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Format:
Book
Title:
The American yoga association's beginner's manual
ISBN:
9780743219419
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2002.
Physical Description:
238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"A Fireside book."

Includes index.
Contents:
The Techniques of Yoga -- Finding a Yoga Teacher -- How to Practice Yoga Asans -- Getting Ready to Exercise: The Yoga Warm-Up -- Putting it All Together: Curriculum and Routines -- Exercise (Asana) -- Breathing (Pranayama) -- Breathing Techniques -- Facts About Yoga and Your Breath -- How to Start Breathing Better -- Breath Warm-ups -- Breathing Exercises (Pranayamas) -- Breathing and Mood Changes -- Breathing Exercises New to Course Two -- Breathing Exercises New to Course Three -- Relaxation and Meditation -- How to Begin -- Benefits of Meditation in Everyday Life -- Common Experiences in Meditation -- Diet and Nutrition -- The Vegetarian Diet and Health -- Why Is Diet Important in Yoga? -- The Yoga Vegetarian Diet -- The American Yoga Association Food Pyramid -- Supplements -- Pregnancy -- Yoga Routine During Pregnancy -- Nutrition for Pregnancy -- Yoga and Sports -- How Yoga Helps Improve Sports Performance -- Yoga Techniques for Warming Up and Cooling Down.

Daily Yoga Routine for Improved Sports Performance -- Stress Management -- Three Steps to Greater Stress Resistance -- Stress and Diet -- Breath: Your Most Portable Stress Management Tool -- Relaxation and Meditation -- Yoga Philosophy -- Rama -- Your Two Bodies -- Lakshmanjoo -- Ethics in Yoga.
Summary:
Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and photographs offer an introduction to the basic techniques of yoga and its physical and spiritual benefits.
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