Yoga All–in–One For Dummies
Samenvatting
Everything you need to make yoga an integral part of your health and well–being
If you want to incorporate yoga into your daily routine or ramp up what you?re already doing, Yoga All–In–One For Dummies is the perfect resource! This complete compendium of six separate titles features everything you need to improve your health and peace of mind with yoga, and includes additional information on, stretching, meditation, adding weights to your yoga workouts, and power yoga moves.
Yoga has been shown to have numerous health benefits, ranging from better flexibility and athletic performance to lowered blood pressure and weight loss. For those who want to take control of their health and overall fitness, yoga is the perfect practice. With Yoga All–In–One For Dummies, you?ll have everything you need to get started and become a master of even the toughest yoga poses and techniques.
Find out how to incorporate yoga to foster health, happiness, and peace of mind
Get a complete resource, featuring information from six titles that are packed with tips
Use companion workout videos to help you master various yoga poses and techniques that are covered in the book
Utilize tips in the book to increase balance, range of motion, flexibility, strength, and overall fitness
Take a deep breath and dive into Yoga All–In–One For Dummies to find out how you can improve your health and your happiness by incorporating yoga into your daily routine.
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<p>Book I: Getting Started with Yoga Principles 5</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Yoga 101: Building a Foundation 7</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Yoga and the Mind–Body Connection 19</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Preparing for a Fruitful Yoga Practice 27</p>
<p>Book II: Basic Yoga Techniques and Postures 41</p>
<p>Chapter 1: The Fundamentals of Yogic Breathing 43</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Please Be Seated 57</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Standing Tall 67</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Steady as a Tree: Mastering Balance 83</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Absolutely Abs 91</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Looking at the World Upside–Down: Safe Inversion Postures 101</p>
<p>Chapter 7: Classic Bending Floor Postures 113</p>
<p>Chapter 8: Several Twists on the Yoga Twist 133</p>
<p>Chapter 9: Dynamic Postures: The Rejuvenation Sequence and Sun Salutation 143</p>
<p>Chapter 10: Basic Preparation, Compensation, and Rest Poses 151</p>
<p>Book III: Yoga for Life 169</p>
<p>Chapter 1: A Recommended Beginners Routine for Men and Women 171</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Yoga for Kids and Teens 181</p>
<p>Chapter 3: It s Never Too Late: Yoga for Midlifers and Older Adults 199</p>
<p>Book IV: Powering Your Way to Fitness: Power Yoga 215</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Key Principles of Power Yoga 217</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Preparing with Powerful Warm–Ups 227</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Taking a Walk in the Park: A Minimum Power Routine 243</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Following Buddha s Way: A Moderate Power Routine 265</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Staying Young: Power Yoga for Seniors 285</p>
<p>Book V: Yoga–ing Your Way to a Toned Body: Yoga with Weights 301</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Introducing Yoga with Weights 303</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Warming Up for Your Yoga with Weights Workout 319</p>
<p>Chapter 3: From Head to Toe: The Balanced Workout 341</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Waking Up Your Mind and Body: The Energy Workout 361</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Exercises for Seniors 375</p>
<p>Book VI: Ancient Practices in the Modern World: Hot Trends in Yoga 395</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Partnering Up for Yoga 397</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Yoga against the Wall 413</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Yoga off the Mat, in the Heat, and outside the Box 427</p>
<p>Book VII: Meditation, Mindfulness, and Letting Go of Stress 435</p>
<p>Chapter 1: How Your Mind Stresses You Out and What You Can Do about It 437</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Relaxed Like a Noodle: The Fine Art of Letting Go of Stress 457</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Getting Acquainted with Meditation 471</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Mindfulness Meditation: Awareness of the Here and Now 491</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Meditating with Challenging Emotions 505</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Cultivating Spirituality 517</p>
<p>Index 533</p>