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Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers, and Practitioners | 
 enlarge | Author: H. David Coulter
Publisher: Body and Breath
Category: Book
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Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 4194
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 624
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 1 x 0.1
ISBN: 0970700601
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7046
EAN: 9780970700605
ASIN: 0970700601
Publication Date: October 2001
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Anatomy of Hatha Yoga is the only modern authoritative source that correlates the study of hatha yoga with anatomy and physiology. Hatha yoga is comprised of stretching, strengthening and breathing exercises in upright, lying down and inverted postures. Yoga teachers and students, personal trainers, medical therapists, or anyone who is curious or troubled about how the body responds to stretching and exercise will find in this book a cornucopia -- partly new and partly old -- of readable and reliable information. It was written and edited to meet the needs of a general audience largely unschooled in the biomechanical sciences, and yet to attract and challenge the interests of the medical profession. This book features 230 black and white photographs and more than 120 diagrams and anatomical illustrations. Chapter 1 summarizes general principles of anatomy and physiology as applied to hatha yoga. Breathing is next in chapter 2 because yogic breathing expedites movement and posture. Breathing is followed by pelvic and abdominal exercises in chapter 3 because the pelvis and abdomen form the foundation of the body. Standing postures will then be covered in chapter 4 because these poses are so important for beginning students, and because they provide a preview of backbending, forward bending, and twisting postures, which are covered in detail in chapters 5, 6, and 7. The headstand and shoulderstand, including an introduction to cardiovascular function, are presented in chapters 8 and 9. Postures for relaxation and meditation are treated last in chapter 10. WINNER, 2002 Benjamin Franklin Award for Health Wellness, and Nutrition - Publishers Marketing Association.
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 Scholarly Yoga Anatomy Approach December 21, 2008
Shug B.
Amazing yoga anatomy -- very scholarly and very text dense. If you are not a visual learner this is a great book. If you are a visual learner, try this in combination with Kaminoffs Yoga Anatomy. The two together provide almost all the information you need to understand what happens to internal structures during asana.
Required reading for any serious yoga student November 17, 2008
Jeremiah Murray
This book is meticulous and comprehensive. You will learn aspects of yoga that are rarely taught including the ability to train the neuromuscular system from the point of activation all the way back to basics of the spinal column. the angles of the poses are also all given which can round out a teacher or students education of the poses. Most importantly the neuromuscular knowledge leads to muscle training through endurance, strength, and toning; aspects of yoga that are under acknowledged and under appreciated.
Getting Physical October 8, 2008
Mark Twain (Virginia, USA)
From a Doctors point of view, you'll get lots of valuable physiological information behind Hatha yoga. There is something for all levels of practice here. A good read or handy reference.
 Great for students and teachers of Yoga! July 6, 2008
Ullasini Khwan (San Francisco, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this book very informative yet easy to read. And it is fun to color all those organs! I am a yoga teacher and anatomy seems to be an avoidable subject in a class. I have read quite a few anatomy books and thus far, I like this one the most - Highly recommended.
Ullasini Khwan
www.urbanyogis.com
Great tool for yogi's and teachers of yoga. June 16, 2008
Sunny (Tyngsboro)
I was introduced to this dvd in a teachers yoga class recently. I think it is an invaluable tool for anyone teaching and/or doing yoga. It explains the different "looks" of the asanas and why that is. It will prevent many practitioners from hurting themselves or others trying to acquire a position they are physically incapable of.
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