52 weeks of yoga practice, wisdom, and ritual to help you slow down, restore balance, and nourish mind, body, and spirit. Sequenced by the astrological calendar, The Yoga Almanac is a practical guide to help you reintegrate with recurring cosmic rhythms and invite the sacred into your life through learning, movement, breath and ritual. Featuring 52 seasonally-themed chapters, the Almanac is a comprehensive jumping off point to deepen your relationship to yoga - and to yourself. Each chapter includes a seasonal theme with an overview of yogic theory, as well as an illustrated asana to begin the physical exploration of your practice. You'll also find weekly rituals to integrate these teachings into your daily life and a short dharma talk as reference and nod to tradition. Finally, this unique, holistic handbook will help you develop a transformational practice that flows with the cycles of the astrological year - beginning with spring and culminating in winter. Whether you're looking for weekly inspiration, a crash course in yogic theory, or a blueprint for developing your own yoga routine, The Yoga Almanac provides a foundation for reconnecting with the deepest parts of yourself and discovering your authentic place in the world.

The 4-week formula to elite physical fitness - are you ready to Be Para Fit? Revolutionise your lifestyle and transform your fitness with the powerful new programme from Major Sam McGrath, former commander of the legendary Para's `P' Company selection process. Whatever your fitness level, this four-week formula will teach you how to realise your full potential, to master your goals and achieve transformational results. CHALLENGE yourself and your body as you discover the difference between exercise and effective training, taking on a programme of purposeful drills based around functional movement patterns, supported by cardio challenges, as you push your way through the programme all the way to paratrooper level. CONQUER your fears and unlock the true `Paratrooper Mindset', allowing you to believe in your ability to push yourself to new heights. Learn how to create stretch goals to motivate you on your fitness journey and embrace the fundamentals of progression, not perfection. EMPOWER your life as Major McGrath shows you how to embed elite physical fitness into your everyday life, teaching you how to integrate the essential foundations of good sleep, healthy nutrition, and purposeful activity.

Experience the physical benefits and body awareness from hatha yoga--the most popular form of yoga today. "Hatha Yoga Illustrated" presents nearly 650 full-color photos to visually demonstrate 77 standard poses from hatha yoga that apply to all major hatha styles including Iyengar, Astanga, Anusara, and Bikram.

Individual poses are presented from start to finish, showing you how to achieve proper alignment and breathing to ensure challenging yet safe execution. The result is an increase in the effectiveness, both physically and mentally, you'll experience with each pose. Several pose variations based on your personal preference, ability, and fitness level are also included.

Eleven sample yoga routines show how to assemble the poses into workouts that meet your specific time, difficulty, and intensity parameters. Colorful and comprehensive, "Hatha Yoga Illustrated" is organized for your ultimate convenience and use. Use it to guide your muscles, as well as your mind, and increase strength and stamina, reduce stress and anxiety, reduce blood pressure, and increase flexibility.

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"Yoga for Children" will encourage your child to learn about yoga with an attentive, at-home instructor--you Even if you are new to the practice, author, mom, and children's yoga expert Lisa Flynn will guide you and your child through more than 200 yoga poses, meditations, and activities that are suitable for children between the ages of two and twelve. Complete with full-color photographs, instructional scripts, and pose modifications, "Yoga for Children" will help build your child's confidence, self-awareness, and focus while strengthening your connection--one yoga session at a time.

In the constantly changing world of fitness and exercise, it's a challenge to become an effective group exercise instructor. Methods of Group Exercise Instruction, 4th Edition offers expert advice in a variety of group exercise formats so you are able to hone your skills and create demand for your services. Authors Mary Yoke and Carol Armbruster thoroughly explain group exercise training principles, correction and progression techniques and safety tips. This research-based text enhances your skills and prepares you to lead dynamic, safe and effective classes. Methods of Group Exercise Instruction, 4th Edition goes beyond the theory to help you understand the why behind class and programme design. You will also learn the proper way to cue participants and the variety of modalities you can use in your teaching. Revised and reorganised based on current industry best practices, this brand new edition includes over 100 minutes of online video, a new chapter dedicated to instructing older adults, new coverage of high-intensity interval training and two sample class plans. The text also features a number of additional learning aids to help you retain and apply the content. Boxes and sidebars highlight important topics, research findings and technique and safety checks. Methods of Group Exercise Instruction, 4th Edition prepares you for a successful career as a group fitness instructor.

