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Fat Yoga
Yoga For All BodiesSarah Harry
New Holland Publishers
£16.99Yoga is there to be enjoyed by everyone, that’s the view of author and yoga
teacher Sarah Harry. Her new book embraces this ‘yoga for all’ ideology –
that it is a practice for all bodies, all ages, and all abilities – and provides a
step-by-step ‘how to’ guide for doing yoga, with variations to suit the less
mobile or flexible. It invites readers to explore their physicality in a way that
is safe emotionally, physically and spiritually in the comfort of their homes or
with friends. Based in Australia, Harry is also a psychotherapist and university
lecturer and is featured regularly in the media commenting on the taboo
topic of ‘fat yoga’.The Handstanding Yogi
The Hows, Whys & WTFs Of
Being Upside DownAsh Bond & Gabrielle Parker,
Illustrated By Simonsi,
handstandyogi.com, £14.99The Handstanding Yogi is an illustrated
travel companion on your journey to a safe
and successful inversion practice. Beautiful
hardback cover and extensively illustrated,
this book will guide you in all things inversions
- always a source of fascination for yogis of
all ages and abilities, the world over. Fun,
frustrating, wildly joyful, unashamedly geeky
and a little bit sweary — much like handstands
themselves. If you’re one of the many
thousands of yogis on their inversion journey
then dip in and out of this book for insight as
well as a bit of light relief from the rough and
tumble of going upside down.
Yoga Foot Steps
Sharing Sequences
& Meditations For Your
Yoga JourneyVani Devi, Kool Kat Publications,
£12.95Illustrated compendium and companion to
your yoga practice, written by the talented
Vani Devi. A brilliant guidebook for all those
looking to further their understanding of
sequencing and yoga wisdom generally, the
author blends her years of experience with
her creativity (she’s also a musician and
artist) for a valuable resource book. Includes
practical sequences, visualisations, ideas
and other tools to inspire and inform your
practice and elevate it to the next level. And,
if you like this one, then check out one of
Devi’s other books on yoga sequencing.The Handstand Journal
Eugene Vegan Butcher & Pip Elysium
acroyogadance.comFrom the AcroYoga dynamic duo (Eugene
Vegan Butcher & Pip Elysium) this book
provides the most up-to-date drills and
innovative techniques for inversions. A great
place to start no matter where you are in
your handstand practice. Includes detailed
alignment, preparation and exercises in
the build up to handstands and for further
refinements and progress. Also includes a
journal section where you can chart your
progress and goals. This journal’s focus
is setting your goals for a straight line
handstand, transitioning into handstand and
in general monitoring your progress whilst
building upon solid foundations.Further reading:
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