✨Sách - Yoga For Dummies by Georg Feuerstein (US edition, paperback)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL SG Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Origin: United States (Imported) ISBN 13: 9781118839560 Condition: Brandnew Binding: paperback Pages: 408 Dimensons: 231 x 183 x 30 | 544 (gram)

Sharing the benefits of yoga in a way that everyone can enjoy and understand Practicing yoga has many health benefits, including improving your overall fitness, flexibility, and strength. It has also been known to reduce heart rate and blood pressure. And if you're suffering from chronic lower back pain, yoga is a perfect choice for you. Yoga For Dummies, 3rd Edition will show you how to get up to speed on the fundamentals of Yoga, whether you're participating in a class, teaching a class, or practicing it on your own. This new edition features over 20% new and updated content plus 12 companion videos featuring the hottest and most popular poses. Inside, you will find:

• Do-it-yourself yoga programs for you to practice
• The latest techniques for breathing properly
• Photos on key poses that can improve front sides and backsides
• New coverage on yoga against the wall, the use of props in yoga, couples yoga, and more If you suffer from anxiety, depression, or chronic pain, yoga can be a wonderfully relaxing exercise for you. Whether you decide to persist in a traditional do-it-yourself yoga practice or experiment with the use of props in a new yoga routine, this book can help. Children, pregnant women, mid-lifers, and seniors can all enjoy the benefits of yoga simply explained in this comprehensive, fun guide. Table of Content Foreword xv Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 3 Where to Go from Here 4 Part I: Getting Started with Yoga 5 Chapter 1: Yoga 101: Building a Foundation 7 Understanding the True Character of Yoga 7 Finding unity 8 Finding yourself: Are you a yogi (or a yogini)? 9 Considering Your Options: The Eight Main Branches of Yoga 9 Taking a Closer Look at Hatha Yoga 12 Finding Your Niche: Four Basic Approaches to Yoga 16 Yoga as fitness training 16 Yoga as therapy 17 Yoga as a lifestyle 17 Yoga as a spiritual discipline 18 What most approaches to Yoga have in common 19 Pointing the Way to Happiness: Health, Healing, and Yoga 19 Balancing Your Life with Yoga 21 Locating Your Starting Place in the World of Yoga 22 Chapter 2: Ready, Set, Yoga! 23 Finding Suitable Yoga Instruction 24 Checking out classes and teachers 24 Making sure the course fits your experience level 26 Taking other important considerations into account 27 Preparing for Group Practice 28 Deciding what to wear 28 Packing your Yoga class kit 28 Putting safety first 29 Paging Miss Manners 30 Going for It on Your Own 31 Fulfilling Your Promise to Yourself: Making Time for Yoga Practice 32 Chapter 3: Preparing for a Fruitful Yoga Practice 33 Cultivating the Right Attitude 33 Leave pretzels for snack time 34 Practice at your own pace 34 Send the scorekeeper home 35 Picture yourself in the posture 36 Enjoying a Peaceful Yoga Practice 36 Busting the perfect posture myth 36 Listening to your body 37 Moving slowly but surely 38 Practicing function over form with Forgiving Limbs 39 Chapter 4: Relaxed Like a Noodle: The Fine Art of Letting Go of Stress 41 The Nature of Stress 41 Correcting wrong attitudes 42 Changing poor habits 43 Releasing bodily tension 45 Relaxation Techniques That Work 45 Deep relaxation: The corpse posture 46 Afternoon delight 48 Magic triangles: Relaxing through visualization 49 Relaxation before sleep 50 Insomnia buster 51 Yoga Nidra: Catch Up on Your Sleep Quotient with Yogic Sleep 51 Formulating your intention 52 Performing Yoga Nidra 53 Chapter 5: Breath and Movement Simplified 55 Breathing Your Way to Good Health 55 Taking high-quality breaths 56 Relaxing with a couple of deep breaths 57 Practicing safe yogic breathing 58 Reaping the benefits of yogic breathing 59 Breathing through your nose (most of the time) 59 Mastering the Mechanics of Yogic Breathing 61 Understanding how your emotions affect your diaphragm 62 Appreciating the complete yogic breath 62 Starting out with focus breathing 65 Realizing the power of a pause 66 Seeing How Breath and Postural Movement Work Together 66 Breathing in four directions 67 Recognizing the d