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Yoga Nidra, which is derived from the tantras, is a powerful
technique in which you learn to relax consciously. In yoga nidra,
sleep is not regarded as relaxation. People feel that they are
relaxing when they collapse in an easy chair with a cup of coffee,
a drink or a cigarette, and read a newspaper or switch on the
television. But this will never suffice as a scientific definition
of relaxation. These are only sensory diversions. True relaxation
is actually an experience far beyond all this. For absolute
relaxation you must remain aware. This is yoga nidra, the state of
dynamic sleep. Yoga nidra is a systematic method of inducing
complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation. The term yoga
nidra is derived from two Sanskrit words, yoga meaning union or
one-pointed awareness, and nidra which means sleep. During the
practice of yoga nidra, one appears to be asleep, but the
consciousness is functioning at a deeper level of awareness.
The definitive guide to yogic breathing from B.K.S. Iyengar, the
world's most respected yoga teacher. B.K.S. Iyengar has devoted his
life to the practice and study of yoga. It was B.K.S. Iyengar's
unique teaching style, bringing precision and clarity to the
practice, as well as a mindset of 'yoga for all', which has made it
into a worldwide phenomenon. His seminal book, 'Light on Yoga', is
widely called 'the bible of yoga' and has served as the source book
for generations of yoga students around they world. In 'Light on
Pranayama', he establishes the same definitive level of authority
on the art of breathing. For the serious yoga practitioner, the
study of Pranayama is an essential. This work, from the most
respected yoga teacher in the world, B.K.S. Iyengar, offers the
most comprehensive and instructive work available in the world.
With 190 photos of B.K.S. Iyengar himself, the book highlights a
progressive 200-week practice, highlighting the best techniques and
the common errors in them.
'Fascinating ... Connected both to old wisdom and new scientific
frontiers of discovery' Lauren Laverne ________________________ 'We
can all learn something from 52 Ways to Walk. I know I can.'
Michael Ball, BBC Radio 2 ________________________ Walking
strengthens our bodies, calms our minds and lifts our spirits. But
it does so much more than this. Our vision, hearing, respiration,
sleep, cognition, memory, blood pressure, sense of smell and
balance are all enhanced by how we walk. For instance: * Walking in
cold weather burns extra fat and builds more muscle. * Walking
alone strengthens our memories. * Walking in woodland helps us
sleep. * And there's nothing more restorative than a romantic
nighthike. Our choice of location, time, direction, duration,
walking companion and gait, as well as the weather we opt to walk
in, can transform our daily stroll. Here, Annabel Streets shares
the thrill of 52 different ways to walk, explaining the latest
science behind each one, and providing practical tips for making
the most of your daily steps. 52 Ways to Walk is a revelatory and
informative handbook for anyone stuck in a walking rut, curious
about the lesser-known benefits of walking or merely in need of
some on-foot novelty and adventure.
_________________________________ Beautifully designed and
pocket-sized, 52 Ways to Walk is a love letter to walking.
Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is the key text of yoga. Yet for many
contemporary practitioners, its deeper treasures remain either
unknown or mired in obscurity. Ranju Roy and David Charlton focus
on 18 of the most important sutras and show how each one
illuminates the relationship between the body, the breath and the
mind in a practical, clear and contemporary manner. The sutras are
carefully deconstructed, put into context and then developed into
ideas for practice. They examine the interplay of three key terms:
support, direction and space. They suggest that only by taking
support on something can you establish a clear direction; and only
then can a space open up to grow into. This formula can be applied
as successfully to the body (in asana) as to the breath (in
pranayama) and the mind (through meditation). With illustrated
asana sequences and suggested practices, Embodying the Yoga Sutra
is both a practical as well as a deeply philosophical book. Roy and
Charlton give readers a whole new vocabulary with which to
understand yoga as a living, vibrant and dynamic tradition.
Since its development over a decade ago, Suspension Training (R)
has remained a popular choice for developing strength, stability,
core power, flexibility, and balance because it delivers results.