The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises is the essential workout guide for anyone who wants a better body. The successful backlist title has netted over 249,126 copies and sold 18,698 e-books. As the most comprehensive collection of exercises ever created, this book is a body-shaping power tool for both beginners and longtime lifters alike. This book contains hundreds of useful tips, the latest findings in exercise science, and cutting-edge workouts from the world's top trainers. Backed by the authority of Men's Health magazine, this revised edition of the backlist bestseller will feature 100 new cutting-edge fat loss exercises in 20 different workouts designed by BJ Gaddour, the Fitness Director for Men's Health magazine. The new material includes 42 no-equipment-needed cardio exercises that are perfect for at home or at the gym and new fitness routines that range from 5 to 30 minutes with a special "Create-Your-Own Circuit" feature for an endless number of customized workouts. All of the exercises will include variations for all fitness levels, from beginner to advance. This book will also be updated with a new introduction from the original author Adam Campbell. The revised edition contains 1,350 photographs, showing movements for every muscle and a training plan to match every fitness goal.

Lynn Stoller, OT, MS, OTR, C-IAYT, RYT500, E-RYT200 and outstanding expert contributors skilfully synthesize theoretical concepts and research findings from the fields of occupational therapy, trauma psychology, neuroscience, and traditional Eastern yogic philosophy to produce a Transdisciplinary Model for Post-Traumatic Growth for healing symptoms of combat stress, PTSD, or other unresolved trauma or anxiety disorders. The model is informed by the highly successful yoga treatment protocol used with U.S. military personnel deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq, which the author co-developed (Stoller et al, 2012) and by her experiences teaching yoga to veterans in her local community. Sensory-Enhanced Yoga (R) is designed to help meet the following goals: Decrease hypervigilance and overreaction to sensory input (e.g.visual, crowds, touch, noise, movement). Improve quality of sleep and energy level to support wellness and enhance daily productivity. Decrease intrusive thoughts by learning to become present through breath and body awareness. Enhance one's sense of self-worth and personal empowerment. Whether you are a therapist looking for effective treatment tools for your clients or are seeking healing for yourself, this insightful book will provide you with effective strategies to help promote peace of mind and full engagement in life. Lynn's website: www.sensoryenhancedyoga.org

Facilitated Stretching, Fourth Edition With Online Video, remains the most trusted resource for proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching, an effective and easy-to-use method that involves stretching the muscle, contracting it isometrically against resistance, and then stretching it again to increase range of motion. Featuring a full-color interior, streamlined organization, and a new online video package, the fourth edition brings PNF stretching beyond the treatment room with the inclusion of techniques for the gym, workout room, and home. The fourth edition offers a visual demonstration of PNF stretching techniques with more than 320 photos and illustrations. It includes these updates: * A full-color interior provides readers with clear images of the techniques discussed * Graphic elements on selected photos highlight the muscles being stretched as well as the isometric effort for the stretcher and the partner * Reorganization streamlines the content into two parts, first focusing on the basics and then covering stretches * Expanded content demonstrates how to incorporate stretches, including strengthening routines, into nontherapy workouts to optimize functional training * An appendix showcases anatomical planes of motion, anatomical terms, and types of joints * Online high-definition video presents both treatment room techniques and simplified PNF stretches for nontherapy settings Facilitated Stretching, Fourth Edition, examines techniques and guidelines for PNF stretches in a variety of settings. Stretches are demonstrated on a treatment table, mat on the floor, chair, cable-pulley machine, and weightlifting bench. Stretches are grouped according to each joint, and the majority of the stretches include both a partner stretch version and a self-stretch version. The accompanying online video then demonstrates more than 90 of these stretches to reinforce proper technique for each stretch as well as four sample stretching routines. Visual icons in the book indicate which stretches are shown in the video. As in previous editions, specific routines are included for cycling, golf, running, swimming, throwing and racket sports, and now ice hockey. It also includes general stretches for everyday use, plus stretches for those with "rusty hinges." These ready-made stretching routines make it easy to incorporate facilitated stretching into a workout regimen and take the guesswork out of organizing a stretching routine to match the needs of a specific sport. For accomplished athletes or those just beginning a fitness program, the regular use of facilitated stretching can help improve flexibility and coordination and boost performance and enjoyment of sports. Manual therapists, massage therapists, athletic trainers, personal trainers, sport physicians, and coaches will find valuable information and techniques for optimizing flexibility, coordination, and performance. Facilitated Stretching, Fourth Edition, provides access to the latest PNF stretching techniques to help assess current muscle function, improve range of motion, increase strength, address overuse injuries, and enhance performance. Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education course and exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes all the course materials and exam.

