Welcome to the mat. We're glad you're here.Yoga has proven benefits for strength, flexibility, mental health and even sex drive. And yoga is for everyone, and for every body. You can do yoga if you're inflexible. You can do yoga if you love the gym – or if you hate it. You can do yoga if you run, cycle, or if your only hobby is box sets. Yoga will help you if you suffer from low self-esteem, stress, depression or anxiety.The Power of Yoga for Men o...

This booklet offers the essential practices of the popular Integral Yoga Hatha Class, as established by Sri Swami Satchidananda. The text includes complete instructions and photographs of each of twelve postures, eye movements, breathing practices, relaxation, and a brief introduction to meditation. An easy-to-follow aid for practice at home.

Millions of Americans have turned to yoga to help them feel strong, healthy, and balanced. While traditional yoga poses and stretches can be a problem for stiffer, less pliable bodies, age should not limit your practice. Here, Lilias Folan—America’s most beloved yoga teacher—introduces “yin” yoga, a specific, safe, and creative way to stretch and strengthen within each yoga posture. This unique technique can only be found within these pages. Whatever you’re looking for at this time of life...

Do You Want to Transform Your Daily Routine?Losing weight can be such a challenge, right? Hours on hours, day after day, month after month in the gym and obtaining minimal results. It can be incredibly boring, running on a treadmill? No thanks. Not to mention the low self-esteem as a result of the constant effort and no reward.So, what's the solution? Exercising consistently in short bursts, which, in turn, will produce results which will see you lose weigh...

Balance Your Modern Yoga Practice And Develop A Strong Mind-Body Connection With Yin Yoga!In this book you'll learn how practicing yin yoga can and should be the perfect fit to balance out your yang yoga practice.You might be thinking…what the heck is yang yoga? Well, the answer is: pretty much all forms of popular yoga that have taken Western culture by storm. Think sweaty, flow-y ashtanga and vinyasa forms of yoga.I realize that all this might see...

Simple yoga practices to increase your peace and reduce stress.For centuries, yoga has provided a path to physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. But modern lifestyles make it difficult to incorporate the practice. Yoga Body and Mind Handbook offers the best of both worlds—essential poses and meditations made easy so you can fit the full benefits of yoga into your busy life.Virtually anyone can enjoy yoga. By integrating poses and guided med...

Bite-sized yoga that fits in with your everyday life and gives instant results.Get all the benefits from yoga by practising for just 15-minutes during your normal working day. Whether at home, in the office, at classes – all you need is 15 minutes to make a difference to your life.Brief introduction to hatha yoga, and its benefitsWhen and where to practise yogaBreathing and relaxation15-minute morning yoga exercises (to wake you up and fo...

An accessible illustrated guide for practicing yoga as you age, featuring simple poses and routines for balance, core strength, hip flexibility, and recoveryWith over 125 instructive photos and sequences to keep you active into your 50s, 60s, and beyondYoga gives active people vital tools for healthy aging: strength, flexibility, balance, and focus. In this one-of-a-kind book, the authors explain how common activities for aging active peopl...

Age gracefully with a steady yoga practice—this definitive “user-friendly book” offers “a wealth of information” on how to use yoga to support your physical, mental, and emotional health for a lifetime (Timothy McCAll MD, author of Yoga As Medicine)Everyone would like to age with as much strength and grace as possible and now numerous studies confirm what many yoga practitioners have known for a long time: yoga practice has a remarkable impact on physical ...

Is this the right book for me?Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth offers you and your birth partner an effective and uniquely holistic guide to maximising your health and wellbeing throughout pregnancy and beyond. Use the principles of yoga to give you a deeper insight into the process of pregnancy and follow our simple exercises to create a yoga and breathing program that works uniquely for you. The free CD guides you through breathing exercises to help control labour pa...

The practice of yoga improves flexibility, strength and balance, reduces stress and anxiety, increases energy and decreases fatigue, as well as facilitating the flow of prana (vital energy) and helping balance the koshas (sheaths) of the physical and metaphysical body. Yoga features 90 poses in beautiful pen and ink line drawings. Accompanying the image of the pose are both its Sanskrit and English names and a brief description of how to achieve the pose correctly, the precise meaning of i...

New 2nd Edition! Now Includes Bonus: The 5 Most Common Yoga Mistakes: How Can You Avoid Them?Learn why successful people like Hillary Clinton, Ryan Gosling and Arianna Huffington all practice yoga!Get access to 30 yoga poses with step-by-step instructions to develop your own yoga practiceBONUS: Guided Relaxation Inside!Do you often feel stressed, tense, or even anxious? Do yo...