Scientific Keys Volume I: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga [Spiral-bound]

Ray Long (Author), Chris MacIvor (Illustrator)

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Product Description

This is the third edition of "The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga". There is a new cover, over 50 new pages with an expanded chapter on the breath and more biomechanics in yoga.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 244 pages
• Publisher: Bandha Yoga; 3 edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977961419
• ISBN-13: 978-0977961412
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #383,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Graphics, April 25, 2007

By	TAS (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scientific Keys Volume I: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga (Spiral-bound)

The Good: One of the best pictorials I have seen on the muscular system. I really like the way the author separates and groups the muscles. Great for learning and relearning your muscle anatomy.

The Bad: I found a couple of mislabeled muscles in the spine and forearm. I sent an email to confirm this with Bandha Yoga but have no heard back. I use Netter as a reference among other text books.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a yogini and anatomy buff, December 3, 2006

By	D. Trimble "dt shanti" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Scientific Keys Volume I: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga (Spiral-bound)

Wow. This book is awesome. I am a yoga teacher and I teach anatomy to students in a yoga teacher training program, and this book will help me do both better. Really clear pictures and explanations. Includes bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, movement, organs, breath, chakras, bandhas, and of course asana. Expensive though, and Amazon doesn't carry it. Will have to search around for the best price. I borrowed one from a fellow yoga teacher and am on a quest to find one for myself.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Secret to an A + in Anatomy !, October 26, 2007

By	Suza Francina "Yoga Teacher, Author, Animal... (Ojai, California) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Scientific Keys Volume I: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga (Spiral-bound)

I highly recommend a visit to www.bandhayoga.com
for a preview of the 650 amazing full color illustrations and sample chapters in this book. Author Ray Long MD, FRCSC, is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who has studied yoga for over twenty years, training extensively with B.K.S. Iyengar and other leading yoga masters. While I have several other highly recommended and complimentary books on yoga and anatomy, this colorful, dramatic guide to the major muscles stretched and strengthened in yoga postures, brings it all-together!

--Suza Francina, author, The New Yoga for Healthy Aging and other books.