Votre corps, votre yoga

by Bernie Clark

Le concept d'un alignement idéal en yoga, qui se concentre sur l'esthétique du rendu des postures et qui a été largement enseigné ces dernières décennies, se voit aujourd'hui remplacé par une approche fonctionnelle qui reconnaît non seulement l'intention, mais également la biologie unique de chaque personne. C'est cette théorie scientifique et totalement novatrice que l'auteur, Bernie Clark, professeur émérite de yoga, présente dans ce livre. La première partie de l'ouvrage permet de comprendre qu'au-delà du rôle des muscles, des tissus et des fascias, il existe de multiples autres facteurs individuels pouvant expliquer la résistance à certains mouvements, et notamment diverses sources de tension ou de compression. La seconde partie analyse en profondeur le bas du corps et plus particulièrement les hanches, les genoux, les chevilles et les pieds. Anatomiquement, vos muscles peuvent être courts ; vos ligaments, tendus ; vos capsules articulaires, compressées ; etc. Mais, outre les nombreuses raisons morphologiques qui expliquent, en partie, un manque de mobilité, vous découvrirez l'action de nos systèmes nerveux et immunitaire. En appui des explications scientifiques - qui résultent d'un socle bibliographique étayé mais surtout de l'expérience de l'auteur -, plus de 200 schémas en mouvement et planches du corps humain vous permettront de comprendre l'anatomie fonctionnelle et l'ensemble des mécanismes en oeuvres lorsque vous réalisez différentes postures. En prenant conscience de la grande variété de la morphologie humaine, vous accepterez mieux votre individualité et vos limites, ou celles de vos élèves, ce qui vous permettra d'être davantage à l'écoute des sensations et d'accueillir tous les bienfaits que vous offre votre propre pratique du yoga.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Spirituality, Self Help, Science, Fitness

317 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2016

Reviews

[Jitka Egressy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing. Not only for yogis. This book is for everyone who wants to use body better

[Anneke Rondonuwu · Rating 5 out of 5]

If i could mark 10 stars, i would! This is an anatomy book that all yoga teachers should read

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read for yoga teachers and practitioners alike. We always say every body is different, but this book literally gets down to the bones of it!

[Clara Ced · Rating 3 out of 5]

Otroligt tjock och extremt detaljerad bok om den undre kroppens alla ben och muskler. Perfekt att somna till.

[Mica Doria · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the anatomy enthusiast

If you care to learn the fine details of the unique range of motion in the anatomy from individual to individual, this book is for you.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gives you a great in-depth understanding of how your body moves through poses and what you need to do to get more out of your body when doing yoga !

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

IMHO, a *must* for anyone seeking to teach yoga! Delves deeply into the ways we are all different and alignment looks and feels different for every body.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really good reference. The best parts are the ones that focus on human variation, the reasons for the variations, and how to adapt your yoga practice to suit those variations instead of working towards an impossible and/or aesthetic goal to look like a yoga textbook model. I'll be definitely reading the next volume. That said, I did find a lot of the book quite dry and sometimes repetitive, I think it's a really valuable book but it is a lot to get through (which may be why it took me at least 5 months to finish it!)

[Keri Michalski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disappointed that this book stops at the lower body. It appears that you need to purchase a subsequent volume in order for that to be included - seems deceiving/misleading.

[Linda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't get through it -- meant for instructors more than the lay yoga person. In fact, I gave it to one of my instructors.

[Meredith is a hot mess]

I don't know what it is, but the writing style of the author is difficult for me to follow? This may very well be useful to yoga instructors. I'm not the target audience for this book. dnf.

[Jessi · Rating 3 out of 5]

The hook for me in this book was that the authors promised new ways of cueing in yoga. We did not get much of that. Instead, this book is more of an anatomy book with a lot of information about how things pivot, flex, and extend in our body. A lot of repetition in that every body is not the same so traditional poses will not always work or even be beneficial; there are many reasons for "What stops me?".

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has amazing content but the order of the book for me was hard to follow, I am not sure if it is because of the quality on kindle or just the way it is laid out. The writing is technical so I think having good knowledge of anatomy before reading this book would be beneficial. Despite the challenges of the lay out I cherish the content!

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wealth of information on anatomy and physiology and safe ways to modify poses for one’s own unique anatomy. I find this a valuable reference, but it is very much a textbook and can be a struggle to get through, especially of a reader does not have prior knowledge of anat & phys or familiarity with practicing yoga.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

First anatomy book I've ever read and I'm so psyched to read the next one (Your Spine Your Yoga)! I learned a ton of potential why's behind "What's Stopping Me?" (WSM?) which helped me to understand why some poses are great for me and others seem impossible no matter how many years I've practiced. Also, a lot of previously mystical [to me] cues were explained. Seeing all the pictures of different bones and study outcomes also helped me to understand the wide degree of variance between different bodies, and even between the sides of my own body!

Bernie's books are always well written, structured, edited and illustrated. Only thing that was rough was the end: an [overly-for-me] detailed section of foot / ankle anatomy. YSYY is in the mail to me now...and will look forward to the final volume on shoulders etc!

[Terri · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a yoga anatomy book probably geared to instructors. However, It's a good guide to see each detailed body descriptions and how the stretches and position affect different body parts. I recommend it.

[Giulia M. · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is barely any science in this book, which is not what I was expecting. The introduction by Paul Grilley is interesting, the initial chapter is bearable, but the rest... definitely not my type of book. The information about pain science is terribly outdated as well.

[Duchess_Nimue · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book will change the way you think of various poses and how differently they look for people.
Definitely not a book for novices in anatomy, this is a well of information for those who want to understand the ways people are built and what that means for them to move.

[Sarahb. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was required reading for my yoga teacher training class. It's a LOT of anatomy, but very easy to read and understand. Good diagrams, sidebar related articles, etc. Good anatomy lessons for the new yoga teacher and student.

[Shawna Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this 4 stars because it was very informative, although anatomy heavy and I was more looking for a book that discussed cues for various poses.

This book without question deepened my knowledge, but it didn't give me exactly what I was looking for.

[Jaime Bayona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy buen libro para entender la anatomía que hay detrás de las posturas de yoga en la zona aja del cuerpo. En ocasiones es muy técnico en la descripción fisiológica, pero bo está mal tener ese nivel de profundidad en la descripción cuando se requiera.

[CharlesS · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great to read a lucid, well researched yoga book that says that bodies are different so guess what: alignments are different! Go, Bernie!

[Cloay · Rating 4 out of 5]

- available in SG NLB 613.7046 (Sengkang)

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Stars

[Teresacooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredibly interesting and incredibly technical... A bit too technical for me as a non science person who is not a yoga teacher.

[Gise Provenzano · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is super detailed, but you need to have strong physical background to read it in a pleasant way and fully understanding it

[Knit Spirit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Le livre parfait qui combine anatomie et yoga de façon claire et détaillée.

[AvidReader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eye opening

[Jess Hilfer · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much anatomy info. I will be referencing this book for my classes for years to come!

[yamiyoghurt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome, awesome, awesome book.

This book gives a really good introduction to the anatomy of yoga - not the dumbed down version. This is precisely the book I've been searching for, one that would give me a primer to understand the biomechanics of yoga. I'm looking forward to the next volume!