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Hatha Yoga Illustrated
Experience the physical benefits and body awareness from hatha yoga--the most popular form of yoga today. "Hatha Yoga Illustrated" presents nearly 650 full-color photos to visually demonstrate 77 standard poses from hatha yoga that apply to all major hatha styles including Iyengar, Astanga, Anusara, and Bikram.
Individual poses are presented from start to finish, showing yo...more
Individual poses are presented from start to finish, showing yo...more
Mass Market Paperback, 233 pages
Published
November 1st 2005
by Human Kinetics Publishers
(first published 2003)
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This book was part of my yoga teacher training curriculum so I bought it more out of necessity than desire. However, my 2-year-old daughter discovered it on my shelf one day and took instant possession of it. She absolutely LOVES this book. I can only imagine that her fascination comes from the full-color photos packed on every page and the fluid sequences at the end of the book. She is only a toddler, but is happy as can be following along with this yoga book and copying the asanas. (Under my s...more
I'm doing a short review on this because it was a part of my collection of library books where I wanted to some research on yoga and it was one of the many I pulled from the shelves. This is a very basic guide to yoga, giving an introduction to the history of yoga practice, basic techniques for breathing, as well as various illustrations of different poses such as downward dog, tree, fish, warrior poses, eagle, among others. The part of the book that I really got the most out of, apart from othe...more
I didn't so much read this book. Mostly, I studied the photographs of the asanas. The photos include the intermediate steps to arriving at the final position and also variations; some are easier than the original pose and some are more challenging. I think this book is relatively good; however, I really benefit more from an actual instructor.
Excellent introduction to yoga concepts--recommended to me by my 14 year old cousin Nicholas. It includes the sanskrit names for the poses as well as physical and mental benefits and contraindications.
great for benefits of poses...if you want to create a class, vinyasa, or series for addressing a specific mind/body/spirit focus, this book really outlines which poses will benefit you.
Great book for learning intricacies of each pose, although www.yogajournal.com and Rodney Yee's Poetry of Yoga are still my favorite vehicles to delving more deeply into poses.
Nice reference book - good photos, and I like the pose modifications, etc. Well laid out as a quick/easy reference.
Jul 21, 2009
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This book is an amazing way to learn the specifics of yoga. I've been studying it for a while now and use it often!
I used this book for my college yoga class. It was easily laid out for first time yoga students. Very informative.
This is an awesome book for people who practice/teach yoga. I have many yoga books. I like this one best.
Great photos and explanations of yoga poses. Gives modifications too.
The only thing better than this book is taking a class with Martin!
Thorough, informative and simple to read.
this book is a fabulous and useful asana guide.
I refer to this book constantly, great book!!
Loved the illustrations and benefits for each pose. Simple guide.
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Book I'm using for my first year CEGEP (Grade 12) Yoga class.
Good description of each Asana and its contraindications. The pictures are very clear and they give the best description of the pose out of everything.
I'm thinking about selling this book in order to save money for the other books I will be needing this (Winter 2013)semester.
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Book I'm using for my first year CEGEP (Grade 12) Yoga class.
Good description of each Asana and its contraindications. The pictures are very clear and they give the best description of the pose out of everything.
I know the author and have studied with him a lot. He is the most knowledgeable Yoga Anatomy instructor I've ever known.
This was a good yoga book that introduced a lot of poses and variations that I haven't seen before. I liked how it was organized, too, which allowed me to easily create my own balanced routines. The routines at the end were short and unchallenging. I usually did two or three to get the feeling of a full workout.
Great yoga book with lots of photos, as well as suggestions for alternate poses for beginners. Also has information on what each pose is good for and technical information to make sure you are doing the poses correctly.
Great book of poses for Hatha yoga, including modifications.
Very good book for beginning yogis.
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