The Practical Encyclopedia of Yoga & Pilates Yoga and pilates to safely streamline, tone and strengthen your body, in 1800 photographs

by Freedman, Francoise Barbira; Gibbs, Bel; Hall, Doriel; Kelly, Emily; Monks, Jonathan; Smith, Judy

• ISBN13: 9781780190679
• ISBN10: 1780190670
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-16
• Publisher: Southwater

Summary

discover how to use the harmonizing and balancing poses of lyengar yoga to create physical and mental serenity

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Iyengar Yoga	p. 10
Iyengar Basics	p. 14
Standing Asanas	p. 24
Seated Asanas	p. 46
Twists	p. 62
Inverted Asanas	p. 70
Supine and Prone Asanas	p. 78
Routine Practice	p. 92
Yoga Therapy	p. 110
Pilates	p. 144
Warming Up and Mobility Exercises	p. 158
Abdominal and Back Exercises	p. 166
Upper and Lower Body Exericses	p. 178
Stretches	p. 190
Making Pilates a Part of Your Life	p. 200
Yoga-Pilates	p. 228
Core Strength	p. 232
Standing Postures	p. 258
Twisted Postures	p. 282
Balanced Postures	p. 294
Seated Postures	p. 308
Sequences	p. 330
Yoga For Pregnancy and After	p. 348
Yoga for Conception and Early Pregnancy	p. 352
Yoga for Mid-term Pregnancy	p. 364
Yoga For Late Pregnancy and Birth	p. 374
Postnatal Yoga	p. 384
Yoga For Children	p. 394
What's it All About?	p. 398
Animal Parade	p. 420
Putting it All Together	p. 448
Quiet Time	p. 464
Meditation	p. 478
The Practice of Meditation	p. 482
Societies and Useful Addresses	p. 506
Acknowledgements	p. 508
Index	p. 509
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