Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (548 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1930485212 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lasater writes extensively about yoga. She is the author of Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times, the first book devoted to the supported yoga poses and breathing techniques called restorative yoga.Judith Lasater lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. Lasater is the president of the California Yoga Teachers Association and serves on the advisory boards of
Packed with color anatomical drawings, black-and-white diagrammatic asana illustrations, and helpful charts, Yogabody is the Gray’s Anatomy for yoga teachers and students.. In Yogabody, author Judith Hanson Lasater writes, "You can’t fully understand the dynamic movement of asana without first understanding the basic structure of the human body." Drawing on almost forty years’ experience as a yoga teacher and physical therapist, she focuses here on macroanatomy and kin
MW said Typos and Incorrect Information. I was extremely excited to get this book as a gift. I am a student of Yoga for many years and am preparing to go to school for Physical Therapy. The format of the book is fantastic and it has wonderful potential.Unfortunately, the integrity of the book is seriously undermined by the presence of NUMEROUS typos. By 'NUMEROUS', I don't mean a handful. I mean close to 100. While these are somewhat forgivable, there are unfortunately other instances of information that is simply wrong. Such as a chart saying . Beautiful and Precise Amy Greenblatt I can't wait to try the suggestions and ideas in this book. I love the quotes before each chapter and the links after. Along with the stories and anecdotes from the author's experience, these give levity and perspective to the subject and and help to make the book friendly and direct - just like Judith Lasater.Judith presents the technical material in a way that gets you to try things out by doing the asanas and exploring what happens. You are not just reading about the body, you are feeling it in moveme. Carrie said Wonderful anatomy book!. This is a phenomenal anatomy book. I've never been great at anatomy, but this book is easy to understand and well-written. I'm very happy I purchased it!
Her feature articles, columns, and essays appear in numerous books, magazines, and anthologies. Iyengar in India and the United States. Dr. Judith Lasater has taught yoga since 1971. She holds a doctorate in East-West psychology and is a physical therapist. Lasater is the president of the California Yoga Teachers Association and serves on the advisory boards of Yoga Journal and the Yoga Research and Education Center.Her yoga training includes study with B. She is the author of Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times, the first book devoted to the supported yoga poses and breathing techniques called restorative yoga.Judith Lasater lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. She teaches ongoing yoga classes and trains yoga teachers in kinesiology, yoga therapeutics, and the Yoga Sutra at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. In addition, sh