Used by the best of the best, from personal trainers to the elite
athletes they work with, Suspension Training (R) is a respected and
essential component of conditioning programs worldwide. Approved
and endorsed by TRX (R), the global leader in functional training
products, programming, and education, the Complete Guide to TRX
(R)Suspension Training (R), Second Edition, is the authoritative
resource on safe, effective, and optimal use of Suspension Training
(R) and programming. Written by renowned strength and conditioning
expert Dr. Jay Dawes, the book offers 100 exercises, 40 variations,
and 24 ready-to-use programs designed to take your workouts to
unprecedented levels. The second edition is packed with full-color
photos, demonstrating how to perform each exercise, as well as 14
assessments to help determine fitness level and gauge training
progress. Complete Guide to TRX (R)Suspension Training (R) also
shows you how to incorporate Suspension Training (R) into circuit
training and injury prevention programs as well as programs for
improving strength and power, speed and agility, balance and
stability, and flexibility. If you are tired of repetitive workout
routines, sick of waiting for equipment at a crowded gym, or simply
looking to enhance your current regimen, look no further than
Complete Guide to TRX (R)Suspension Training (R). Note: Fitness
Anywhere LLC has granted Human Kinetics Inc. permission to use TRX
(R) trademarks in accordance with TRX Trademark Usage Guidelines
for the purposes of publishing Complete Guide to TRX (R)Suspension
Training (R).
A woman's mind and body change as she goes through life, and so
should her outlook on what it means to be healthy and fit. If
you're a woman over age 35, you need fitness and wellness advice
that's uniquely tailored to your needs so you can look and feel
your best. You need Total Body Beautiful. With combined decades of
experience and dozens of fitness certifications and credentials,
the expert team of authors, Andrea Orbeck, Desi Bartlett, and
Nicole Stuart, have worked with hundreds of celebrities,
supermodels, and ordinary women to develop workout and wellness
solutions to stay active and feel good in their own skin-and they
can do the same for you. These authors understand the complexities
of women's bodies and the changes that occur as women age. More
than an exercise guide, Total Body Beautiful explores the changes
that women experience during and after pregnancy, during
perimenopause, and during and after menopause. You'll learn how
hormones affect your physical body and emotional wellness, the
effects of exercise on the brain, and how nutrition affects the way
you look and feel. You'll find insider tips and client stories from
celebrities and clients who the authors have worked with. You'll
get practical and research-backed advice on improving strength,
mobility, flexibility, and aerobic fitness. You'll learn how to
choose fitness activities based on your goals-both now and when
your life priorities change. With 100 different exercises-spanning
yoga, Pilates, and strength exercises-you'll have plenty of options
to choose from when creating your workouts build, no matter what
life stage you are in. Sample plans help you consider your needs
when creating daily and weekly workout schedules, or you can choose
from over two dozen predesigned yoga, Pilates, strength and cardio,
and combination workouts for instant variety and effectiveness.
Movement in many forms is the key to building and maintaining a
healthy body and mind at any age. Get a renewed outlook on what it
means to be fit with Total Body Beautiful. Earn continuing
education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this
book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part
of a package that includes both the book and exam.
Flip through these flashcards to learn new poses and refresh
yourself on your favourites with ease. Easy-to-follow yoga routines
and simple instructions meant to fit your busy schedule, not strain
it. Yoga routines designed for any time of the day so that you can
find balance and relaxation whenever you most need to. With dozens
of poses in flash card format, getting your inner yogi on has never
been easier.
From internationally syndicated fitness columnist and author, James
Fell, comes a no-nonsense guide on how to get in shape, fix your
finances, alleviate depression and change your life for good. We've
all been there. Wanting to change your life forever, but only doing
it in fits and starts. Feeling inspired to be disciplined one day,
then falling back into old habits on the next. Or changing for a
few weeks or even months, but then slipping back into familiar
behaviours. Bad habits are hard to break for a reason. But you
still try because the goal is worth it: slowly and painfully
forming new habits to the point where you are able to adhere to a
new lifestyle, long-term. Not only do we struggle with all of it
but the failure rates of these models are staggering. What if there
was a different way? What if sudden moment, which happens to be a
surprisingly common occurrence among those who succeed would allow
you to skip the struggle of behaviour change and just become a
different person in a moment? What if all the motivation they would
ever need to change could arrive unbidden because of a
life-altering flash of insight? It is the power of epiphany - a
triggering event when drive and clarity of purpose for changing
one's life is instantly attained. James Fell's THE HOLY SHIT MOMENT
is about that who have sustained change. The stories outlined in
this book examine an abrupt awakening, where a person's purpose
switches course in the space of a few seconds; their life is
partitioned into the time before that moment occurred, and what
comes after. In an instant, the gradual steps of behavior change
are bypassed and life transformation takes hold for good. But is an
epiphany something that can be generated? Yes. THE HOLY SHIT MOMENT
is a self-help book written in a brash, audacious and informal,
your-good-friend-giving-you-the-scoop style, but with the
knowledge, research, wisdom and personal anecdotes to back up
James' words in the vein of Jen Sincero's You Are a Badass.
