Yoga Where You Are: Customize Your Practice for Your Body and Your Life

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Dianne Bondy, Kat Heagberg, "Yoga Where You Are: Customize Your Practice for Your Body and Your Life" Find freedom in your yoga practice with this empowering guide from beloved yoga teacher and social justice activist Dianne Bondy and Yoga International editor-in-chief Kat Heagberg. Yoga Where You Are welcomes readers of all backgrounds, body sizes, and abilities into the practice of yoga. Dianne Bondy and Kat Heagberg offer everything you need to know to build a custom yoga practice that supports you exactly where you are–now and at every stage of your life's journey. Contents LIST OF POSES FOREWORD BY JES BAKER INTRODUCTION: Why Yoga Where You Are? Part One | ESSENTIAL INFORMATION 1 Yoga Then and Now 2 Yoga, Accessibility, and Body Image 3 Yoga Practice Basics 4 Breath and Drishti 5 How to Use Props Part Two | THE PRACTICE 6 Foundational Poses for Vinyasa, Transitions, and Sun Salutes 7 Standing Poses 8 Hip Openers 9 Kneeling and Seated Poses 10 Backbends 11 Inversions 12 Arm Balances 13 Supine Poses 14 Savasana and Alternatives 15 Meditation and Compassionate Self-Study Part Three | DESIGNING YOUR PRACTICE 16 Sequencing and Accessibility 17 Sample Sequences RECOMMENDED RESOURCES MEET THE MODELS NOTES INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHORS E-mail Sign-Up