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736 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"The most complete collection of yoga Asanas ever photographed, and the first-ever to categorize an astonishing 2,100 yoga poses. This beautifully designed book is a must-have for yogis of all levels and every practice. 2,100 Asanas is an unprecedented, meticulously crafted catalog of yoga poses and modifications. It is also a gorgeous work of art, showcasing the beauty and athleticism of the human form. Each photograph features an expert yogi performing...
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xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Based on Bikram's signature program of 26 postures and two breathing exercises, this book will help you combat a variety of afflictions--from stress and insomnia to arthritis and back pain--and maintain exceptional health for years to come. The postures work your muscles, increase flexibility, and flush toxins out of your system. It isn't easy: it's a rigorous, body-bending program, and Bikram gives it to you straight in his outspoken, charismatic,...
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239 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"The definitive guide to creating your own home yoga practice from the leading experts of Yoga Journal. Although yoga studios continue to proliferate, students are increasingly looking to enhance their studio experience with a personal home practice. Yoga at Home not only provides all the ingredients necessary, but this accessible how-to book also offers a visual feast of pose sequences and routines by top instructors and practitioners as photographed...
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xiv, 194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"In this book, one of the world's foremost teachers of yoga offers his thoughts on many practical and philosophical subjects, ranging from the place of yoga in daily life to insights from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. He includes chapters on family life, love and sexuality, health and the healing arts, meditation, death, and advice to teachers. Based on lectures and discussions with his students, the text is enlivened by many of the author's personal experiences...
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"This deeply personal biographical tribute by Krishnamacharya's grandson includes photographs, archival materials, and family recollections that have never been published elsewhere, as well as unique insights into the "master of masters" by some of his most famous students-Indra Devi, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, B.K.S. Iyengar, and T.K.V. Desikachar. First published in 2005 by the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, The Yoga of the Yogi is at last available...
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253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"In this book, yoga acharya and bestselling author Ira Trivedi tells you how you can shed weight, get washboard abs, lower blood pressure - with just 10 minutes of yoga a day. Just 10 minutes can get you in shape, cure backache, achieve better exam results and even heal a broken heart. Yoga is much more than an exercise - it prepares and disciplines your body and mind for a transformative spiritual experience. The modules in The 10-Minute Yoga Solution...
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216 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Explore the physiology of 30 key yoga poses, in-depth and from every angle, and master each asana with confidence and control. Reveals the facts, with annotated artworks that show the mechanics, the angles, how your blood flow and respiration are affected, the key muscle and joint actions working below the surface of each pose, safe alignment and much more.
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While many Westerners still think of yoga as an invigorating series of postures and breathing exercises, these physical practices are only part of a vast and ancient spiritual science. For more than three millennia, yoga sages systematically explored the essential questions of our human existence: What are the root causes of suffering, and how can we achieve freedom and happiness? What would it be like to function at the maximum potential of our minds,...
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