Beschreibung
Dies ist Band 1 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 Vinyasa Flow and the standing poses 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
- Practice guidelines
- Key concepts
- Agonist/ Antagonist relationships:
- Reciprocal inhibition
- Key muscle isolation
- Key co-activations
- Bandhas
- Facilitated stretches
- The Bandha Yoga codex
- Vinyasa Flow
- Ujjayi breathing
- Vinyasa Foundation poses
- Tadasana
- Uttanasana
- Chaturanga Dandasana
- Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
- Jumping through
- Flow practice
- Standing poses
- Tadasana
- Uttanasana
- Vrksasana
- Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
- Utkatasana
- Utthita Trikonasana
- Virabhadrasana II
- Utthita Parsvakonasana
- Ardha Chanrasana
- Parsvottanasana
- Virabhadrasana I
- Virabhadrasana III
- Parivrtta Trikonasana
- Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
- Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana
- Prasarita Padottanasana
- Garudasana
- Restorative poses
- Supported Setu Bandha
- Viparita Karani
- Standing poses
- 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
