See inside every yoga pose! With clear, expert instruction and full-color, detailed anatomical drawings, Yoga Anatomy depicts the most common asanas to provide a deeper understanding of the structures and principles underlying each movement and of yoga itself. From breathing to standing poses, see how each muscle is used, how slight 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. Author Leslie Kaminoff is a recognized expert and teacher in anatomy, breathing, and bodywork. He is the founder of The Breathing Project, New York City s premiere yoga studio dedicated to the teaching of individualized, breath-centered yoga practice and therapy.
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""This is an essential book for any serious student of yoga who delights in the details of asana.""
"Yoga Journal" - October 2007
""For a long time it was difficult to get anatomy books that were specifically designed for Yoga teachers. Anatomical textbooks were useful but did not help with questions directly related to Yoga. After 2003, however, a row of books were published that addressed Yoga anatomy....Then, in the spring of this year, L. Kaminoff's "Yoga Anatomy "was published. Like other books it is very helpful because it shows the use of specific muscles in certain poses. Unlike other books it also addresses questions of joint action, muscles working and lengthening, obstacles, breathing and variations. For a slim (and not very expensive) book the author has been able to compress a lot of information into a concise, clear and instructive format. I have found "Yoga Anatomy "to be a very helpful resource book, and I rarely prepare a class without consulting it.""
Oda Lindner -- a YAA certified Yoga teacher
November 2007 edition of "Bridge," (the publication of the Yoga Association of Alberta, Canada)
"Plenty of books outline the fundamentals of yoga, but how many provide an illustrated anatomical guide to postures, movements and breathing techniques which blends anatomy with yoga moves? "Yoga Anatomy" offers a visual approach that allows learners to see how all the muscles interact during various poses. Chapters survey joint actions, poses, and how yoga helps various conditions. Any library strong in yoga or new age will find this anatomical approach specific and invaluable."
"Yoga Journal" - October 2007
""For a long time it was difficult to get anatomy books that were specifically designed for Yoga teachers. Anatomical textbooks were useful but did not help with questions directly related to Yoga. After 2003, however, a row of books were published that addressed Yoga anatomy....Then, in the spring of this year, L. Kaminoff's "Yoga Anatomy "was published. Like other books it is very helpful because it shows the use of specific muscles in certain poses. Unlike other books it also addresses questions of joint action, muscles working and lengthening, obstacles, breathing and variations. For a slim (and not very expensive) book the author has been able to compress a lot of information into a concise, clear and instructive format. I have found "Yoga Anatomy "to be a very helpful resource book, and I rarely prepare a class without consulting it.""
Oda Lindner -- a YAA certified Yoga teacher
November 2007 edition of "Bridge," (the publication of the Yoga Association of Alberta, Canada)
"Plenty of books outline the fundamentals of yoga, but how many provide an illustrated anatomical guide to postures, movements and breathing techniques which blends anatomy with yoga moves? "Yoga Anatomy" offers a visual approach that allows learners to see how all the muscles interact during various poses. Chapters survey joint actions, poses, and how yoga helps various conditions. Any library strong in yoga or new age will find this anatomical approach specific and invaluable."
Diane C. Donovan
"California Bookwatch"
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"Interesting Reading on a Difficult Subject, January 3, 2008"
Yoga Anatomy ("is the best book I have purchased on the subject. I have been practicing Yoga for about 33 years and teaching some classes during the 33 years. The illustrations are clear, concise and to the point for the asanas demonstrated. The book is well written and interesting. I recommend it to all Yoga Teachers and serious Yogis. I am registered to teach certification, if I pursue this," Yoga Anatomy "by Leslie Kaminoff will be one of the text books used in my class. Thank you for such a wonderful book on "Yoga Anatomy.
About the Author
Leslie Kaminoff has more than 20 years of experience and is an internationally recognized specialist in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He is cofounder and head instructor of the Breathing Project, a New York City-based yoga studio dedicated to the teaching of individualized, breath-centered yoga practice and therapy. He currently practices yoga therapy and teaches anatomy in New York City and Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and advises various yoga schools on the anatomy content of their national certification program. He has led workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools, and training programs in the United States, and he has helped organize international yoga conferences and symposia. Kaminoff is the founder of the highly respected international yoga list e-Sutra, and he has been a featured yoga expert in Yoga Journal and the New York Times, as well as online at WebMD, FOXNews Online, and Health.com.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
By Elle
Format:Paperback
This new book is one of very few available on the specific subject of yoga and anatomy.
