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Hatha Yoga Illustrated
Original price was: $18.95.$11.59Current price is: $11.59.
Experience the physical benefits and body awareness from hatha yoga—the most popular form of yoga today. Hatha Yoga Illustrated presents nearly 650 full-color photos to visually demonstrate 77 standard poses from hatha yoga that apply to all major hatha styles including Iyengar, Astanga, Anusara, and Bikram.
Individual poses are presented from start to finish, showing you how to achieve proper alignment and breathing to ensure challenging yet safe execution. The result is an increase in the effectiveness, both physically and mentally, you’ll experience with each pose. Several pose variations based on your personal preference, ability, and fitness level are also included.
Eleven sample yoga routines show how to assemble the poses into workouts that meet your specific time, difficulty, and intensity parameters. Colorful and comprehensive, Hatha Yoga Illustrated is organized for your ultimate convenience and use. Use it to guide your muscles, as well as your mind, and increase strength and stamina, reduce stress and anxiety, reduce blood pressure, and increase flexibility.
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Human Kinetics
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For greater strength, flexibility, and focus
Nearly 650 full-color photos demonstrate 77 standard poses
Individual poses are presented from start to finish, showing you how to achieve proper alignment and breathing to ensure challenging yet safe execution. The result is an increase in the effectiveness, both physically and mentally, you’ll experience with each pose. Several pose variations based on your personal preference, ability, and fitness level are also included.
Eleven sample yoga routines show how to assemble the poses into workouts that meet your specific time, difficulty, and intensity parameters. Colorful and comprehensive, Hatha Yoga Illustrated is organized for your ultimate convenience and use. Use it to guide your muscles, as well as your mind, and increase strength and stamina, reduce stress and anxiety, reduce blood pressure, and increase flexibility.
Presents nearly 650 full-color photos to visually demonstrate 77 standard poses from hatha yoga
Hatha Yoga Illustrated by Martin Kirk, Brooke Boon, and Daniel DiTuro
“Hatha Yoga Illustrated makes the theory and practice of hatha and Anusara yoga accessible so that everyone can experience the healing, creative and empowering journey of self-practice. The section on various vinyasa sequences is a hard-to-find gem.” – Shiva Rea.
Publisher : Human Kinetics; First Edition (October 20, 2005)
Language : English
Paperback : 248 pages
ISBN-10 : 0736062033
ISBN-13 : 978-0736062039
Reading age : 18 years and up
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 7 x 0.53 x 10 inches
9 reviews for Hatha Yoga Illustrated
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E –
The best Yoga book, period! BUY NOW!
Hello. I am a bodybuilder/weightlifter and long distance runner who started doing Yoga in 2002 (I practice 6-7 days a week, at least 90-120 min. daily)after surgery to repair the L5-S1 disc in my back, which I blew out while running with a cold and coughing intensely (coughing, sneezing, and laughing allegedly places tremendous pressure on your spine). I have read or purchased at least 15 books on Yoga. This one is by FAR the best (9.5.04). One pet peeve of mine has been hairy, anoerexic-looking, freaky looking Yogis showing off incredibly difficult poses that take years and years to master, if at all. These authors and models are very normal looking and easy on the eyes. This book does indeed display difficult poses, but also shows important modifications for those less accomplished. The book shows the Sun Salutations of course, and dozens of other standing, seated and twisting, forward bends, reclining, arm balances and inversions. Each has a thorough description of the benefits and instructions with fantastic photos for all levels of practioners. You will develop more lean muscle mass, lose weight, and increase flexibility and balance if you are serious about your training (obviously combined with a healthy eating style). The authors summarize several different workouts in a one-two page layout at the back of the book.Another nice feature in my opinion, the authors don’t ramble on about the horrors of eating meat, simply saying that it is an intensely personal decision. Moreover, the authors refrain from outlandish promises that I have found to be either completely inaccurate, scientifically unproven, and/or lies. Yoga is like any other form of fitness. You get out of it what you put in. Rather than making wild, unproven claims, the authors offer responsible descriptions of “potential” benefits. I found this measured approach to be very refreshing.Because I have read so many Yoga books, I have endured the many wild and completely irresponsible claims by many Yogis and even Yoga Journal magazine (weighing in on the dangers of genetically modified foods [tell that to starving people in Sub-Saharan Africa], peacefullness, and non-violence, yada, yada, yada). The authors achieve a perfect balance in this regard.This book is PERFECT for anyone from beginners to advanced practioners.Also, thank you again to Amazon.com for offerring this book at a great price and of course perfect service.Namaste
P G –
user-friendly
This book is great. Totally user-friendly. Poses are clear. The book will stay open pretty easily if you need to look at it while you’re trying a pose. The font in the book is a great size, especially the instructions, which are larger and kind of bold (can read pretty easily without my reading glasses). I’ve resisted the idea of doing yoga partly because it seems kind of trendy, and partly because I have never been very limber, but it’s to the point of “have to,” I think, for physical health and comfort. Even though I know there will be plenty I won’t be able to do easily, and things I probably shouldn’t try, there is a lot in this book that is very helpful, and the format and layout are fantastic.
