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published
June 20th 2007
by Human Kinetics Publishers
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Paperback, 224 pages
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0736062785
(isbn13: 9780736062787)
description
See inside every yoga pose! With clear, expert instruction and full-color, detailed anatomical drawings, Yoga Anatomy depicts the most common asanas...more
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geeks
i can't barely begin to describe how happy this book makes me.
my mom was a nurse, so I spent hours of my childhood pouring over her Anatomy books.
so to find a book of see-through people doing my other favorite thing, yoga?
to integrate these drawings and visualize what my body is doing as a strike a pose?
hot damn! why that's better than peanut butter and chocolate!
or chocolate and potato chips! or anything with caramel!
I will die happy and limber.
my mom was a nurse, so I spent hours of my childhood pouring over her Anatomy books.
so to find a book of see-through people doing my other favorite thing, yoga?
to integrate these drawings and visualize what my body is doing as a strike a pose?
hot damn! why that's better than peanut butter and chocolate!
or chocolate and potato chips! or anything with caramel!
I will die happy and limber.
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Good reference material...i keep going back to it!
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I guess I’m one of those people that likes to understand the how and why of everything I do. Therefore, whenever I workout, I find myself wondering about the purpose of each particular exercise. Am I actually working, strengthen, or stretching my muscles in a way that is beneficial to my body or am I just wasting my time? Am I doing the exercises correctly or am I setting myself up for an injury? Perhaps that’s why I love the Anatomy series from Human Kinetics. They have a number of differen...more
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Read in February, 2008
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yoga instructions, serious practitioners, bodywork experts, hypochondriacs
This is ather technical for most yoga practitioners, but I find it to be informative and interesting. Asanas are listed by both Sanskrit and English names, and there are line drawings of people doing each pose with internal sketches of the skeletal and muscular regions affected or utilized during each asana.
The descriptive information for each pose includes a list of conditions that may cause problems for successfully doing that asana, and gives detailed accounts of the actions of e...more
The descriptive information for each pose includes a list of conditions that may cause problems for successfully doing that asana, and gives detailed accounts of the actions of e...more
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06/08/09
Sirpa
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I've owned this for several years and used it. Finally am trying to read it cover-to-cover and practice ea h pose as I contemplate the obstacles and notes sections. I keep having students with injuries and know that in order to teach safely, you really have to keep studying anatomy :)
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Read in April, 2009
This book gives great insight into the work of the specific muscles that are used in classic yoga poses, and really can help deepen awareness if you have a home practice, which I do!
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This book is so cool. You get to see the alignment and muscles used for tons of poses.
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Read in January, 2008
So it just struck me that it would be kind of absurd to keep this on my "currently reading" list for the years it will likely take me to actually consume all its information: but this has been great for refining poses. Every now and then I'll wonder: "wait, what is the point of this pose? where should I feel it?" and this illustrated book is an invaluable resource. Not necessarily the kind you read cover-to-cover, but pretty handy to have around -- even if the author does beg...more
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...i return from class every monday and thursday night and immediately find this book next to me--an excellent resource for any yoga beginner as the aurhor's words and illustrations demonstrate asanas very well. also, i appreciate the extra information shared in this text that allows me to better understand the health benefits embedded in asanas and sequences.
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yoga enthusiasts
I'm just a beginner & this book offered great insight into why some simple stretches aren't so easy for me. (tight muscles, yes, but helped to pinpoint WHICH tight muscles.)
It's more of a reference book, but I enjoyed the additional information regarding how to protect your joints & muscles in the stretches.
It's more of a reference book, but I enjoyed the additional information regarding how to protect your joints & muscles in the stretches.
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Read in February, 2008
Okay, another book I didn't actually finish. I read the first few chapters and after that it just goes really into depth about each different asana. I'd say it is a great reference book for all the yogis out there, but not something you'd want to pick up and leisurely read.
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Read in December, 2008
i hesitate to mark this book as "read", as i often use it as a reference. it's more like i've done one lap around the training course that is this book, and will continue on the training course to better my abilities.
excellent first- and multiple-time reading material.
excellent first- and multiple-time reading material.
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01/19/09
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Read in April, 2009
I read these for one of my teacher trainings, but not front to back. Really useful summary of anatomy for yoga. The chapter on breath was particular enlightening. However, it is a sum up and not an in depth text like some others.
Read in February, 2008
Good reference, but it lacks connecting yoga theory w/ anatomy...Having a background in anatomy I was able to relate, however, it may be difficult to pull useful terminology from this book to bring to your classroom as a yoga teacher.
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10/27/08
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This is an excellent book. Approachable, clear and suscinct. I found this to be easier to follow and look items up than the Coltier book and more indepth than the Susi Hately Aldous book.
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Wonderfully illustrated guide of many basic and advanced asanas. The illustrations portray the skeletal and muscular detail of the poses, and provide a great tool for personal practice.
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beautiful illustrations, a little heavy on the anatomy talk for those who don't know the terms, but a must for those interested in yoga and anatomy
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Best book on anatomy, period.
Oh, and there's some great drawings of asana's and the anatomy of each (muscles, etc.) Amazing!
Oh, and there's some great drawings of asana's and the anatomy of each (muscles, etc.) Amazing!
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So cool! This book shows you exactly what you're doing when you're in a pose...or at least what you're supposed to be doing :).
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Excellent resource for yoga teachers, bodyworkers or just everyday practitioners.
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