Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries
A book by Susi Hately Aldous
This book is very easy to follow. It has a superb foundation and depth of knowledge along with practical applications.
- Jennifer Steed, Yoga Instructor
I found this to be a lovely book that is easy to read, interesting, entertaining and educating.
- Suzette O'Byrne, Yoga Instructor
Delve Deeper into your Practice, Safely and with Strength
by Understanding the Anatomical Basis of Yoga
Improve your practice, whether it is at the studio or at home.
Understand how to work with your body - whether you are young and mobile, tight and constricted or overly flexible.
Feel comfortable in your practice even if you have chronic pain.
Understand why your body moves the way it does (or doesn't)
A sampling of what is inside
The internal world: Learn the basics of anatomy as they relate to asana including skin, bone, muscle, nerve, connective tissue, fascia, blood and lymph vessels.
The 8 essential principles of movement: Explore and experience the 8 essential principles of movement that can be applied to any style of yoga - Restorative, Therapeutic, Iyengar, Ashtanga, Bikram, ViniYoga, Vinyasa Flow, Svaroopa, Kripalu, Ansura etc.
Applying the principles to Asana: Apply the 8 essential principles to each group of asana - back bends, forward bends, twists, inversions and standing poses. Understand why problems can occur like - back pain in back bends, hamstring tightness in forward bends, and neck and wrist pain in inversions.
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