Fitzgerald Fan –
Invaluable
I am not much for classes and the like. Last year when I decided to join Weight Watchers and amp up my work out schedule I decided to try Pilates, so I bought a fantastic book called The Pilates Body by Brooke Siler. I found that it was amazing for building my core, but I wanted to add a yoga dynamic to get me focused and balanced (literally and figuratively). I bought this book, and six months later, I have learned to incorporate nearly all of the moves into a Pilates/Yoga fusion that has greatly improved my muscle tone, breathing, focus and balance.Not only does Hatha Yoga Illustrated offer photographs of various poses (and the succession in which you need to achieve them) but also offers in-depth descriptions about gentle variations (for beginners or people with injuries etc. that may not be able to achieve a pose as is), breathing, and the ailments that each pose has the potential to relieve. The book also offers a bit about the philosophies of yoga. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, the book offers, at the back, a number of yoga sequences/routines you can put into practice once you are familiar and comfortable with the individual poses.At the age of 38, I am literally in the best shape of my life. Through Pilates and Yoga I have been able to achieve a toned and slender body without the use (and potential injury factor) of weight training. This book has proven invaluable to me and I recommend it to anyone who is looking for an introduction to Yoga. I’ve never been more limber, flexible and focused. And all this from two books (The Pilates Body and Hatha Yoga Illustrated). If you work well on your own and are motivated to change for the better, you need look no further than this book for a terrific start.I would suggest buying a yoga mat if you don’t have one already…
Vlad –
Really pretty good. Good price and the illustrations are clear …
Really pretty good. Good price and the illustrations are clear and fairly numerous. They show intermediate steps, going from the rest position into the full poses. And they show “gentle variations” of poses for those for whom the full pose is not achievable.Of course, there are the obligatory shots of poses that very human beings who are not already experts in Yoga could possibly assume, and my guess is that the experts are not buying this book. I guess that sort of thing is meant to be inspirational and in some ways it is, despite my certain conviction that some of that stuff will remain forever beyond reach.I would have liked a bit more information on how to put together a full integrated session – i.e., a series of poses and transitions for different work outs. Also maybe a bit more detail on how long to hold each position and how many repetitions of the position to do in a session would have been nice. Finally, at the end, where they do make some suggestions along these lines, they note that some of the positions suggested for the integrated work out are NOT illustrated in the main text. Very curious omission – why not?In any case, I’m glad I got it and find it generally quite helpful; the minor deficiencies kept it from a 5 however.
Amazon Customer –
If you love yoga, youâll like this book. If youâre just starting out, the great pictures & good descriptions will be so helpful. If youâve been practicing for years, itâll add to your repertoire & improve it.
amandine –
Livre en anglais mais facilement compréhensible.Les postures sont en photos. Je le trouve assez complet.
GG –
Explica um pouco a história da Yoga e possui muitas ilustrações e graus de variações dos asanas..
patrizia –
Ottimo manuale per chi come me è incuriosito/a dallo yoga e dai suoi benefici. Va dritto al punto, ti accompagna in ogni movimento dall’ingresso in posizione fino alla tenuta. Appena apri il libro ti viene voglia di provare! Dopo una breve parte introduttiva, tutto il resto del libro è dedicato alle asana. Molto ben fatto e curato. Consigliatissimo!
Amazon Customer –
does not explain the exercises very clearly