Yoga For Dummies

Georg Feuerstein, Larry Payne

John Wiley & Sons, Mar 26, 2010 - Health & Fitness - 408 pages

The long-awaited update of the trusted yoga book

A decade since its initial publication, Yoga For Dummies, 2nd Edition has been updated and revised to include coverage of the newest concepts and practices that have emerged in the yoga community over the past ten years. Still maintaining its emphasis on safe approaches to the physical practice of yoga, Yoga For Dummies, 2nd Edition breaks down the concepts and poses, making yoga easy-to-understand and easy-to-apply for everyone.

Yoga has been bringing health and peace of mind to millions of people for five millennia-and it can do the same for you. Turn to Yoga For Dummies, 2nd Edition to find out how to unlock your body's extraordinary potential, while strengthening your mind as well.

• Focuses on Hatha Yoga, which works primarily with the body through postures, breathing exercises, and other techniques
• Specialized yoga instructions for all ages, as well as partner yoga
• Practicing yoga during pregnancy, as well as yoga relief for women in mid-life
• Using restorative yoga and yoga therapy to combat chronic aches and pains

Whether you're a beginner or a yoga guru, Yoga For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you the tips and techniques you need to experience the health benefits of yoga as part of a complete wellness and exercise program.

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Contents

• Introduction: 1
• The Part of Tens 351: 5
• Off to a Good Start with Yoga: 7
• Ready Set Yoga: 27
• Prep Before Pep Ensuring a Fruitful Yoga Practice: 39
• Relaxed Like a Noodle The Fine Art of Letting Go of Stress: 47
• Breath and Movement Simplified: 61
• Postures for Health Maintenance: 83
• Standing Tall: 95
• Steady as a Tree Mastering Balance: 113
• Absolutely Abs: 121
• Looking at the World Upside Down: 129
• Easy round the Bends: 139
• Several Twists on the Yoga Twist: 157
• Dynamic Posture The Rejuvenation Sequence: 167
• A Recommended Beginners Routine for Men and Women: 175
• Designing Your Own Yoga Program: 187
• Its Never Too Soon Pre and Postnatal Yoga: 223
• Yoga for Kids and Teens: 235
• Its Never Too Late Yoga for Midlifers and Older Adults: 257
• Yoga for Older Adults: 266
• Prop Art The Why and How of Simple Props: 279
• Yoga Throughout the Day: 289
• Meditation and the Higher Reaches of Yoga: 307
• Yoga Therapy The Yoga Doctor Will See You Now: 321
• Ten Tips for a Great Yoga Practice: 353
• Ten Good Reasons to Practice Yoga: 357
• Index: 373

About the author

Georg Feuerstein, PhD, offers distance-learning courses on Yoga philosophy and history through Traditional Yoga Studies.

Larry Payne, PhD, is founding director of the Yoga Therapy Rx curriculum at Loyola Marymount University and was named one of America's most respected Yoga teachers by the Los Angeles Times.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Yoga For Dummies; --For dummies
• Authors: Georg Feuerstein, Larry Payne
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2010
• ISBN: 0470630868, 9780470630860
• Length: 408 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Yoga; Sports & Recreation / Bodybuilding & Weight Training