Exercise Nutrition

Much of the Western world was completely unaware of the profound impact of the breath on the body and mind until the 1970s. It was during this time that Swami Rama astonished physiologists by demonstrating perfect control over his heart rate and brain waves. It was something Western scientists didn’t believe humans could possibly achieve. In this audiobook, Swami Rama shares some of the basic breathing techniques practiced by Himalayan yogis so that you too can experience the profound effects of pranayama and breath control.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Plan is back to help readers customize their diet and exercise less to lose more weight! The Plan -- the instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller that helped readers pinpoint which "healthy" foods were making them gain weight -- has helped...

The Teacher’s Guide to Accessible Yoga: Best Practices for Sharing Yoga with Every Body offers support and guidance for yoga teachers and yoga therapists to deepen their teaching skills and make their classes appropriate, useful, and effective in this moment. It is a source for information and inspiration to accompany teachers on their journey–whether they’re new or experienced.

While mainstream yoga culture explodes, the teachings have often strayed far from yoga’s traditional roots. The result is a watered-down, often inaccurate or incomplete practice that doesn’t responsibly reflect the rich and powerful tradition. Susanna Barkataki invites yoga practitioners to become stewards of the tradition—bold and effective trailblazers for embodying the roots of yoga. Barkataki gives practitioners the knowledge, tools, and language to delve deeply into the tradition, authentically, responsibly, and with appreciation.

Since the first whiff of information came from Japan that there might still be traditional Japanese Reiki practitioners in Japan, we became intrigued with the system of Reiki's Japanese past. We travelled to Japan (with our two year old in tow) to see if we could find out anything else about it. In Japan we met with teachers who taught a mixture of both traditional styles of Reiki and its more modern versions.

No gym wants you to know this, but you can get an amazingly toned body all from the comfort of your home. There is a simple training style that is gaining new found popularity, and all by using only your bodyweight. This style of training has taken people from not being able to support their own bodyweight to performing more than 20 pull-ups without breaking a sweat.

Whether you want to, (1) increase your strength and flexibility, (2) relieve pain and prevent injury, or, (3) reduce stress and become happier, then keep listening to discover how to easily do this with the best yoga positions of all time! Enjoy the many benefits of all the major yoga poses. Yoga is well known for increasing flexibility, but it goes far beyond giving your muscles a good stretch.

De la grossesse à la charge mentale, en passant par l'accouchement et la place du père dans le quotidien... Un livre drôle et cash pour libérer la parole des mères et aider les femmes à se poser les bonnes questions pour se réapproprier leur parcours de maternité. Votre gynéco est-il obligé de vous tâter le col à chaque visite de suivi de grossesse ? Pourquoi les mères se retrouvent-elles préposées au caca ? Si elles sont si fatiguées, est-ce parce qu'elles sont mal organisées ?

It is imperative that your nutritional needs are met when you live an active lifestyle. Your body will naturally require more nutrients when you utilize fitness on a regular basis. Knowing the basic biological utilization is the first step in evaluating your diet to ensure that it is sufficient. It also helps you to see where you might need to make changes so that your body’s needs are met when you are engaging in a fitness activity. Be informed and also discover a collection of recipes for snacks and your three main meals will make it easier to fuel your body in this guide.

Thanks to the power of its "mystic" Indian origins, yoga promises peace, self-realization, and release. But what if this is just hype? In Fascist Yoga, Stewart Home sweeps away the half-truths to reveal a new origin story of modern postural practice. Starting with the world's first modern yogi—a Californian escapologist who added Hindu fairy dust to circus exercises—this history reveals a community full of grifters, occultists, and white supremacists, out to exploit and recruit via the medium of exercise.

Men, listen up. We're dying from mediocrity. We're sicker, fatter, and more miserable than any other time in human history, and we're petrified into following the status quo even though the evidence is right in front of our faces that the status quo isn't working.

Strength and How to Obtain It - The Classic Natural Bodybuilding Blueprint. First published in 1897, Strength and How to Obtain It by Eugen Sandow known as the “Father of Modern Bodybuilding” is a timeless guide to building real, lasting strength. This restored edition brings Sandow’s ground-breaking training methods back to life, featuring his original exercise charts, illustrations, and principles of physical culture, all carefully updated for today’s listener.

En s’appuyant sur les travaux de scientifiques, d’éducateurs, de sociologues, de philosophes et d’architectes, Alexandre Dana et Victor Fersing tirent la sonnette d’alarme tout en proposant des solutions concrètes pour remettre du mouvement dans nos vies : au travail, dans nos loisirs, avec nos proches ou encore dans nos villes.

Fit in Transit is your ultimate guide to staying healthy, energized, and empowered—no matter where life takes you. Whether you're hopping flights, living out of hotel rooms, stuck in back-to-back meetings, or juggling family life while on the move, this book is your blueprint for transforming the chaos of travel into a lifestyle that ignites your full potential.

More than just physical poses on a mat, yoga can be a profound path of self-realization. Lit from Within encourages listeners to pursue yoga in its fullness, examining conscious and unconscious habits, connecting to our inner landscapes, and freeing us to relate to ourselves and our world with a sacred outlook.

Forget "losing weight" - you want to lose fat...and if you want to know how to do it as quickly as possible without losing muscle...and without doing hours and hours of grueling cardio every week...then you want to listen to this audiobook. What if I told you that you could dramatically transform your body eating foods you actually like...every day...seven days per week?

El árbol del Yoga es un audiolibro conciso, sencillo y de fácil lectura acerca de lo que el maestro Iyengar entiende por yoga. Iyengar insiste en que el yoga es una senda espiritual que implica algo mucho más hondo que el ejercicio físico. Esta experiencia espiritual se encuentra, no obstante, profundamente enraizada en la práctica. Así, todos los conceptos filosóficos contemplados en el audiolibro hacen referencia directa a la práctica de posturas de yoga o a la respiración.

Scholars have learned a lot more about the history of yoga in recent years, but their research can be hard to track down. Although their work is insightful, it is aimed more at specialists than at a general audience. The Truth of Yoga draws on many of their findings, presented in a format designed for practitioners. The aim is to highlight ideas on which listeners can draw to keep traditions alive in the 21st century.

This companion volume—with all-new material—offers 54 ready-made ideas and templates to elevate your classes, refine your voice, and teach inspired themes with joy and confidence. Each chapter—like Rise to Joy, Less is More, and Rebel, Yogi!—introduces a series of updated themes. Authors Sage Rountree and Alexandra DeSiato offer practical upgrades to the bestselling first volume of Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses, with new prompts, expanded notes, and thoughtful cues to help you connect with students and center their experiences in class.

Reverse the effects of aging and maintain optimal health for life through the revolutionary 6 Keys program by New York Times bestselling author Jillian Michaels. With Master Your Metabolism, Jillian Michaels showed us how to take control of the metabolic machinery underneath our weight and...