Beschreibung
Dies ist Band 3 der neuen Reihe „Yoga Mat Companion“ von Ray Long – dem Autor der erfolgreichen Reihe „Scientific Keys“ („The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga“, „The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga“).
Klappentext: Master the science behind the backbends and twists of Hatha Yoga. Dr. Ray Long guides you on a visual narrative through the anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology of this ancient art, decoding each pose along the way. The Mat Companion series provides you with beautifully illustrated, step-by-step instructions on how to use scientific principles to obtain the maximum benefit from your practice. Each book includes the Bandha Yoga Codex, a simple five-step process that can be applied to any pose to improve strength, flexibility, and precision – no matter what style of yoga you practice.
Ray Long, MD, FRCSC, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and the founder of Bandha Yoga…
Aus dem Inhalt:
- Introduction
- How to use this book
- Locating the focus of a pose
- Key concepts
- Agonist/ Antagonist relationships
- Reciprocal inhibition
- Key muscle isolations
- The muscle spindle
- Facilitated stretches
- Key co-activations
- Bandhas
- The Bandha Yoga codex
- Backbends
- Salabhasana
- Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
- Ustrasana
- Purvottanasana
- Dhanurasana
- Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
- Urdhva Dhanurasana
- Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana
- Vrschikasana
- Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana
- Natarajasana
- Twists
- Parsva Sukhasana
- Marichyasana I
- Marichyasana III
- Pasasana
- Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
- Parighasana I
- Ardha Matsyendrasana
- Restorative poses
- Supine twist
- Prop twist
- Movement Index
- Anatomy Index
- Index of muscles and ligaments
- Glossary of terms
- Sanskrit pronunciation and pose index
- English pose index
Leseempfehlung: zum anatomischen Verständnis der Yoga Übungspraxis