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Yoga Anatomy-2nd Edition
The best-selling anatomy guide for yoga is now updated, expanded, and better than ever
With more asanas, vinyasas, full-color anatomical illustrations, and in-depth information, the second edition of "Yoga" "Anatomy" provides you with a deeper understanding of the structures and principles underlying each movement and of yoga itself.
From breathing to inversions to standing...more
With more asanas, vinyasas, full-color anatomical illustrations, and in-depth information, the second edition of "Yoga" "Anatomy" provides you with a deeper understanding of the structures and principles underlying each movement and of yoga itself.
From breathing to inversions to standing...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
October 28th 2011
by Human Kinetics
(first published 2007)
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Sep 24, 2012
Jenny G
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
geeks
Shelves:
bed-time-stories
I can barely begin to describe how happy this book makes me.
My mom was a nurse, and 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 I 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, and 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 I 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.
(Worth noting: this review is based on the reading from the 1st edition of this book. Kaminoff recently released a 2nd updated version with expanded introductory chapters that I haven’t had the pleasure of reading yet.)
This is a spectacular book – if you already know a hefty amount of anatomy. If your knowledge on anatomy is slim, this is still an exceptionally useful book, but it can also be overwhelming.
Anatomy pro or no, the introductory chapters set a wonderful foundation for understanding t...more
This is a spectacular book – if you already know a hefty amount of anatomy. If your knowledge on anatomy is slim, this is still an exceptionally useful book, but it can also be overwhelming.
Anatomy pro or no, the introductory chapters set a wonderful foundation for understanding t...more
Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff discusses yoga's effect on the body and the body's effect on yoga. Kaminoff starts by explaining the dynamics of breathing and of yoga breath. This section alone is worth the cost of the book! I noticed an immediate improvement in my breathing during yoga poses and therefore an improvement in the poses after reading the section on breathing. Yoga Anatomy then goes on to show yoga poses from an anatomical view highlighting the parts of the body that should be worki...more
May 24, 2012
Mo Tipton
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
science-nerd,
yoga-buddhism
If you already have a good understanding of anatomy, you will probably love this book. I found the introductory chapters on the breath and the spine to be quite fascinating and useful in my practice, but in the breakdown of the poses, I started to get confused. The text references numerous muscles that are not labeled, which made me lose context rather quickly.
After a few more occurrences of this, I finally gave up, because I was having such a hard time following what was being said. I suppose...more
After a few more occurrences of this, I finally gave up, because I was having such a hard time following what was being said. I suppose...more
I love trying to say all the names Sanskrit. And then remenbering how to say them later in the studio :)
It's refreshing to see a book about Yoga without the spiritual mumbo jumbo so common in Yoga literature. And I ask forgiveness and compassion if offend any of you who take this stuff seriously.
This book is mostly "technical" with names of muscles, bones and organs, mostly muscles. At the beginning explains interesting facts about the mechanics of breath and the spines. Then it goes through a series of poses with information about the pose's name, classification, muscles and other parts of the b...more
This book is mostly "technical" with names of muscles, bones and organs, mostly muscles. At the beginning explains interesting facts about the mechanics of breath and the spines. Then it goes through a series of poses with information about the pose's name, classification, muscles and other parts of the b...more
Leslie Kaminoff's Yoga Anatomy is a fantastic reference and guide to the way the body moves during yoga. The drawings are incredibly detailed and really help to increase understanding of how each pose works. The introductory sections on breathing and the spine are clearly written and really helpful for comprehending how breathing functions and how the spine develops and moves. The remainder of the book is organized by categories of postures: standing, sitting, kneeling, supine, prone, and arm su...more
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 different bo...more
An exceptionally well integrated and informative compilation of anatomy, artful drawings, and philosophy of all key yoga poses. A must read for aspiring practitioners. The classification of poses itself based on the starting position and type of movement is very helpful in designing your own sequences.
Make sure to obtain the second edition co-authored by Amy Matthews for additional introductory chapters!
Make sure to obtain the second edition co-authored by Amy Matthews for additional introductory chapters!
In spite of some vivid weaknesses in the book, this book deserves more than five stars. The author has done some excellent and very admirable research in the effects of Yoga postures (and breathing) on human anatomy.
