Yoga for Beginners Simple Yoga Poses to Calm Your Mind and Strengthen Your Body

YOGA FOR BEGINNERS Looking for a Class Even though you’re probably full of information on yoga, meditation, the poses, the pract ...

YOGA FOR YOU What to Expect It is best to show up to a new studio 10 to 15 minutes before your class. That way you can sign any ...

YOGA FOR BEGINNERS What to Say If you have any injuries that the teacher should know about, introduce yourself to him at the beg ...

YOGA FOR YOU focused on moving, or are you looking to challenge yourself physically? Ask as many questions as you can think of. ...

YOGA FOR BEGINNERS Of course most people don’t always learn in one manner only. So if you can find a teacher that does all three ...

YOGA FOR YOU If you’re not interested in traveling to find new ways to practice yoga, stay alert to yoga events going on in your ...

Appendix YOGA POSE LIBRARY Here is an alphabetical listing of the poses in this book for your convenience. BOUND ANGLE POSE Badd ...

YOGA POSE LIBRARY CHAIR Utkatasana (page 88) CHILD’S POSE Balasana (page 54) COBRA Bhujangasana (page 82) CORPSE POSE Savasana ( ...

YOGA POSE LIBRARY EXTENDED MOUNTAIN POSE Urdvha Hastasana (page 72) EXTENDED SIDE ANGLE Parsvakonasana (page 102) HALF FORWARD F ...

YOGA POSE LIBRARY MOUNTAIN POSE Tadasana (page 70) PLANK Kumbhakasana (page 78) RECLINED PIGEON Supta Kapotasana (page 132) RECL ...

YOGA POSE LIBRARY YOGA POSE LIBRARY REVOLVED TRIANGLE Parivrtta Trikonasana (page 110) SEATED FORWARD FOLD Paschimottanasana (pa ...

YOGA POSE LIBRARY STANDING SPLITS Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana (page 96) TREE Vrksasana (page 116) TRIANGLE Trikonasana (page 1 ...

GLOSSARY AHIMSA: The act or practice of doing no harm. APARIGRAHA: The act or practice of nongreed. ASANA: The act or practice o ...

GLOSSARY MYSORE: A city in the south of India. It is also a particular style of teaching Ashtanga Yoga. The Mysore style allows ...

RESOURCES Books THE YOGA BIBLE Christina Brown THE HEART OF YOGA T. K. V. Desikachar LIGHT ON LIFE BKS Iyengar LIGHT ON YOGA BKS ...

INDEX A Acid alkaline, 167, 171 Ahimsa, 13, 14–15, 166, 169, 212 Aparigraha, 14, 16, 212 Asana, 18 Ashtanga Yoga, 22, 23, 212 As ...

INDEX F Flexibility, 25, 26 Focus, 28 Four-Limbed Staff pose, 80–81, 210 G General conditioning, 25 H Half Forward Fold, 76–77, ...

INDEX Pre-Classical yoga, 20–21 Proprioception, 26 Props, 200 getting your, 36–37 R Raja yoga, 22, 24 Raw food, 167, 170–171 Rec ...

INDEX Y Yamas, 13, 16, 33, 213 Yoga for athletes, 195 benefits of, 25–28 defined, 12 essential poses, 61–137 history of, 20–21 f ...