The nice thing about this book is its accessibility - it has pictures of a range of poses in the style shown on the book cover, illustrating the muscular-skeletal system in the asana and highlighting the muscles being utilised (some postures shown from several angles). In some illustrations, the internal organs are also shown.
This helps you to relate anatomical and physiological knowledge to the actual asanas of yoga. The book also includes notes on breathing and the action of the joints in each posture.
Not as in-depth as the Coulter book, but at a good 400 pages shorter, that is to be expected. What this book offers instead is a more visual, illustrated approach and a great reference tool for serious students and teachers.
The nice thing about this book is its accessibility - it has pictures of a range of poses in the style shown on the book cover, illustrating the muscular-skeletal system in the asana and highlighting the muscles being utilised (some postures shown from several angles). In some illustrations, the internal organs are also shown.
This helps you to relate anatomical and physiological knowledge to the actual asanas of yoga. The book also includes notes on breathing and the action of the joints in each posture.
Not as in-depth as the Coulter book, but at a good 400 pages shorter, that is to be expected. What this book offers instead is a more visual, illustrated approach and a great reference tool for serious students and teachers.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Crystal
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This is a brilliant book for those studying yoga. It has plenty of detail which would come in handy during study.If you need help on joint movements and muscles being used during postures the this is the book you need to buy- very clear, interesting and brilliantly illustrated.
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By Tami Brady
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
I guess I'm one of those people that likes to understand the how and why of everything I do. Therefore, whenever I workout, I find myself wondering about the purpose of each particular exercise. Am I actually working, strengthen, or stretching my muscles in a way that is beneficial to my body or am I just wasting my time? Am I doing the exercises correctly or am I setting myself up for an injury? Perhaps that's why I love the Anatomy series from Human Kinetics. They have a number of different books that take a deeper look at Stretch Training, Stretching, and Yoga exercises.
Yoga Anatomy has full coloured pictures of the body for a wide variety of movements: breathing, standing poses, sitting poses, kneeling poses, supine poses, prone poses, and arm support poses. These pictures show which muscles are in use during a particular motion. Extra information is then included about which joints are involved and which muscles are lengthening and working during the process. Each entry also notes proper breathing as well as information on any challenges associated with the pose.
In this way, there is no guess work involved. I know exactly what each posture is meant to do, which muscles I'll be working, and how to prevent injuries. I can then take full responsibility for my health and fitness.
Yoga Anatomy has full coloured pictures of the body for a wide variety of movements: breathing, standing poses, sitting poses, kneeling poses, supine poses, prone poses, and arm support poses. These pictures show which muscles are in use during a particular motion. Extra information is then included about which joints are involved and which muscles are lengthening and working during the process. Each entry also notes proper breathing as well as information on any challenges associated with the pose.
In this way, there is no guess work involved. I know exactly what each posture is meant to do, which muscles I'll be working, and how to prevent injuries. I can then take full responsibility for my health and fitness.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Olive Murphy
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I like yoga, but am not particularly good at it. I thought that by understanding which muscles were being used I would get more benefit and could concentrate on my weaker poses etc. This book definitely does the trick as the illustrations are excellent. You do need a companion book on how to do the poses but the ones covered in this anatomy book are the stanard ones.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By F. Lam-clark
Format:Paperback
I love this book! The illustrations are simple, immediately accessible. The explanations of each posture very easy to understand as it is well laid out. I highly recommend this book for all dedicated Yogis and Yoginis!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just had exams in yoga anatomy and I found this book was a greatly detailed aid to have. There are plenty of lists of what muscles are working and what are lengthening making it perfect for the exam. But there is also some very useful information on breathing and the diagrams are class. Really well laid out format, easy to follow. Greatly enhances your knowledge of the interior muscular and skeletal elements of your poses! Well worth a look.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By timg
Format:Kindle Edition
The book is very good, the text is informative but very readable. My problem is with the Kindle version, to be honest it's rubbish. The pictures on the kindle are of course in black and white but the text refers to this muscle or that muscle in blue or red so you cannot see what the author is trying to say. Also the text on the images is tiny, a real struggle to read. These issues completely ruined the ebook version. Avoid it.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Dirk Benade
Format:Paperback
This book is absolutely perfect for what I wanted. It describes for a selection of the most common yoga postures:
a) the classification of the posture and difficulty grade
b) key structures of the body impacted
c) joint actions
d) muscles worked/strengthened
e) muscles lenghtened/stretched
f) breathing action required
g) obstacles often encountered, including risks
h) other notes and commentary
For my purposes the above ticked all the boxes. Diagrams are clear and highlight the relevant muscles. I found the author's comments on obstacles (problems people often encounter in a posture) excellent. In addition his discussion on where things can go wrong and causes of injuries was an eye-opener for me. It gives you the information to begin to understand why from a mechanical perspective problems arise, and the simple and effective way of avoiding these (it suddenly makes sense). The purchase price was worth it to me for this alone.
