The benefits of Yoga are many. When adopted as a lifestyle, Yoga extends over the entire day. Find out how this can be done and why Yoga is so often loved by people who areInterested in becoming more fit and flexibleLooking for stress reliefSeeking to live a more peaceful and joyful life
Yoga For Dummies guides you slowly, step by step, into the treasure house of Yoga. And it is a fabulous treasure house! You will find out how to unlock your body′s extraordinary potential and enlist your mind to do so, and in the process strengthen your mind as well. This book covers the following topics and more:Five basic approaches to YogaSelecting a Yoga classPracticing Yoga safelyThe mechanics of Yogic breathingClassic foundational posturesExercises to target problem areasPutting together your personal routineYoga for special situations
The focus on this book is on Hatha (pronounced haht–ha) Yoga, which is that branch of Yoga that works primarily with the body through postures, breathing exercises, and other similar techniques. When necessary, the book provides helpful photos or illustrations to help you better understand the exercises or postures.
One author (Georg Feuerstein) is internationally recognized as a leading expert on the Yoga tradition and has authored many seminal works on it. The other author (Larry Payne) has a thriving practice as a Yoga teacher in Los Angeles, where he teaches and responds to his clients′ specific health challenges. In this book, their combined 55 years of experience have merged to create a reliable and user–friendly introductory book that can also serve you as a beginner′s reference work on an ongoing basis.
GeorgFeuerstein, Ph.D., and Larry Payne, Ph.D., are internationallyrecognized yoga experts. After explaining how to prepare your body andmind for yoga--including warnings about how to practice safely--theyjump straight into the postures (asanas), instructions forwhich make up the meat of book (relaxation, breathing, movement,sequencing, compensation, sitting). Feuerstein and Payne carefully andin great detail lead the reader through every step, although they doadvise first-timers to supplement the book with actual classes untilthey have the basics down. Throughout the book, clear explanationsaccompany black-and-white photos and drawings. (Unfortunately,following the written instructions is hard enough when your feet arein the air or your head's down by your ankles, and the book would havebeen improved if the pictures always appeared on the same page astheir instructions.)
Readers then learn about tailoring a yogaprogram to their needs; using props; practicing "Yoga Throughout theDay"; incorporating yoga into sex, meditation, menopause, andpregnancy; using yoga to treat back problems and PMS; and practicingyoga with kids. The book also covers yogic ethics, philosophy, andresources. It's not all asanas and pranas,though--Yoga for Dummies is sprinkled with the humorcharacteristic of the For Dummies series (a section explaining thatthe ego is the ultimate source of stress is titled "Wherever ego, Igo") and practical advice (the Forgiving Limbs maneuver allows you tobend your legs and arms a bit rather than try to fully extend them, sothat you can perform postures you're not yet quite limber enoughfor). This is both an excellent beginner's guide and a good referencefor more advanced yoginis who want a brush-upcourse. --Stefanie Durbin
| 出版社 | John Wiley & Sons |
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| 作者 | Georg Feuerstein |