The Key Poses of Yoga by Ray Long, Chris Macivor - Paperback

Das Buch besteht aus 2 Hauptkapiteln. Im 1. Kapitel, dem theoretischen Teil, werden allgemeine Dinge über Muskelfunktion, Biomechanismus, Dehnung, Golgi Tendon Organ usw. erklärt. Im 2. Kapitel werden die Hauptasanas aus den folgenden Bereichen vorgestellt: - Vorbereitende Positionen - Sonnengruß - Standhaltungen (Tadasana, Uttanasana, Vrksasana, Trikonasana, Virabhadrasana II, Utthita Parsvakonasana, Ardha Chandrasana, Parsvottanasana, Virabhadrasana I, Virabhadrasana II, Parivrtta Trikonasana, Parivrtta Parsvakonasana, Prasarita Paddottanasana, Garudasana, Utkatasana) - Hüftöffnende Übungen ( Baddha Konasana, Supta Padangusthasana: Bent Knee Version, Supta Padangusthasana A, Supta Padangusthasana B, Supta Padangusthasana: Revolving Variation) - Vorwärtsbeugen (Janu Sirsasana, Dandasana, Trianga Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana, Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana, Paschimottanasana, Navasana, Ubhaya Padangusthasana, Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana, Parighasana, Kurmasana) - Drehungen (Seated Twist, Marichyasana III, Marichyasana I, Ardha Matsyendrasana) - Rückbeugen (Salabhasana, Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Purvottanasana, Ustrasana, Danurasana, Urdhva Danurasana, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana I) - Arm-Balance(Adho Mukha Svanasana, Visisthasana, Chataranga Dandasana, Adho Mukha Vrksasana, Bakasana, Titibasana, Pincha Mayurasana) - Umkehrhaltungen (Sirasana, Sarvangasana, Halasana) - Restorative Positionen (Balasana, Supported Setu Bandha Sarvangasana, Viparita Karani, Savasana) Zu jeder dargstellten Asana gibt es auf 2 Seiten die wichtigsten Informationen zur Anatomie und dazu entsprechende Bilder, die das Skelett sowie die betroffenen Muskelgruppen in der Asana zeigen und so veranschaulichen, was aus Anatomie Sicht im Körper passiert. Ich kann das Buch nur empfehlen, da es die Hauptasanas abdeckt und zu jeder Asana die wichtigsten anatomischen Informationen vermittelt. Die Bilder sind genial gemacht und helfen dabei die Anatomie besser zu verstehen. Man hat auf 2 Seiten alles zu einer Asana Übersichtlich auf einen Blick. Das Buch hilft einem wirklich dabei die Asanas anatomisch zu verstehen und korrekt auszuführen, auch wenn man keinen medzinisches Hintergrundwissen hat. Danke Ray Long für dieses geniale Buch!

This book is amazing such detail about Anatomy and the breakdown of individual poses . The pictures are so detailed clear and precise . The text is informative and precise . Although the book is expensive it is well worth the money . An essential book for any yoga teacher .

Perfect to have a clear vision of body. Really useful to focus deeply on your body during practice... More awareness

Love this book--Im a yoga studio owner and teacher--love referring to this book if I have some anatomy questions. It is beautifully illustrated and written. Ray Long is the best!!

I have been carrying this book around with me for weeks since I bought it. The author's easy-to-understand descriptions of physiological and anatomical structures are excellent (Golgi organ, reciprocal inhibition, spinal cord reflexes of stretching, etc). Beyond that, I simply cannot rave enough about the groundbreaking, astounding digital images of the musculoskeletal structures that display the specific muscle agonists and antagonists being utilized in the asanas. What clarity! I spend a lot of time on anatomy websites like Get Body Smart and others, and this book's images take all of their images to the next level and complement the understanding of exactly which structures are being used, where they are in relation to the bones of their insertion and attachment points, and how the entire body should align. What does this mean for the yoga practitioner? She/he can now consciously contract the right muscles while simultaneously relaxing the antagonist muscles within any pose to go deeper into the pose easily (by understanding reciprocal inhibition), and instructors can use this book as a valuable tool for teaching the fine alignment points that constitute the proper asana to help their students receive the full benefits from the pose. I am enjoying this book thoroughly and strongly recommend it for anyone even remotely interested in yoga, anatomy, muscles, fitness, or just plain beautifully rendered digital images.