Yoga for Everyone: 50 Poses For Every Type of Body

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50 poses for every type of body For years, yoga books have asked readers to bend over backward (literally!) to conform to their physical demands. It's time for the opposite--for readers to demand that yoga conforms to their individual needs. It's time for a yoga book to reflect the broader population who would benefit from a yoga practice geared toward them. This book offers yoga for everyone: big, small, elderly, pregnant, disabled--everyone. No matter who you are, you can do all 50 poses in this book. And then you can perform all 16 sequences, which combine different poses into one singular experience that focuses on specific physical and mental benefits. No matter who you are or what you look or feel like, yes, you can do yoga--and Yoga for Everyone will show you how! Contents......Page 7 Foreword......Page 8 Introduction to this book......Page 10 Inspirational story: DIANNE......Page 12 CHAPTER 1: YOGA BASICS......Page 14 Making Yoga Accessible—For Everyone......Page 16 Creating Your Practice......Page 18 Breathing Techniques......Page 20 What You Need to Practice Yoga......Page 22 How to Use This Book......Page 23 CHAPTER 2: STANDING, BALANCING & RECLINING......Page 24 Happy Baby......Page 26 Easy Pose......Page 30 Child’s Pose......Page 34 Plank......Page 38 Low Plank......Page 42 Low Lunge......Page 46 Extended Hand to Big Toe......Page 50 Reclining Hand to Big Toe......Page 54 Inspirational story: JOSIE......Page 58 Handstand......Page 60 Forearm Stand......Page 64 Wide-Angled Seated Forward Fold......Page 68 Forward Fold......Page 72 Head-to-Knee Forward Bend......Page 76 Revolved Side Angle......Page 80 Wind Relieving......Page 84 Yoga Squat......Page 88 Inspirational story: DYLAN......Page 92 Fire Log......Page 94 Dancer......Page 98 Half Moon......Page 102 Boat......Page 106 Tree......Page 110 Triangle......Page 114 Chair......Page 118 Mountain......Page 122 Inspirational story: ALEX......Page 126 Butterfly......Page 128 Pigeon......Page 132 Eagle......Page 136 Crow......Page 140 Warrior 1......Page 144 Warrior 2......Page 148 Warrior 3......Page 152 Corpse......Page 156 Inspirational story: DON......Page 160 CHAPTER 3: TWISTING, FOLDING & BENDING......Page 162 Downward Dog......Page 164 Cobra......Page 168 Bow......Page 172 Revolved Lunge......Page 176 Cat-Cow......Page 180 Sage......Page 184 Inspirational story: GWEN......Page 188 Revolved Fire Log......Page 190 Revolved Hand to Big Toe......Page 194 Thread the Needle......Page 198 Seated Forward Fold......Page 202 Locust......Page 206 Shoulder Stand......Page 210 Inspirational story: JOHN......Page 214 Bridge......Page 216 Supported Headstand......Page 220 Sphinx......Page 224 Wheel......Page 228 Camel......Page 232 Legs Up the Wall......Page 236 Inspirational story: GAIL......Page 240 CHAPTER 4: SEQUENCES......Page 242 Morning Practice......Page 244 Sun Salutation......Page 245 Bedtime Practice......Page 246 Easing Back Pain......Page 247 Finding Balance......Page 248 Building Strength......Page 250 Strengthening Core......Page 251 Relieving Stress......Page 252 Yoga at the Wall......Page 253 Index......Page 254 About the Author / Acknowledgments......Page 258