The Yoga Handbook: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide - Softcover

Belling, Noa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0760747342 ISBN 13: 9780760747346

Publisher: Barnes & Noble, 2003

Synopsis

Spectacular photographs and precise instructions allow you to harness the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of the ancient art of yoga. With the help of an experienced yoga teacher and dancer, beginners and those who wish to improve their technique will be able to take control of their lives and health and achieve and maintain a state of calmness, emotional stability, and physical fitness. Begin by focusing on the six basic elements of yoga: posture, breathing, relaxation, meditation, diet, and a life of right action, and then warm up to ensure that your mind and body are properly prepared for exercise. More than 60 postures are presented with detailed descriptions of their benefits. Relieve premenstrual symptoms with the Butterfly. Aid digestion and alleviate sciatica problems with the Shooting Bow. Strengthen and tone abdominal and back muscles with the Cat Stretch, and much more.

About this title

About the Author

Noa Belling has been practising yoga for eight years and has experience in many different styles, including Sivananda, Iyengar, Kundalini and Ashtanga. She has a long history of working with the body - more than 20 years - having started her professional life as a ballet and contemporary dancer, and later qualifying as a dance teacher. Now a yoga teacher, she takes stretch and yoga classes in Cape Town, her home, and also travels and teaches abroad, particularly in the US.

Edition details

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760747342
• ISBN 13: 9780760747346
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160