With the proper combination of motor control skills and ranges of motion clicking into place, running will cease to be a joyless, grinding mill for injuries that wreak havoc on your athletic life.

Essential reading for those looking to customize their practice to life's changing needs.

- Includes sections on vedic chanting, throat breathing, and exercises for women.

- Presents a unique portrait of T. Krishnamacharya and his teachings.

For 33 years Ramaswami studied with the legendary T. Krishnamacharya, teacher of B.K.S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and T.K.V. Desikachar and perhaps the most influential figure in the field of yoga in the last 100 years. Since that time he has developed Krishnamacharya's teaching into what may be the most highly evolved program available for making yoga a way of life, rather than simply a routine. In seventeen chapters Ramaswami lays out the whole philosophy of yoga, including principles for right living, postures, breathing practices, meditation practices, and mental disciplines.

Key to Ramaswami's teaching is the focus on adapting yoga to individual needs and to different stages of life. During the early part of life, learning yoga as a physical art form is most beneficial for the self-confidence and discipline it instills. In middle age, yoga should focus on physical therapy and maintaining optimum health as far into life as possible. In the last stages of life, the practitioner will be ready to focus on the ultimate goal of yoga--true understanding of the philosophy behind it and the realization of truth.

Raising one's sexual enjoyment to its highest power, and then using it as fuel for spiritual advancement, leading eventually to enlightenment, is the underlying principle of tantra. Yoga, medic and chanting of mantras are important in tantra. This book provides, briefly yet sufficiently, the necessary knowledge for achieving the goal of enlightenment.

Keeping in shape and showing off a toned body is not only an aesthetic advantage, but also a basic requirement for good health and total physical strength. The good news is that exercisers don't have to pump iron at a gym to achieve this! This is because there are some basic principles of training and bodybuilding used in all disciplines and, despite the differences between them, this common base allows for visible results. In this book, the reader will be given the basic principles of strength training, including tips for nutrition and designing workout routines; exercises that use either bodyweight or common, yet unconventional items; and weekly routines for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. This book includes all the information the reader needs to learn to train autonomously and obtain the best possible results. With Anatomy & Strength Training, readers will become their strongest, healthiest selves!

Focussing on distinct body practice from a range of different methods, Graeme Lynn demonstrates how to use the physical body to encourage general health and wellbeing. Starting with the fundamental concepts of movement to more advanced practice, this book will serve as a comprehensive guide to developing the physical body to transform the quality of movement, and bring greater pleasure and effectiveness into every action. Specific lessons include The Alexander Technique, The Feldenkrais Method, and Hatha Yoga. Describing the core benefits of these methods, why they complement each other and how to use them, this is essential reading for students and practitioners of somatic methods as well as anyone interested in learning new ways to optimise health and wellbeing.

Mention the name Bill Phillips to any of the people he's helped transform and you will see their faces light up with appreciation and respect. These people include:

• Hundreds of thousands of men and women who read his magazine for guidance and straightforward information about exercise, nutrition, and living with strength.

• Elite professional athletes–among them John Elway, Karl Malone, Mike Piazza, and Terrell Davis–who have turned to Phillips for clear-cut information to enhance their energy and performance.

• People once plagued by obesity, alcoholism, and life-threatening ailments who accepted a personal challenge from Bill Phillips and, with his help, have regained control of their bodies and their lives.

When you begin to apply the information in this book, you will be proving to yourself that astounding changes are within your grasp too. And, you will discover Body-for-LIFE is much more than a book about physical fitness–it's a gateway to a new and better life–a life of rewarding and fulfilling moments, perhaps more spectacular than you've ever dared to dream before.

Within 12 weeks, you too are going to know'not believe, but know–that the transformation you've created with your body is merely an example of the power you have to transform everything else in your world.

In language that is vivid and down-to-earth, Bill Phillips guides you, step by step, through the integrated Body-for-LIFE Program, which reveals:

• How to lose fat and increase your strength by exercising less, not more;

• How to tap into an endless source of energy by living with the Power Mindset^TM;

• How to create more time for everything meaningful in your life;

• How to trade hours of aerobics for minutes of weight training–with dramatic results;

• How to make continual progress by using the High-Point Technique^TM;

• How to feed your muscles while starving fat with the Eating-for-LIFE Method^TM;

• How thousands of ordinary people have now become extraordinary and how you can, too;

• How to gain control of your body and life, once and for all.