Limitations which I think reviewers should be aware of:
1. The book's title says it all, that this is about anatomy. It's worth pointing out that anatomy is a complex subject and has a specific vocabulary all of its own. As a layman I am finding is taking a while to become familiar with and so unless you are already very familiar with this you will take time to get into this book. To enjoy it fully you'll need to become conversant with terms such as nutation, contralateral, concentrically, abduction, dorsiflexion etc. and also be quite familiar with the location, origin, insertion and shape of all the muscles of the body (there are many!).
2. One of the strengths of the book is that it shows only the primary muscles targetted by a pose.... Read more ›
a) the classification of the posture and difficulty grade
b) key structures of the body impacted
c) joint actions
d) muscles worked/strengthened
e) muscles lenghtened/stretched
f) breathing action required
g) obstacles often encountered, including risks
h) other notes and commentary
For my purposes the above ticked all the boxes. Diagrams are clear and highlight the relevant muscles. I found the author's comments on obstacles (problems people often encounter in a posture) excellent. In addition his discussion on where things can go wrong and causes of injuries was an eye-opener for me. It gives you the information to begin to understand why from a mechanical perspective problems arise, and the simple and effective way of avoiding these (it suddenly makes sense). The purchase price was worth it to me for this alone.
Limitations which I think reviewers should be aware of:
1. The book's title says it all, that this is about anatomy. It's worth pointing out that anatomy is a complex subject and has a specific vocabulary all of its own. As a layman I am finding is taking a while to become familiar with and so unless you are already very familiar with this you will take time to get into this book. To enjoy it fully you'll need to become conversant with terms such as nutation, contralateral, concentrically, abduction, dorsiflexion etc. and also be quite familiar with the location, origin, insertion and shape of all the muscles of the body (there are many!).
2. One of the strengths of the book is that it shows only the primary muscles targetted by a pose.... Read more ›
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Name that muscle
This is a decent anatomy and physiology book, with a strong emphasis for yoga posture. If you're training to be a yoga teacher, or even in need of a reference guide, it's worth... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Yoga Girl
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useful
The book starts off well with the first chapters on breathing, the spine and the feet being very informative and accessible. Read more
Published 17 months ago by hazel
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Brilliant Book
An excellent buy for the yogi who is interested in antomy within the postures, indepth yet easy to understand, excellent illustrations.
Published 19 months ago by Amanda G. Raygen
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A very useful companion
I bought this book because I wanted to learn more about yoga (and to help me with my practice) and to use it to assist me in suggesting yoga poses to my holistic therapy clients. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Lolly Pickles
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Fabulous resource for yoga teachers!
When doing my Yoga Teacher Training course with the BWY, this book was one of the books on the recommended books list...and for very good reason. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2011 by George A. Watts
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Essential Book.
Excellent book, splendid illustrations - each asana is vividly shown with specific muscle groups being used (or not as the case may be). Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2011 by Austin's 28g of Mojo......
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Poorly edited
It is quite annoying the way that muscles labelled on a given diagram of an asana are not always mentioned in the text about the asana, and also vice versa: muscles mentioned in... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2011 by Alice
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It is ok
This book it is ok for who is looking for a first approach on Yoga anatomy but do not expect too much. It has very good drawings but the description of each postures are too short.
Published on 15 Jan 2011 by Ioca
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Lots of anatomical terms, need help translating
I had a bit of a giggle when I first opened and started scanning the pages of this book. Taking a randomly selected sentence...
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Published on 10 Dec 2010 by peppermint2010
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applied anatomy
i havent spent too much time reading this book but it is well worth buying purely for the illustrations. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2010 by Amy J. L. Soska
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