The Complete Guide to Yoga Inversions Learn How to Invert, Float, and Fly with Inversions and Arm Balances

by Decurtins, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9781592336944
• ISBN10: 1592336949
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-11-01
• Publisher: Fair Winds Press

Summary

Turn your yoga routine on its head!

Designed to take you from a beginner to an advanced yoga student, this helpful guide will help you to progress from downward dog to even the more intricate of handstand poses.

Improve focus and ability as you tone your upper body and core. The Complete Guide to Yoga Inversionsis the ultimate collection of the most common arm balance poses and yoga inversions that are found in a variety of styles of yoga including ashtanga, bikram, power, hatha and more.

Challenge yourself with XX arm balances and yoga poses with detailed step-by-step instructions from fitness and yoga instructor Jennifer DeCurtins. Each pose includes a helpful photo along with modifications and progressions. Learn to do pivotal, foundational poses such headstand, handstand and crow.

The Complete Guide to Yoga Inversions is the perfect guide to improve your ability.

Author Biography

Jennifer DeCurtins is a fitness instructor, personal trainer, yoga teacher and creator of the popular blog PeanutButterRunner. She also holds a 200-hour registered yoga teacher certification through Yoga Alliance and teaches hot yoga, power yoga, and vinyasa flow yoga at several studios in Charlotte, NC. Her classes often have 30-40 people in attendance and she was named "Twitter Personality to Follow" by Charlotte Magazine in their "Best of the Best" awards. She has also served as a Lululemon Ambassador.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
 
INTRODUCTIONSECTION ONE—FOUNDATIONAL POSESDOWN DOG (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
 THREE POINT
SIDE PLANK (Vasisthasana)
DOLPHIN
FORWARD FOLD (Ragdoll)
 WIDE LEG FORWARD FOLD (Prasarita Padottanasana)
GARLAND OR HINDI SQUAT (Malasana)
WHEEL (Urdhva Dhanurasana)
 SECTION TWO—STANDING POSESWARRIOR ONE (Virabhadrasana I)
SIDE ANGLE (Parsvakonasana)
HALF MOON (Ardha Chandrasana)
REVOLVED HALF MOON (Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana)
TRIANGLE (Trikonasana)
CRESCENT LUNGE (Anjaneyasana)
STANDING SPLITS (Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana)
 SECTION THREE—BALANCING POSESEAGLE (Garudasana)
FIGURE FOUR
DANCER (Natarajasana)
 SECTION FOUR—INVERTED POSESCrane/Crow
HEADSTAND
 HANDSTAND (Adho Mukha Vrksasana)
SHOULDER STAND (Salamba Sarvangasana)SECTION FIVE—SEATED POSESSEATED PIGEON
PIGEON
LOTUS (Padmasana)
 
 
Index
About the Author
Acknowledgments