Yoga Fitness

From the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle—from our ancient obsession with the ideal human form to the modern science of this amazing and adaptable tissue—that will change the way you think about what moves us through the world. “Remarkable...

If you struggle with stiff joints, poor balance, or weakness, this doctor-designed chair yoga guide can help you move confidently and safely—starting at the right level for your body. Written by a Doctor of Physical Therapy with over 23 years of clinical experience, this book is designed specifically for seniors facing joint pain, arthritis, back issues, mobility loss, and joint replacements. Whether you're recovering, feeling discouraged, or afraid to move, this program meets you where you are—safely and effectively.

What does yoga have to do with caste, gender, and power? This groundbreaking work explores how yoga can be a vital path to resistance, agency, and collective liberation. Yoga as Embodied Resistance illuminates the essential—but often unseen—relationships between caste and gender in yoga...

Drawing on modern neuroscience, ancient wisdom, and decades of practice and teaching, Eddie Stern’s One Simple Thing, with a foreword from Deepak Chopra, explains how what we do affects who we become, and reveals how a steady routine of physical movements, activities, and attitudes are able to transform not just our bodies but our brain functions and emotions, and how we experience life.

Grounded in investigative research and real survivor stories, Surviving Modern Yoga uncovers the physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by Ashtanga yoga leader Pattabhi Jois—and reckons with the culture, structures, and mythos that enabled it. Yoga culture sells well-meaning westerners the full...

The Luminous Self shares teachings and practices that can help us connect with our true Self and reclaim our inherent power and wisdom—essential for living with purpose and grace in our turbulent world. In this book, Tracee Stanley shares teachings and practices in each chapter—including meditation, yoga nidra, breath work, dreaming rituals, community care practices, journaling, and more—that can help us remember and honor our deepest Self. The book is a journey of inner exploration for anyone who desires to know themselves more deeply

Learn how to bring Āyurveda and Yoga together, in a meaningful and thoughtful way, that turns Yoga practice into Āyurvedic medicine. Learn how to create more potency with three unique approaches for bringing Āyurveda into Yoga classes, how to create classes that go beyond poses, and how to use Āyurveda to balance specific aspects of students’ lives. The ancient wisdom and knowledge provided by Yoga and Āyurveda can inspire and revitalize your personal practice and classes. Join Mona in blending two powerful, brilliant Vedic sciences to deepen the practice of both!

Do you feel stiff and sore after sitting for too long? Easy Chair Yoga Exercises for Strength teaches you simple chair yoga exercises to help you move with ease and feel stronger. With just 5–10 minutes a day, you’ll learn warm-ups, core-building moves which can improve your flexibility, and balance drills that fit any schedule.

Have you ever thought why every workout you have ever done stopped at the neck? Or wondered why traditional yoga calms the mind, tones the body but forgets the face? Are you looking for a natural way to look and feel younger and healthier? Danielle Collins, TV's face yoga expert, believes we should all have the opportunity to look and feel the very best we can for our age and to care for our face, body, and mind using natural and holistic techniques. Her method requires just five minutes a day and could not be easier to get started.

Yoga for Bendy People was written for yoga teachers and practitioners who want a deeper understanding of hypermobility syndromes and how to optimize the benefits of yoga for people who have them. A well-designed yoga practice not only avoids injury, but leaves the body better supported, the nervous system better regulated, the mind clearer, and the heart more connected to its purpose.

World-renowned WWE Hall of Famer turned fitness guru Diamond Dallas Page wants to transform your life. After decades of helping others make radical transformations in health and fitness, Diamond Dallas knows what is really holding you back from profound life change. He has watched countless...

Yoga practitioners know there’s more to the path than asana, or physical postures - but how do we access the deeper wisdom of yogic philosophy? More than 2,000 years ago, the legendary master Patanjali answered this question in 195 pearls of insight known as the Yoga Sutras. Now Sanskrit and Ayurveda teacher Nicolai Bachman offers The Yoga Sutras, an audio program with a fresh approach to working with Patanjali’s seminal text for guidance and inspiration on your own journey toward clarity and happiness.

For centuries, Chinese sages, rulers and spiritual seekers have embraced a simple yet powerful principle to enable them to live in harmony with the Source of nature and all life; the art of 'self-cultivation' or, xiu yang. Xiu yang works with the idea that we can steadily nurture our capacity to being fully human and fully awake.

Golf pros everywhere are using and recommending yoga to provide a complete, comprehensive workout, aid in mastering the mental game and foster more consistent play. On and off the course, golfers who practice yoga enjoy greater confidence, power, and focus. Learn special breathing techniques to calm the mind and relax the body, leading to tireless, effortless play and greater shot distance and control. Strengthen your core, enhance muscle memory and increase flexibility - reducing the risk of golf-related injury and shortening recovery time.

We can do more with this life. We all know it, we all wish for it, but just how to do itthat eludes us. In his new book, A Life Worth Breathing, internationally renowned yoga teacher and spiritual philosopher Max Strom shows us the way. His groundbreaking book reaches past expected dogma in a language that is vital, inspired, and accessible. Strom leads us on a journey of self-discovery as we excavate our past in order to have a better understanding of our present.

This wonderful full-scale pocket guide from Earth Lodge beautifully illustrates and describes 36 mudras, or symbolic hand gestures, that you can use to align your spirit with your intentions and empower prayer. Mudras are used throughout the world in daily spiritual practices. Studies show that they have the same effect on the brain as language: when you use a mudra, you activate a specific thought or intent, and that thought carries energy, working like a radio signal to tune your vibration for fulfillment and manifestation.

Too many people equate aging with aching. They rely on cortisone injections or pop painkillers, convinced there are no other alternatives. But that's not always the case. Body advocate Stephanie Shorr knows that when it comes to your health, even small steps make a big difference. More than 70 years young, Stephanie takes no medications, has no chronic pain, and enjoys plenty of energy. In Live the Health You Want, she shares knowledge gained from a lifetime of researching human health and wellness.

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.

Arranged into three sections, the audiobook is designed to help listeners understand the history, purpose and characteristics of the practice; its feel and expression with an emphasis on breath, process and introspection and how to structure a successful practice. Each section ends with self-enquiry and breath exploration so teachers can practically apply the knowledge shared in each chapter and build a framework for a successful teaching practice.

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.