Read more
Did you know that yoga benefits every system in the body, from joints to hormone response, digestion, and brain function?Science of Yoga uncovers the facts and explains how to get the most from your practice. Each asana is demonstrated with artworks that reveal the muscle and joint actions below the surface, safe alignment, and much more. This expanded edition features therapeutic sequences tailored to help relieve common problems, such as back pain, arthritis, and anxiety, including poses that can be performed in a chair. In addition, a new focus on breathwork shows how optimal breathing both improves yoga performance and provides a coping tool for life.
About the author
Ann Swanson is the author of the best-selling book
Science of Yoga, translated into over 15 languages. With a Master of Science in Yoga Therapy, a licence in massage therapy, and having studied yoga in India, Ann blends cutting-edge research with ancient wisdom in an accessible way. Her YouTube channel Ann Swanson Wellness has over 100k subscribers.
Summary
Did you know that yoga practice can help lower your blood pressure, decrease inflammation, and prevent age-related brain changes?
Explore the physiology of 30 key yoga poses, in-depth and from every angle, and master each asana with confidence and control. Recent scientific research now backs up what were once anecdotal claims about the benefits of yoga to every system in the body. Science of Yoga reveals the facts, with annotated artworks that show the mechanics, the angles, how your blood flow and respiration are affected, the key muscle and joint actions working below the surface of each pose, safe alignment, and much more.
With insight into variations on the poses and a Q&A section that explores the science behind every aspect of yoga, look no further than Science of Yoga to achieve technical excellence in your practice and optimise the benefits of yoga to your body and mind. This new edition makes sure that all latest research into the benefits of yoga included.
