A Journey Into Yin Yoga
42 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA An environment containing a lot noise, traffic, activity, people, and stimulation has a rajasic quali ...
SUBTLE ANATOMY OF YOGA 43 SEVEN CHAKRAS The chakras are part of yogic subtle anatomy. In Sanskrit, chakra means wheel. Seven cha ...
44 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA Muladhara The first chakra is located at the base of the spine, and is therefore related to the feet, ...
SUBTLE ANATOMY OF YOGA 45 well-known mantra OM. When it is balanced, we are calm, centered, and connected to our higher guiding ...
46 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA the shaman held two L-shaped metal rods. He aimed the long part of the rods in the direction of the c ...
SUBTLE ANATOMY OF YOGA 47 By this point, we were on the verge of absolute rapture. The cloud posi- tioned itself over our heads, ...
48 PERSONAL JOURNEYS Adam Griffi n Dr. Griffin is the founder and chief acupuncturist at Acutonix Acupuncture and Wellness Cente ...
49 tion of these nodes, or acupuncture points, on the body. I can use a needle. I can use my hand. I can use herbs, and I can us ...
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CHAPTER 4 SCIENCE OF YIN YOGA “The Church says: the body is sin. Science says: the body is a machine. Advertising says: the body ...
52 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA In this chapter, we explore the science of yin yoga. When I first started prac- ticing yin yoga, I kn ...
SCIENCE OF YIN YOGA 53 At the center of the cell is the nucleus. At the beginning of their life cycle, all cells have one nucleu ...
54 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA individual cell and its surroundings. IMPs can be broken into two categories: receptor proteins and e ...
SCIENCE OF YIN YOGA 55 Gray’s Anatomy (1995, 80) defines the extracellular matrix as the following: The term extracellular matri ...
56 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA Ligaments Ligaments are similar in constitution to tendons, but their function is to connect bone to ...
SCIENCE OF YIN YOGA 57 lighter and spongy. Even deeper is the medullary cavity, which houses bone marrow. There are two types of ...
58 JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA FIGURE 4.6 Types of joints: (a) fibrous joint, (b) cartilaginous joint, (c) and synovial joint. E7122/E ...
59 When Not to Yin Yin yoga may not be appropriate for everyone. Someone with hypermobil- ity is one example. Hypermobility, som ...
60 A JOURNEY INTO YIN YOGA movements flow in harmony. As we move deeper into the body, the next layer is the hypodermis, which c ...
SCIENCE OF YIN YOGA 61 tendons is known as the peritendon. In addition to helping aid the movement of tendons, loose connective ...
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