The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga, 2eThis book is for anyone interested in health, fitness, or the healing arts. It teaches you the basics of stretching, breathing, and meditation, with exercises designed to help you relax, become more flexible, more productive, and more self-satisfied. |
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User Review - butterflyknit - LibraryThingA good comprehensive introduction to yoga and a reference I go back to often. Although the pictures of poses are rather dated, they help a lot. This book has my favorite Sun Salutation printed on a handy tear-out card. Read full review
Contents
Foreword | |
Lets Get Into Yoga | |
Beyond | |
Yogavs Other Exercise | |
How Comfortable Are You in Your | |
Go with the Flow | |
Growing with the Tree | |
Why Practicing Yoga Is So TwentyFirst Century | |
A Continuous Flow | |
Postures to Quiet the Body | |
Be a Hero | |
Take the Forward Path | |
Dead to the World | |
The Mind | |
Living Your Yoga | |
The Healing Power of Chakras | |
Walking Yogas Eightfold Path | |
Just Say Yes Niyamas | |
Can You Breathe? | |
May the Force Be with | |
Starting YourYoga Practice | |
How to Practice Yoga | |
When to Practice Yoga | |
Crafting Your Personalized Yoga | |
Postures to Build Strength | |
Lightning Bolt Pose | |
Bending Over Backbends | |
Doin Wheelies | |
Plough Pose | |
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Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga, 2e THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE |
| Authors | Eve Adamson, Joan Budilovsky |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1101222026, 9781101222027 |
| Length | 368 pages |
| Subjects | › Health & Fitness / Yoga |
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