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Yoga

Awakening the Inner Body

by Donald Moyer
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In Yoga: Awakening the Inner Body, Donald Moyer draws on over thirty years of yoga teaching and practice experience. His groundbreaking work is designed for yoga students and teachers to develop a home practice and to deepen their understanding of all aspects of yoga—the anatomical, the physiological, the mental, and the spiritual.
In Part One, "Finding Inner Balance," he offers a comprehensive guide for the practice of yoga’s two most important inverted poses. These two chapters help you select props according to your body type, and suggest ways to check your alignment once you are in the pose.
   • Salamba Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand), including variations and alternatives
   • Salamba Sirsasana (Headstand), including variations and alternatives
Part Two, "Themes and Variations," consists of six chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of the upper body. Each chapter begins with an anatomical introducation that establishes the theme to be explored in the subsequent practice sequence. The sequences include standing poses, backbends, twists, inverted poses, forward bends, pranayama (breathing practice), and relaxation.
   • The Three Diaphragms: balance your three diaphragms (pelvic, respiratory, and thoracic) to facilitate movement and improve breathing
   • Balance Your Sternum: align your sternum—the manubrium (upper sternum), the sternal body, and the xiphoid process—to free your upper spine
   • Collarbones, Kidneys, and Groins: discover an effortless way to stabilize the pelvis, open the shoulders, and lengthen the spine
   • Align Your Shoulder Blades: work with a circular movement of your shoulder blades to create space in your shoulder joints
   • Stabilize Your Elbows: learn how to strengthen your arms by stabilizing your elbow joints
   • Strengthen the Base of Your Neck: activate the deeper muscles of your neck for a strong and healthy cervical spine

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    August 1, 2016

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      • ISBN: 9781930485747

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      April 1, 2006
      Moyer (founder & director, Yoga Room, Berkeley, CA), who studied with B.K.S. Iyengar ("Light on Life") in India and later graduated from the Institute for Yoga Teacher Education in San Francisco, teaches readers to focus on experiencing yoga "asanas", or postures, from the -inside out, - emphasizing human mechanics and anatomy. Meticulous instructions detail correct postural alignment, balance, and breathing. Part 1, -Finding Inner Balance, - gives the reader an in-depth outline of how to perform shoulder- and headstands correctly. There is ample advice on the use of assistive props, and many examples of preparatory or alternate poses are included. Part 2, -Themes and Variations, - addresses a wide variety of postures that relate to specific anatomical areas. Relaxation and breathing techniques supplement the material. This well-written work has a very technical feel -comparable with H. David Coulter -s "Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers, and Practitioners" -but the nearly 200 outstanding photographs and illustrations make it extremely accessible. Libraries collecting in areas of patient or wellness education or expanding their collections beyond yoga basics would find this a quality addition." -Deborah Anne Broocker, Georgia Perimeter Coll. Lib., Dunwoody"

      Copyright 2006 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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