough, an anatomical yoga bible. it would be a challenging read for those with no prior knowledge of a&p but for the educated reader seeking... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Amy J. L. Soska
A Deserved Five Stars
For the depth of detail alone this book deserves five stars, however, Coulter has also managed to make, what I find to be a somewhat testingly tedious topic - human anatomy and... Read more
Published on 12 April 2010 by Valentina O.Cimun
Excellent essential reading
Very indepth but very useful as a yoga teacher - not light reading more kind of book you dip in and out of when need to know something specific. Fantastic reference guide though.
Published on 6 April 2010 by Ms. Cheryl L. Kennedy
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