As the title implies, this book focuses on one aspect of Hatha Yoga. It wants to show how yoga asanas are carried out.77 yoga positions for beginners and more advanced yoga postures are illustrated through 650 color photographs. these represent the main yoga poses used in popular styles of Hatha yoga like Iyengar yoga, Bikram yoga Anusara yoga, Power yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga.
The book is divided into 11 chapters. The first chapter provides information about the history of yoga in India. Furthermore mentions briefly common positions on meditation, chakras (esoteric Anatomy), drishtis (point of focus), pranayama (breathing) and bandhas (locks).
The rest of the book relates to yoga positions, hosted in different chapters.
Information for each posture is mentioned on 2 pages:
Sanskrit and English name
1 common counter-pose
1 common eye-focus
mental and physical benefits generally associated with the pose
General contraindications of the pose
Step-by-step instructions: a common way of getting into the pose with accompanying photos, short instructions and alignment guidelines
At least 1 variation of the pose a soft or a more advance variation, or both
The last chapter contains 11 asanas series:
2 gentle yoga routines
2 Yoga for flexibility routines
3 vinyasa yoga sequences
2 sun salutation
2 Moon salutation
A Index of asanas appears at the end of the book in which an image of the pose, the name of the English and Sanskrit of the pose and the reference page.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1-art and practice of Hatha Yoga
Chapter 2 standing postures
Chapter 4 balancing postures
Chapter 5 arm-balancing postures
Chapter 6 inverted postures
Chapter 7 Backward-bending postures
Chapter 8 Twisting postures
Chapter 9 postures forward-reverse
Chapter 10 seated postures
Chapter 11 landscape and leisure attitudes
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This is a useful book for quick-reference for yoga beginners and for more experienced practitioners of yoga, yoga positions and yoga routines practice that are looking for photos and information generally used at home. High quality and more concise information about asanas is mentioned in an easy-to-understand way. not burden readers with detailed explanation or esoteric terms, but you will find useful information about the practice of asanas at home or in the classroom.
Compared to many beginners yoga books on the market, offers Hatha Yoga Illustrated more images and forms; it also shows a counter-pose and variation for each pose. yoga sets at the end of the book another picture, breath, Sanskrit/English name and reference page, so that they can be learned quickly.
If you are looking for a book of Yoga to take with you when traveling or commuting, then this is suitable if it is rather small and lightweight 233 pages.
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