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Functional Awareness and Yoga provides essential foundations in functional anatomy with applications to help improve specific postures in yoga. Each chapter contains a practice section that integrates anatomical principles into daily life in order to release unnecessary tension, improve posture, and recruit effort efficiently off the yoga mat.
List of contents
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Homage
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Awareness: Honoring the Body
- Chapter 2 Intention: The 4Rs of Reflective Practice
- Chapter 3 Bones: Skeletal Considerations
- Chapter 4 Poise: The Cervical Spine and Balance of the Head
- Chapter 5 Equilibrium: Systems of Balance
- Chapter 6 Foundation: The Foot and Ankle
- Chapter 7 Acceptance and Transference: The Knee
- Chapter 8 Mobility: The Hip Joint
- Chapter 9 Resilience: The Spine
- Chapter 10 Inspiration: The Breathing Mechanism
- Chapter 11 Support: Muscular Domes of the Body
- Chapter 12 Power: Core Muscles of the Trunk
- Chapter 13 Flying: The Arm
- Chapter 14 Namaste: Reflection and Restoration
- Glossary of Terms in Human Anatomy
- Glossary of Yoga Asanas
- Works Cited
- Index
About the author
Allegra Romita teaches Functional Awareness® Anatomy in Action, Dance, and Vinyasa Flow Yoga in New York City. She is also a Certified Movement Analyst.
Nancy Romita is on faculty at Towson University where she teaches anatomy and kinesiology. She is also Director of the Alexander Technique Mid-Atlantic Teacher Training Course.
Summary
Functional Awareness and Yoga provides essential foundations in functional anatomy with applications to help improve specific postures in yoga. Each chapter contains a practice section that integrates anatomical principles into daily life in order to release unnecessary tension, improve posture, and recruit effort efficiently off the yoga mat.
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The beautifully expressed, controlled amount of information makes the book valuable to yoga teachers and beginners in yoga or somatics.
