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Smart Guide to Yoga: The Sensible Sourcebook (The Smart Guides Series) Book

This is a simple, crisp introduction to yoga. First you get a brief history of yoga and descriptions of several different practices. Then the book focuses on pranayama, the science of breathing, with instructions for correct breathing and illustrations of several breathing exercises. Next you learn 35 hatha yoga asanas (poses) and the Sun Salutation sequence, all well explained and illustrated with photographs. A helpful chapter is "Finding a Class and Developing Your Yoga Practice," with checklists for finding the right class and the right teacher, and tips for practicing at home. Other chapters explain the seven chakras (energy centers), meditation, yoga for women, yoga for men, and how yoga affects particular health problems. The clean layout makes for easy reading or skimming, with larger print than most books, and boxed tips. A nice feature is the "Smart Source" boxes of additional resources. Smart Guide to Yoga is not packed with a lot of information per page, but it's an easy way to jump into this subject and learn the basics without getting immersed in more information than you want. --Joan PriceRead More

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  • Product Description

    Smart Advice on how yoga can enhance emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being

    Smart Ways to relieve stress, strengthen your body, prevent and treat illness, and boost your stamina and energy

    Smart Tips on what yoga style is right for you, with step-by-step instructions on the poses that best suit your lifestyle and goals

    • Smart Strategies to release physical tension and mental stress with the slow, gentle movements, poses, and breathing techniques of hatha yoga
    • Smart Insights into the six branches of yoga, each a different experience in movement and meditation
    • Smart Advice on yoga as alternative medicine to heal heart disease, chronic pain, arthritis, and other illnesses
    • Smart Tips on finding a class and teacher that best suit your needs and will help you develop your own yoga practice
    • Quick reading and easy referencing with lots of photos, a comprehensive index, and loads of sidebars and sources

    Smart Guides take readers seriously. They satisfy even the most curious person's desire to know the essentials about any of a wide range of topics—from vitamins to mutual funds to stress relief.

    It's all about good reading and expert information. The choice is yours. Stephanie Levin-Gervasi is a writer specializing in health and family matters. She is the author of The Back Pain Sourcebook and has practiced yoga for more than twenty years. She lives in San Francisco.

  • 0471356484
  • 9780471356486
  • Stephanie Levin-Gervasi
  • 9 September 1999
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 240
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