Dianne Bondy, Kat Heagberg, "Yoga Where You Are: Customize Your Practice for Your Body and Your Life"
Find freedom in your yoga practice with this empowering guide from beloved yoga teacher and social justice activist Dianne Bondy and Yoga International editor-in-chief Kat Heagberg.
Yoga Where You Are welcomes readers of all backgrounds, body sizes, and abilities into the practice of yoga. Dianne Bondy and Kat Heagberg offer everything you need to know to build a custom yoga practice that supports you exactly where you are–now and at every stage of your life's journey.
Yoga Where You Are discusses how yoga intersects with body image, introduces essential information on elements like breathwork and meditation, and celebrates yoga's diverse roots through an introductory chapter on its origins and history. Whether you're a beginner, a seasoned practitioner, or a yoga teacher, the step-by-step instructions for hundreds of customizable pose variations provide an essential resource you can turn to as your practice evolves. Bondy and Heagberg also present tips to find inspiration and creativity on the mat. With truly inclusive language, alignment options for real bodies, and photos of a range of practitioners, the book provides you with everything you need to customize and deepen your practice with clarity and confidence.
Author(s): Dianne Bondy; Kat Heagberg; Jes Baker
Publisher: Shambhala
Year: 2020
Language: English
Commentary: Yoga, Customize Your Yoga Practice for Your Body and Your Life
Pages: 272
Tags: Yoga, Customize Your Yoga Practice for Your Body and Your Life
LIST OF POSES
FOREWORD BY JES BAKER
INTRODUCTION: Why Yoga Where You Are?
Part One | ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
1 Yoga Then and Now
2 Yoga, Accessibility, and Body Image
3 Yoga Practice Basics
4 Breath and Drishti
5 How to Use Props
Part Two | THE PRACTICE
6 Foundational Poses for Vinyasa, Transitions, and Sun Salutes
7 Standing Poses
8 Hip Openers
9 Kneeling
and Seated Poses
10 Backbends
11 Inversions
12 Arm Balances
13 Supine Poses
14 Savasana and Alternatives
15 Meditation and Compassionate Self-Study
Part Three | DESIGNING YOUR PRACTICE
16 Sequencing and Accessibility
17 Sample Sequences
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
MEET THE MODELS
NOTES
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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