The principles of the Body-for-LIFE Program are surprisingly simple but remarkably powerful. So allow yourself to experience the force of the information in this book–allow yourself to take your mind, your body, your life to a higher point than you may have ever dreamed you could. All in as little as 12 weeks.

Teaching yoga to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other special needs is easy using this visual how-to handbook. Breaking down yoga instruction pose by pose, body part by body part, breath by breath, this book uses easy-to-understand language and clear photographs to show parents, teachers, yoga instructors, and other professionals how to introduce the life-long benefits of yoga to a child with special needs. These benefits include gaining greater awareness and understanding of the body, learning to self-regulate the nervous system, and developing coping skills to work through difficult emotions such as anger and anxiety. Creative yoga games, activities, relaxation exercises, and chair yoga poses are included to make learning yoga a fun, interactive, and calming experience for children with a wide range of abilities.

Discovering Pure Classical Pilates looks deeply into Joseph Pilates' traditional method of mental and physical conditioning by describing its foundations, goals, movement qualities and benefits. Specific attention is given to the ways in which market forces, individual creativity or ambition lead to deterioration and commercialization of the traditional Pilates method. This book harkens back in time to Joseph Pilates' own two books-Your Health (1934) and Return to Life Through Contrology (1945)-by exploring social, economic, psychological and spiritual issues associated with his traditional work. There is so much more to Discovering Pure Classical Pilates Within this book, you will uncover the passionate and priceless treasures found only in the historically accurate technique as taught by traditionalists throughout the world.

An illustrated manual for using physical movement and alignment to resolve chronic pain and tension and work with the emotions * Includes 62 exercises to work with emotions through the body and support the neck, shoulders, lower back, feet, and overall posture as well as breathing and voice * Draws on Zen shiatsu, Rolfing, yoga, and Gestalt psychotherapy to explain how transformation of physical structure corrects imbalances in the unconscious mind * " Cathy Thompson had the rarest combination of experience, knowledge, and pure instinct. I only had to walk in the door for her to understand where I was at physically, and emotionally. And the results were as unorthodox and surprising as her methods. She was one of a kind." - Hugh Jackman, actor and producer. * "Cathy's extraordinary gift began in her brain, traveled to her heart and continued through the tips of her fingers." - Kathie Lee Gifford, TV personality and author. In this practical manual, Thompson and her protege-daughter Tara Thompson Lewis provide a deep understanding of body mechanics and how to work with emotions through the body. They explore how to listen to the body's signals to discover our physical and emotional blindspots--the weaknesses and misalignments at the root of our discomfort--and explain how transformation of your physical structure can correct imbalances in the unconscious mind caused by repressed memories and emotional traumas. Offering illustrated instructions for 62 corrective alignment exercises, the authors show how to work with the deep postural muscles, and support the neck, shoulders, lower back, and feet to improve singing, dancing, yoga, and posture while sitting at the computer. By recognizing and releasing the deeper emotional triggers beneath our physical complaints, the Thompson Method allows you to resolve chronic pains, increase body awareness and free movement, and create the foundation for good health and well-being.

"A man for breakfast" was the morning's oath and by dinner was often satisfied. Custer, Hickok and Cody were merely peers to the forgotten company of desperadoes and heroes that populated this frontier town that became a legend while "just a baby on the banks of the Smoky." The history of Ellsworth, Kansas, is not a typical history. Desperate Seed will take the reader to a Wild West only imagined but very real to those who lived it. As Rod Beemer author of The Deadliest Woman in the West puts it, this book is truly "the rest of the story about the Old West's railheads, outlaws, lawmen, and tough towns."

Put Your Best Foot Forward Bunions, fallen arches, curled up toes and plantar fascitis beware- some simple exercises can combat and conquer these problems These exercises have been reforming and refreshing tired achy feet for decades. Little devices- such as elastic bands off the head of a bunch of broccoli, a tennis ball or your hand towel that innocently hangs in your bathroom, can be formidable weapons in the war against foot pain. These tools, used correctly, really get the circulation going. Beginning from the bottom up, at the start of a day or as a sweet ending the choice is yours - either way you win. For thousands of years the benefits of reflexology have been enjoyed. This book takes it further -by increasing ankle stability, flexibility, alignment and propulsion. These exercises are often used to help develop speed for an athlete and the arch jump of the dancer. At the end of the day- it just plain feels GREAT. Here is my favorite exercise to become refreshed and revitalized- from the bottom up This book is for everyone- to prevent pain, to relieve pain or to move you forward with strength and alignment. Get ready to put your Best Foot Forward

A lively, step-by-step illustrated yoga manual for K-12 school teachers.A simple accessible guide to help students toward physical and mental well-being.

