Glow Guide: Yoga Simple Steps for Health and Well-Being

by McCloud, Andrea; Greenberg, Karen

• ISBN13: 9780811838092
• ISBN10: 0811838099
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-07
• Publisher: CHRONICLE BOOKS

Summary

Engaging both body and mind, yoga improves balance, promotes fitness, and enhances energy and concentration. Glow Guide: Yoga is a great beginner's handbook and a lasting pocket reference, offering more than 50 poses, from basic postures to more complex variations. Fully illustrated, with easy-to-follow instructions, this is the perfect portable guide to getting that healthy yoga glow.

Author Biography

Andrea McCloud is the author of Glow Guide: Meditation and Glow Guide: Yoga . She lives near the beach in Venice, California.

Karen Greenberg is an award-winning illustrator, Grammy-nominated art director, and co-founder of the New York City based design firm Greenberg Kingsley, Inc.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The yoga glow	p. 8
Getting Started	p. 10
Breath Control	p. 12
Posture Pointers	p. 13
Warming Up	p. 14
Strong Statements	p. 18
Mountain Pose	p. 19
Leg Lifts	p. 21
Lightning Bolt Pose	p. 23
Toe Squat	p. 25
Triangle Pose	p. 27
Warrior I	p. 29
Extended-Angle Pose	p. 31
Hold It!	p. 33
Blissful Balancers	p. 34
Leg Pendulum	p. 35
Half Boat Pose	p. 37
Plank Pose	p. 39
Side Inclined Plane	p. 41
Standing Knee Squeeze	p. 42
Eagle Pose	p. 45
Dancing Shiva	p. 47
Warrior III	p. 49
Alternate-Nostril Breathing	p. 50
Essential Energizers	p. 52
Cobra Pose	p. 53
Bow Pose	p. 55
Sitting Forward Bend	p. 57
Prone Spinal Twist	p. 58
Wheel Pose	p. 61
Knees-to-Chest Pose	p. 63
Downward-Facing Dog	p. 65
Handstand	p. 67
Victorious Breath	p. 68
Meltdown Menders	p. 69
Take a Load Off	p. 71
Hang Loose	p. 72
Child Pose	p. 75
Upstretched Arms Pose	p. 77
Standing Forward Bend	p. 79
Cobbler Pose	p. 80
Put Your Feet Up	p. 83
Sitting Head-to-Knee Pose	p. 85
Breath Extension and Retention	p. 86
Blues Busters	p. 87
Shake It Off	p. 89
Upward-Facing Dog	p. 91
Cat Pose	p. 92
Bridge Pose	p. 95
Shoulder Stand	p. 97
Plow	p. 99
Fish Pose	p. 101
Seated Spinal Twist	p. 103
Kapalabhati Breathing	p. 104
Mixing It Up	p. 105
Sun Salutation	p. 106
Digging Deeper	p. 112
Yoga Styles	p. 112
Yoga Prescriptions	p. 114
Finding the Right Yoga School	p. 116
Classroom Etiquette and Other Important Stuff	p. 118
Yoga Resource Guide	p. 120
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