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Yoga for Dummies - 3rd ed

English · Paperback / Softback

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Explains how to design and follow a yoga program that will help with stress managment, increase levels of inner peace, and promote a healthy mind and body.

List of contents

Foreword xvIntroduction 1Part I: Getting Started with Yoga 5Chapter 1: Yoga 101: Building a Foundation 7Chapter 2: Ready, Set, Yoga! 23Chapter 3: Preparing for a Fruitful Yoga Practice 33Chapter 4: Relaxed Like a Noodle: The Fine Art of Letting Go of Stress 41Chapter 5: Breath and Movement Simplified 55Part II: Moving into Position: Basic Yoga Postures 77Chapter 6: Please Be Seated 79Chapter 7: Standing Tall 89Chapter 8: Steady as a Tree: Mastering Balance 107Chapter 9: Absolutely Abs 115Chapter 10: Looking at the World Upside Down: Safe Inversion Postures 123Chapter 11: Easy 'round the Bends: Classic Bending Floor Postures 133Chapter 12: Several Twists on the Yoga Twist 151Chapter 13: Dynamic Posture: The Rejuvenation Sequence and Sun Salutation 159Chapter 14: A Recommended Beginners' Routine for Men and Women 167Part III: Creating and Customizing Your Yoga Routine 177Chapter 15: Designing Your Own Yoga Program 179Chapter 16: Partnering Up for Yoga 215Chapter 17: It's Never Too Soon: Pre- and Postnatal Yoga 231Chapter 18: Yoga for Kids and Teens 243Chapter 19: It's Never Too Late: Yoga for Midlifers and Older Adults 265Chapter 20: Prop Art: The Why and How of Simple Props 287Chapter 21: Yoga Against the Wall 295Part IV: Living Life the Yoga Way 309Chapter 22: Yoga throughout the Day 311Chapter 23: Meditation and the Higher Reaches of Yoga 323Chapter 24: Yoga Therapy: Customizing Your Back and Body Treatments 337Chapter 25: Using Restorative Postures to Relieve Stress and Chronic Pain 357Part V: The Part of Tens 371Chapter 26: Ten Tips for a Safe Yoga Practice 373Chapter 27: Ten Ways to Get the Most out of Your Yoga Practice 377Index 379

Product details

Authors Consumer Dummies, Georg Feuerstein, L Payne, Larr Payne, Larry Payne
Publisher Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 25.06.2014
 
EAN 9781118839560
ISBN 978-1-118-83956-0
No. of pages 408
Dimensions 190 mm x 238 mm x 25 mm
Series For Dummies
For Dummies
Subjects Guides > Health > Fitness, aerobics, bodybuilding, gymnastics

Fitness, Health & Social Care, Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen, Gesundheitsvorsorge / Fitness

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