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Living From the Center Within is a highly engaging, interactive,
informative and accessible journey toward higher consciousness.
Moving from personal pain and lacking to abundance and wholeness is
possible. Living From the Center Within helps readers center, quiet
and open the mind-body-heart. Using the wisdom of ancient teaching
and modern science, invitations to daily transformative practice
and reflection questions, Rae walks with readers through three
levels of human consciousness. Expanding awareness, focusing
attention and clarifying intention brings people to their center
within. Living from one's true nature amplifies creativity and
benefits the personal and professional life. It also has collective
impact culturally, politically and economically as people become
more effective at service, relationships and work. Living From the
Center Within explains how minds, bodies and emotions are
intertwined, and gives the reader tools to move toward a healthier
self. It is for people eager to actualize their beings and fall in
love with their lives. You can live full out and fearlessly from a
sense of calm, joy, and peace. With increased awareness, we
naturally shift toward transparency, compassion, tolerance and
interdependence. Now is the time for humanity to claim a higher
level of consciousness for personal and communal growth.
Emotional balance is within your reach--when you cultivate the
intelligence of both your body and mind. Bo Forbes, a psychologist
and yoga teacher, presents an integrative approach to healing
anxiety, depression, and chronic stress. In this book, she offers
some of her most important teachings and practices, including:
- restorative yoga sequences designed to balance anxiety and lift
depression
- breath- and body-centered exercises to calm your mind and
energize your body
- simple ways to understand your emotional patterns
- an overview of the three main obstacles to emotional well-being
- five tools for building emotional balance
Rooted in classical yoga yet supported by psychology and science,
the techniques in this book will help you create progressive and
lasting change.
Hatha yoga, the traditional practice for bringing balance to body,
mind and spirit, is being coopted today by the beauty and fitness
industry. Undermining yoga's original spiritual intention, many
yoga classes and countless books enhance the "perfect body"
syndrome, and thus support the war against the body that millions
of women and men suffer today. This book is about making peace with
ourselves, using Yoga as a journey from self-hatred into
self-acceptance leading to spiritual practice. It is based in the
principles of Anasura Yoga, a style of hatha yoga that integrates
physical practice with inner body awareness and a deep connection
to the heart. *gorgeous photos of regular women (not models or
athletes) of all shapes and sizes, doing Yoga asanas.
A wonderful conditioning exercise for women of all shapes and
sizes, Pilates is now recognized as one of the best overall
exercises for the pregnant body as well. A low-impact and relaxing
exercise regimen, Pilates doesn't divert blood flow from the
growing fetus. As important, Pilates strengthens the abdominal
muscles known as the "powerhouse," making it easier for new mothers
to recover from childbirth and regain their pre-pregnancy
waistline.Working with Dr. Uzzi Reiss, a prominent Los
Angeles-based gynecologist and obstetrician, Mari Winsor has
developed the first mat-based Pilates routine for pregnant women,
bringing this time-efficient and highly effective means to get and
stay in shape into the home. Illustrated with 100 black-and-white
photographs, the exercises in The Pilates Pregnancy are gentle on
the body and easy to do at any stage of pregnancy.
The Pilates® method may be today's hottest exercise, but it has been endorsed by physicians for almost a century. Originally developed by Joseph H. Pilates to help strengthen and condition muscles, Pilates is the ultimate mind-body exercise for anyone who wants to tone, streamline, and realign their body without the bulked-up results of more conventional workout methods.
Now, in The Pilates® Body, author Brooke Siler--one of the most sought-after personal trainers in the country and owner of New York's top studio for Pilates training, re:AB--provides a complete, easy-to follow program of Pilates exercises that can be done anywhere, anytime, and without machines.
With step-by-step instructions, Siler guides the reader through the complete circuit of mat exercises, each of which is clearly illustrated by photographs, line drawings, and unique visualization exercises. With Pilates you will not only streamline your figure--you will dramatically improve your posture, flexibility, and balance, and enhance your physical and emotional well-being. The Pilates Body shows you how.
Ten unique programs for fat loss, muscle gain, and strength
improvement for beginners and elite lifters.
Want to get more out of your workout and spend less time in the
gym? Many guys devote so many hours to lifting weight yet end up
with so little to show for it. In many cases, the problem is
simple: They aren't doing exercises based on the movements their
bodies were designed to do. Six basic movements--the squat,
deadlift, lunge, push, pull, and twist--use all of the body's major
muscles. And, more important, they use those muscles in coordinated
action, the way they were designed to work.
"The New Rules of Lifting," now in paperback and with more than one
hundred photographs, gives you more than a year's worth of workouts
based on these six basic movements. Whether you're a beginner, an
experienced lifter looking for new challenges, or anything in
between, you can mix and match the workouts to help you get bigger,
stronger, and leaner. In addition, the comprehensive nutritional
information provided makes "The New Rules of Lifting" a complete
guide to reaching all your goals.
If you aren't using "The New Rules of Lifting," you aren't getting
the best possible results.
Read Lou Shuler's posts on the Penguin Blog.
Yoga can benefit every body, including yours! Discover how to take
advantage of all yoga has to offer with this all-encompassing yoga
guide. No matter who you are or what your abilities are, Yoga for
Everyone includes a fabulous 50 poses proving something for
everyone to love. From plus size yoga and pregnancy yoga, to yoga
for the elderly or disabled, you can explore variations and
modifications to much-loved yoga poses, from the comfort of your
own home. Every exercise utilises the essential elements of yoga to
ensure you can gain all the physical and mental benefits, and will
also allow you to perform all 10 sequences, which combine different
poses into one singular experience and focus on specific health
benefits each pose has on your body. Dive straight in to discover:
-A visually illustrated yoga guide showcasing diversity in people
and their mixed fitness abilities -50 yoga exercises with a minimum
of 3 modifications for varying body types -10 sequences that
combine the above-mentioned exercise -Expert information in Yoga
and how to incorporate these exercises into everyday life For
years, books on yoga have asked readers to bend over backwards
(literally!) to conform to their physical demands. At DK, we
believe it's time to change that! Why not allow for readers to
demand that yoga conform to their individual needs instead? This is
yoga for real people! Once you familiarise yourself with the yoga
exercises that best suit you and your abilities, you'll begin to
notice the benefits of yoga and positive changes they have on your
body, whether it's your enhanced flexibility, your improved posture
or your stronger core. What a rewarding experience for readers!
Yoga for Everyone aims to teach readers that with a little
modification, anyone can practise Yoga, perfect their poses and
become stronger and more confident as you go. Whether you want to
structure your sun salutation or demand more from your downward
dog, this all-encompassing yoga book will be your one-stop guide to
achieving perfection with each pose no matter your physical
ability, and learn some top tips on yoga anatomy along the way. A
must-have volume for those who want to take up Yoga but don't know
where to begin, or simply those seeking to start a low-impact
exercise, Yoga for Everyone can be tailored to your individual
fitness needs, so you make the most out of your poses! Why not
stretch yourself, literally, this New Year and try something new?
Perhaps your mind, body and soul will thank you!
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