I liked the discussion of breathing, yogic breathing and the interpretation "sukha" and "dukkha" in terms of human anatomy, and physiology.
I liked the discussion of breathing, yogic breathing and the interpretation "sukha" and "dukkha" in terms of human anatomy, and physiology.
Ok, I don't actually read this book - it's written in anatomy&physiology jargon which is completely incomprehensible to me - but I find it very valuable as a reference in my yoga practice. It's very helpful to be able to study the vivid,detailed illustrations of the postures and figure out what I'm doing wrong and how to do it right.
I don't know enough anatomy to understand parts of this book, but the notes and obstacles section actually helped me move further into some poses through some subtle shifts. Also really liked the notes on breathing, lots of detail that my teachers don't really have time to stop and talk about in the middle of classes.
Good information in this book - my only complaint is that the layout of the book just takes you through poses without really explaining the muscles and anatomy as well first. Good reference, but "The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume 1" was a lot more useful for me in really understanding yoga anatomy.
I haven't gotten to read as much of this as I would like yet, but already it's a wonderful reference. Any time I have a tight spot that I just can't figure out how to stretch I just use the index to look up poses that stretch muscles in that area and give it a shot.
This book is probably really useful for people who want to intricately study the anatomy behind yoga poses. It was way too technical for me, and therefore pretty dry. I guess I didn't exactly understand what the book was when I bought it. It just wasn't very useful for me. I wanted more tips on how to properly do poses and how to learn the more difficult one. There's a lot of good information in here for the right person.
This book is very good on anatomy of the muscles. The gross aspects of yoga is very nicely covered. Here, yoga is like muscle exercises. For doing yoga for muscle building, it is excellent. The bone structures during yoga movements are nicely explained.
The subject matter is interesting but the illustrations (including the cover) just slay me: every single flayed figure, shown in bones, muscles, and ligaments, is wearing shorts, and the ones with longer hair wear tops. Qu'est-ce point?
This book had amazing illustrations showing muscle groups. The detail was captured by photographing real people (sometimes even on a plate of glass photographed from underneath!) and then superimposing the muscle structures on top. Very helpful.
Great book for yoga. Wonderful pics and diagrams of people in the poses along with great descriptions of how each should be done and major muscles involved. Not really finished, there is so much, but like to revisit it every day for one more pose.
Dec 17, 2010
Amy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
yoga-teacher-training,
yoga
This was the last book assigned in my yoga teacher-training program. That's fortunate, because if I read it early my head would have exploded. This is a rich reference book I will return to constantly. Most fascinating is the story behind how each diagram was achieved. The only issue to note is that the intro chapter on breathing mechanics gets some details wrong as far as muscular anatomy is concerned (attachments and insertions of the breathing diaphragm). These errors will be corrected in the...more
The layout explains the name, drawing of joints and muscles invovled, active parts, lengthening parts, obstacles, and breathing suggested for each pose. This is helpful for knowing if pressure is being applied incorrectly.
Fabulous; I need to get a copy of this. I only wish that more poses were detailed. Excellent illustrations and a detailed description of exactly which muscles are being worked or stretched - and how - really allow you to understand exactly how each pose should feel.
For a yoga anatomy book, I expected to learn proper alignment and details of challenges to getting into the poses. Instead, I found the book just listing muscles that are involved in the pose with the diagram. I was not impressed.
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An excellent handbook with color coding of muscles actively engaged in proper form of various yoga poses. When you are looking for just the right poses to address problem areas, this is an excellent handbook.
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!
Yoga Anatomy is good book for knowing the names of muscles, bones and organs, mostly muscles. It also explains interesting facts about the mechanics of breath and the spines.
Everything about it is great: It has physiology lessons, how to do the excercises correctly, progression, etc. It is a great book.
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome. It makes me very happy to know there are books like this available. Learned a lot from it and will continue to.
I am a new yogi. I have found this book so helpful in my practice. I refer to it when I want to practice and stretch at home...
Super helpful if you're a yoga teacher, or a yogi who wants to learn more about how the body/muscles work during practice. I'm terrible with remembering anatomy -- would love if one of these books came with flashcards!
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