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Reddit mentions: 15

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Yoga Anatomy
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Found 15 comments on Yoga Anatomy:

u/LeaningOnTheSun · 9 pointsr/yoga

Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews is a fantastic resourse.

u/anytime_yoga · 8 pointsr/yoga

It only does some of what you're asking, but Yoga Anatomy is pretty awesome. There's not a whole lot on chakras -- at least not in the first edition -- but the physical body stuff is there.

u/STUTTER_STEP · 6 pointsr/yoga

Not sure about online references, but this book is great. It shows the muscles that are engaged and lengthened when doing most poses. It also gives you a fairly good idea of how the poses should look in their full extension.

Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff

u/[deleted] · 3 pointsr/ABCDesis

my yoga teacher is an NRI and she always says the asan names in english :)

you could read the yoga sutras.

if you want more help with poses this book is good http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Anatomy-2nd-Edition-Leslie-Kaminoff/dp/1450400248. and even though i hate all the stupid advertisements that make me feel like i should be skinny and white and wear matching expensive clothes >_> .... i like yoga journal too.

u/Amokokins · 2 pointsr/yoga

Light On Yoga has been enormously influential for me. A wonderful resource even for non-Iyengar people.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0805210318/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1407672746&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40

Yoga Anatomy has some of the most detailed illustrations of asanas I've ever seen and includes a huge amount of alignment information.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1450400248/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1407672879&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40

Lastly, my personal favourite is The Power of Ashtanga Yoga. It could be argued that other books have more asanas or more detailed descriptions (see above), but this book is my favourite because it helped me figure out what it means to be a young westerner practicing an ancient tradition from India. It also helps that the author is very open about the challenges she faced in her practice, which is refreshing and encouraging when I work on mine. Highly recommended.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1611800056/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1407672988&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40

u/gorilla_ · 2 pointsr/yoga

I don't know of any other books specifically for sequencing (although I'm sure they're out there!), but I can recommend a few yoga anatomy books if you're interested. Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews is extremely helpful. Ray Long also has a ton of awesome books with amazing illustrations. I have one of his yoga mat companion books (the one on arm balances and inversions) and find it a great resource to my own practice.

That is a valid concern, and I think you will learn a lot from trial and error, but here are a few general rules I've found in my studies. Don't do backbends immediately after core strengthening exercises because tightened abdominal muscles make it harder to lengthen and extend the spine. Don't alternate between sustained forward folds and backbends because that can also strain the back. In standing asanas, try to separate and not alternate between ones with externally rotated femurs/hips (i.e. Warrior II) from those with internally rotated femurs/hips (i.e. Warriors I and III) to allow a safer opening of the hips. It's better to do externally rotated ones before internally rotated to set alignment. I also like to sustain a Tadasana for a few breaths toward the beginning of my practice to get a nice grounding and focus in on proper alignment.

Edit: Also, if you haven't already, I'd also recommend reading the Yoga Sutras. Although it's not specifically related to sequencing or anatomy, it's definitely helped me to deepen my practice and is a very valuable tool.

u/Proteus-aeruginosa · 2 pointsr/yoga

Maybe check out this book.

u/intentionalbody · 2 pointsr/yoga

I found this book to be very helpful. You may be able to find it at your library. http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Anatomy-2nd-Edition-Leslie-Kaminoff/dp/1450400248

u/SuperPierog · 1 pointr/yoga

I bought this when I first started. http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/1450400248

u/mtlBumz · 1 pointr/yoga

I'm glad to see that my fav yoga app has the most upvotes! Yoga Studio used to be the sole reason I owned an iPad, it's only been on Android for a few months. If you're an absolute beginner, you even have great sessions that last 15 minutes, great way to get started. Even just 15mins/day is enough to get you started into seeing benefits, making you want to go for longer sessions.

There's also the awesome book Yoga Anatomy

u/Kitty_McBitty · 1 pointr/yoga

The bandha yoga books look awesome! I just spent some time looking through the Vinyasa Flow book on their website and it looks extremely helpful. I started yoga about 4 or 5 months ago and I gotten Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff and though I like it and it's pretty cool, there are a lot of terms that many people might not be familiar with if they haven't taken an intro anatomy class. Those arrows on the 3D images make all the difference! I am putting this on my list of "next books to get"

u/kittycatcoach · 1 pointr/GiftIdeas

Let's see. For neuroscience you could start with one of these guys:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W6OS96/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687642&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000NOC52Y&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1F8SBTCB11Y6Y5YWT2QD
You could go with the neuron, or possibly any of the microbes if she's worked with them in her research.

For yoga: she probably already has a nice mat. But if she's into hot yoga or power yoga that can get really sweaty. They make nice microfiber towels for mopping up the sweat, and little bags of rosin to help with the slipping that can happen from that.
http://www.amazon.com/Aurorae-Yoga-Rosin-Slipping-Sticky/dp/B003329SIM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450241531&sr=8-1&keywords=yoga+rosin

If she's a reader there are some interesting books on the science behind yoga and how it affects your brain and body.
http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Anatomy-2nd-Leslie-Kaminoff/dp/1450400248/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450241600&sr=1-3&keywords=yoga

http://www.amazon.com/Science-Yoga-Risks-Rewards/dp/1451641435/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450241651&sr=1-1&keywords=yoga+science

I think I'm out of ideas now. Hope this helps!

u/yogiscott · 1 pointr/yoga

A book on yoga poses