Hatha Yoga is a holistic form of exercise tailor made for modern Westerners. This guide offers a roadmap for the beginner and a resource for the continuing yoga student.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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A great beginner guide...well, defined!,
This review is from: Pocket Guide to Hatha Yoga (The Crossing Press Pocket Series) (Crossing Press Pocket Guides) (Paperback)
I bought this book, when a video wouldn't be an option, such as traveling. It explains the basics and defines terms...i learned facts from this small book, that i did not learn in videos. Small in size, but big in knowledge!
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This review is from: Pocket Guide to Hatha Yoga (The Crossing Press Pocket Series) (Crossing Press Pocket Guides) (Paperback)
This is a very good guide for those new to yoga but make sure you rent a few videos too or better yet take a class if possible. Yoga Zone videos are my favorites but I also adore Steve Ross's show "Inhale" on the Oxygen channel to get me moving. This guide details yoga's origins and outlines the different versions of Hatha yoga while explaining the poses and giving you guidelines for creating your own practice. It's a little on the crunchy side and even goes into detail about a yogi's diet which is something I will never ever be able to follow. Give up sugar, are they nuts?!
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not as complete as I had hoped,
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This review is from: Pocket Guide to Hatha Yoga (The Crossing Press Pocket Series) (Crossing Press Pocket Guides) (Paperback)
I took yoga classes years ago and now, having decided to start the exercises again, I wanted a book that would skip the spiritual side in favor of the physical -- how to start a session, which exercises combinations to do and how to do them. Unfortunately for me, however, this is a very holistic guide to hatha yoga, from meditation to breathing to exercise and diet. If this is what you're looking for, then you'll probably like this book a lot, although it is a "pocket guide," not a comprehensive overview, and maybe not be the best book for a novice.
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While hatha yoga is the most familiar kind practiced in the West, there are five other distinct and individual practices for the purpose of unifying both body and mind. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hatha yoga practice, asana practice, ashtanga yoga, standing poses, yoga postures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Corpse Pose, Yoga Sutras, Downward Facing Dog, Indra Devi, Lotus Pose, Easy Pose, Eight-fold Path, Child's Pose, Hero Pose, Bound Angle Pose, Bridge Pose, Mountain Pose, Esther Myers, Salamba Sirsasana, Sun Salutation New!
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While hatha yoga is the most familiar kind practiced in the West, there are five other distinct and individual practices for the purpose of unifying both body and mind. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hatha yoga practice, asana practice, ashtanga yoga, standing poses, yoga postures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Corpse Pose, Yoga Sutras, Downward Facing Dog, Indra Devi, Lotus Pose, Easy Pose, Eight-fold Path, Child's Pose, Hero Pose, Bound Angle Pose, Bridge Pose, Mountain Pose, Esther Myers, Salamba Sirsasana, Sun Salutation New!
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- Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda on page 25
- Yoga for Americans by I. Devi on page 26
- Hatha Yoga or The Yogi Philosophy of Physical Well-Being by Yogi Ramacharaka on page 36
- Kundalini Yoga by Sivananda in Back Matter
- The Tree of Yoga (Shambhala Classics) by B.K.S. Iyengar on page 24
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