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Basic Yoga Postures and Series In A Day For Dummies
In A Day For Dummies 1. Aufl.
3,99 € |
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Verlag: | Wiley |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 11.09.2012 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781118376836 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 72 |
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<b>Learn basic yoga postures and series in a day? Easy.</b> <p>Want to start enjoying the benefits of yoga today? The secret's out—you can quickly get up-to-speed on the basics of yoga and begin your workout with the help of this fun guide.</p> <p><i>Basic Yoga Postures & Series In A Day For Dummies</i> gives you an easy-to-follow introduction on the essential beginning elements of yoga. It's packed with tips and advice for staying balanced while maintaining proper posture (when sitting or standing) and step-by-step instructions for basic yoga sequences.</p> <ul> <li>An overview on the basic philosophy and benefits of Yoga</li> <li>Essential keys to posture, sitting, and standing</li> <li>The mechanics and practice of breathing during Yoga practice</li> <li>A recommended routine for beginners</li> <li>Online component takes you beyond the book with bonus content and features</li> </ul> <p>Get ready to start reaping the many benefits of this ancient practice with <i>Basic Yoga Postures & Series In A Day For Dummies.</i></p>
Introduction 1 <p>What You Can Do In A Day 1</p> <p>Foolish Assumptions 2</p> <p>Icons Used in This Book 2</p> <p><b>Chapter 1: The Ins and Outs of Yoga and Breathing 3</b></p> <p>A Brief Introduction to Yoga 4</p> <p>Breathing Your Way to Good Health 5</p> <p>Taking high-quality breaths 6</p> <p>Relaxing with a couple of deep breaths 7</p> <p>Practicing safe yogic breathing 7</p> <p>Reaping the benefits of yogic breathing 8</p> <p>Breathing through your nose (most of the time) 9</p> <p>What if I can’t breathe through my nose? 9</p> <p>How about breathing through my nose all the time? 9</p> <p>The Mechanics of Yogic Breathing 10</p> <p>Appreciating the complete yogic breath 11</p> <p>Belly breathing 11</p> <p>Belly-to-chest breathing 12</p> <p>Chest-to-belly breathing 13</p> <p>Starting out with focus breathing 15</p> <p>Realizing the power of a pause 16</p> <p>Partners in Yoga: Breath and Postural Movement 16</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Please, Be Seated 19</b></p> <p>Understanding the Philosophy of Yoga Postures 20</p> <p>Looking at the Many Variations of Sitting 21</p> <p>Chair-sitting posture 21</p> <p>The easy posture: Sukhasana 23</p> <p>The thunderbolt posture: Vajrasana 24</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Standing Tall 27</b></p> <p>Standing Strong 27</p> <p>Exercising Your Options 28</p> <p>Mountain posture: Tadasana 29</p> <p>Standing forward bend: Uttanasana 30</p> <p>Triangle posture: Utthita trikonasana 32</p> <p>Warrior I: Vira Bhadrasana I 33</p> <p>Warrior II: Vira Bhadrasana II 34</p> <p>Standing spread-legged forward bend: Prasarita pada uttanasana 36</p> <p>Downward-facing dog: Adhomukha shvanasana 37</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Steady as a Tree: Mastering Balance 39</b></p> <p>Getting to the Roots of the Postures 39</p> <p>Balancing Postures for Graceful Strength 40</p> <p>Warrior at the wall: Vira Bhadrasana III variation 41</p> <p>Balancing cat 42</p> <p>The tree posture: Vrikshasana 43</p> <p>The karate kid 44</p> <p>Standing heel-to-buttock 45</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Dynamic Posture: The Sun Salutation 47</b></p> <p>Gliding Through the 7-Step Kneeling Salutation 48</p> <p>Advancing to the 12-Step Sun Salutation 50</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: A Recommended Beginners’ Routine 53</b></p> <p>Starting Off Slowly and Wisely 53</p> <p>Trying Out a Fun Beginners’ Routine 54</p> <p>Corpse posture 54</p> <p>Lying arm raise 55</p> <p>Knee-to-chest posture 56</p> <p>Downward-facing dog 56</p> <p>Child’s posture 57</p> <p>Warrior I 58</p> <p>Standing forward bend 59</p> <p>Standing spread-legged forward bend 60</p> <p>The karate kid 61</p> <p>Corpse posture redux 62</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Where to Go from Here 63</b></p> <p>Taking Your First Steps 63</p> <p>Visiting dummiescom 64</p>
<strong>Georg Feuerstein</strong>, Ph.D. (Saskatchewan, Canada) has written more than 30 books on such topics as yoga, tantra, and spiritual transcendence. <p><strong>Larry Payne</strong>, Ph.D. (Los Angeles, CA) is an internationally respected Yoga teacher and workshop leader.