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Yoga Anatomy
Yoga Anatomy
by Leslie Kaminoff (Author), Amy Matthews (Collaborator), Sharon Ellis (Illustrator)
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Book Description : See inside every yoga pose! With clear, expert instruction and full-color, detailed anatomical drawings, Yoga Anatomy depicts the most common asanas to provide a deeper understanding of the structures and principles underlying each movement and of yoga itself.
From breathing to standing poses, see how each muscle is used, how slight alterations of a pose can enhance or reduce effectiveness, and how the spine, breathing, and body position are all fundamentally linked.
Whether you are just beginning your journey or have been practicing yoga for years, Yoga Anatomy will be an invaluable resource–one that allows you to see each movement in an entirely new light.
Author Leslie Kaminoff is a recognized expert and teacher in anatomy, breathing, and bodywork. He is the founder of The Breathing Project, New York City’s premiere yoga studio dedicated to the teaching of individualized, breath-centered yoga practice and therapy…
Children of the Sun
Children of the Sun
By Gordon Kennedy
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Book Description: “Children of the Sun” (1998) is a pictorial anthology from Germany to California…1883-1949, and includes short biographies of 16 individuals and 4 social reform movements. But the story is told mostly through the 144 photos, both color and black and white.
It clearly describes the important links between the German health and nature pioneers, and their latter day California counterparts.
One of a kind compilation this work reveals the true origins of the alternative and natural lifestyles which eventually took root on American soil and have become the huge phenomenon that they are today.
Key words: Nature cure, raw foods, organic farming, naturopathy, eden ahbez, nudism, vegetarianism, Dr. Benedict Lust, Arnold Ehret, paganism…
Men’s Health Better Body Blueprint: The Start-Right, Stick-to-It Strength Training Plan
Men’s Health Better Body Blueprint: The Start-Right, Stick-to-It Strength Training Plan
By Michael Mejia
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Book Description : Drawing on the foundation of Mens Health magazine, this superb guide explains everything that inexperienced or lapsed exercisers need to know to tailor a fitness program to their individual goals and abilities. The ability to personalize a workout plan allows readers to achieve quicker results and spend less time with ice packs and sore muscles. Unlike other books that lump beginning exercisers into one group, this program differentiates among beginners, such as: high-schoolers with newfound interest in lifting 30-year-olds who want to get back the bodies they had when they played college sports 50-year-olds who work out only for the first few weeks after New Years resolutions every January Michael Mejia, contributing editor to Mens Health magazine and coauthor of Scrawny to Brawny, thoroughly explains the fundamentals of fitness, including strength training, cardiovascular activity, and nutrition. He provides self-assessment tests to help safeguard against injuries by identifying muscular imbalances, decreased flexibility, or other weaknessesand then shows how to correct these problems. Whether readers are Newbies, Ex-jocks, or Seasonals; hope to build muscle or increase strength; are willing to work out every day or are able to spare only a couple of days a week, they will find the blueprint for their better body in this book…