Let The Stretching Bible guide you through the key exercises to gain mobility, improve your sporting performance and prevent common muscular injuries. Whatever your age or ability, you'll find a range of stretches suitable for you, clearly organised by body part, including lower leg, back and upper body, to help target key areas of concern. The book also features a series of sports-related stretches aimed at keeping athletes supple, and includes a section on stretching techniques to avoid and treat common injuries such as lower back strain or iliotibial band syndrome, as well as easy stretches to help office and manual workers.

A beautiful, step-by-step guide for bringing movement-based meditation into your yoga practice and your life. (website: brief marketing statement - 385/500 cwsm) Distilled from Elena Brower and Erica Jago's acclaimed workshops and training programs, Art of Attention has become an essential resource among instructors and students seeking to bring movement-based mindfulness into their practice. This beautiful illustrated book guides you through pose-by-pose practices, journaling, and luminary wisdom into the deeper experiences of yoga practice. (website: description area copy - no character length limit) Yoga begins with physical well-being. But it can also transport us-through meditation, self-awareness, and movement-into a lifelong exploration of presence, elegance, and deeper life purpose. With Art of Attention, Elena Brower and Erica Jago show us the way. Distilled from their acclaimed workshops and training programs, this multifaceted book can be used as: * A step-by-step workshop for merging movement-based mindfulness with traditional yoga * A "tool kit" of asanas, meditations, self-inquiry questions, and healing practices for creating your own daily spiritual practice * An uplifting source of visual beauty and wisdom teachings for inner reflection and elevation For students and teachers at every level, this one-of-a-kind resource takes us further into yoga-and the art of living-with clarity, creativity, wonder, and depth. Includes contributions from MC YOGI, Gabrielle Bernstein, Donna Karan, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christy Turlington Burns, and others inspired by Elena and Erica's work. (website: "Highlights" sidebar) Chapters: 1. Reduce Tension and Find Forgiveness (preface by MC YOGI) 2. Let Go of Blame (preface by Gabrielle Bernstein) 3. Breathe and Find Stillness (preface by Donna Karan) 4. Explore Your Highest Possibilities (preface by Gwyneth Paltrow) 5. Let Your Life Reflect Your Practice (preface by Christy Turlington Burns) (amazon/eloquence copy) "The wondrous images accompanying this invitation to practice set this book apart, conveying the beauty and adventure of contemporary yoga practice." --Kaitlin Quistgaard, former editor-in-chief, Yoga Journal "I've been inspired by Elena's commitment to bring us closer to our bodies and hearts, and this book accomplishes her objective beautifully. Art of Attention is an instructive, healing homage to the practice of yoga." --Dr. Frank Lipman, founder and director of Eleven-Eleven Wellness Center, New York City "Every once in a while a book arrives in this world that contains magic so profound it will transform you forever, it will wake you up, turn up the light on your soul, and provide an oasis of healing, rejuvenation, and restoration for you to return to over and over again. Art of Attention is such a book. It will carry you gently into a deep yoga practice, while enlivening your mind, opening your heart, and soothing your soul." --Mark Hyman, MD, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Blood Sugar Solution "The beauty, wisdom, and guidance in Art of Attention will not only strengthen your yoga practice, it will lead you to a deeper knowing and acceptance of yourself." --Kris Carr, author of the New York Times bestseller Crazy Sexy Diet "Elena and Erica have taken us on a journey, an initiation, a soulful exploration of the embodiment of divine movement through yoga. This book is a beautiful expression of their attention to luminous detail and sacred practice, and now it is a gift for all of us. Thank you goddesses!" --Latham Thomas, founder of Mama Glow "Full of inspiration, creativity, and awareness, Art of Attention will sensitize and energize your cells from the inside out, and jolt you into finding new expressions and discoveries in your practice and your life." --Tara Stiles, bestselling author of Yoga Cures and Slim Calm Sexy Yoga "Can a book be a sanctuary? With Art of Attention, Erica and Elena have manifested an interactive portal to somatic consciousness, inner beauty, and self-reckoning. It stirs the heart, mind, and body to actively introvert and attend to the deepest layers of being." --Jill Miller, anatomy and movement specialist, creator of Yoga Tune Up (R)