"All that I am, I am because of my mind."
Paavo Nurmi, Olympic runner with nine gold medals in track &
field
All runners strive to get in the ?zone, ? but here they?ll learn
to enter the ZEN ?zone?! By adopting Buddha's mindful approach, you
will discover you can run longer, faster, and harder. This book
shows how to align body and mind for success on?and off?the track!
Iron Man triathlete and philosophy professor Larry Shapiro coaches
you to:
- Walk the talk: Get out and run
- Practice mindfulness: Train harder
- Visualize success: Race the Zen way
- Accept and let go: Cope peacefully with injuries and aging
Complete with case studies, testimonials, and training techniques,
this guide inspires seasoned runners and first timers alike to
pound the path to enlightenment?one stride at a time!
The 100 Workouts Book is for everyone who wants to stay active, get
fit, build muscle tone and/or shed extra weight in the home
environment without acquiring any extra equipment. Different
workouts, some are more challenging and some are easier than
others, will ensure that your muscles don't get used to the same
regime, giving you more in return, and also help you stay active
and not get bored with the same routine. Visual routines are
designed to guide you through the workout, as you go from one
exercise to the next, in an easier fashion than in a video. Just
follow the routine and have fun You don't have to work through the
entire book; you can pick the workouts you like most or randomly
select one and make it a workout of the day. Ideally you want to do
3-4 workouts per week.
'Without Simon Waterson's help and guidance, I literally wouldn't
have made it through fifteen years of playing James Bond ... It's
been an honour working with him.' Daniel Craig
_________________________ 'Working with Simon is the nearest you
get to actually being a superhero, in the sense you are at your
absolute peak of physical health. That makes you feel incredibly
robust in these challenging times.' Benedict Cumberbatch
_________________________ Drawing on his vast experience as the
elite trainer who transformed Daniel Craig's physique for five
James Bond films, Simon Waterson reveals how to enhance your
energy, sleep and confidence with his intelligent approach to
fitness. A former marine, and now the film industry's most
in-demand fitness trainer, Simon Waterson's client list reads like
a who's who of A-list actors. He has transformed Daniel Craig into
the formidable James Bond for five blockbuster films, shaped Chris
Evans into superhero Captain America, trained Chris Pratt for
Guardians of the Galaxy and prepared actors such as Thandiwe Newton
and John Boyega for the recent Star Wars films. Sharing his
practical and highly accessible approach to reimagining your body
and transforming your fitness, Simon encourages you to focus on
training, recovery and nutrition to build on your performance,
rather than aesthetic. This is a training manual for any age and
any fitness level, packed with expert advice and achievable goals
that will motivate you to reboot your body.
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Widely regarded as one of America's leading strength and fitness
professionals, Brad Schoenfeld has won numerous natural
bodybuilding titles and has been published or featured in virtually
every major fitness magazine. Now the best-selling author brings
his expertise to a resource that has everything needed for
completing a total-body transformation in just six months. The
M.A.X. Muscle Plan 2.0, Second Edition, is packed with step-by-step
directions for 106 of the most effective exercises and over 200
photos that demonstrate the revolutionary muscle-building program.
Schoenfeld provides a science-based program specifically designed
to promote lean gains and help you reach your ultimate muscular
potential. The book's three-phase total-body program can be
customized to your individual needs to dramatically transform your
physique in just six months' time. For those who are relatively new
to resistance training or are coming back from a prolonged layoff,
there is a M.A.X. break-in routine designed to prepare the body to
deal with the rigorous nature of the M.A.X. Muscle Plan program.
Further, there are chapters devoted to providing cardio training
guidelines and nutrition recommendations, based on the latest
scientific research, that complement the M.A.X. Muscle Plan
program. The second edition has been completely revamped to include
updated science and research-based evidence as well as 12 sidebars
that break down specific topics and offer applied examples. Two new
chapters have also been added: a chapter with detailed information
on the M.A.X. Muscle Plan warm-up and a Q&A chapter that
provides answers to 13 common questions Schoenfeld has received
since the first edition of the book. Results from The M.A.X. Muscle
Plan 2.0 speak for themselves; thousands have successfully
transformed their bodies by following the program. It is the
blueprint for achieving-and maintaining-maximal muscle development.
CE exam available! For certified professionals, a companion
continuing education exam can be completed after reading this book.
The M.A.X. Muscle Plan 2.0, Second Edition, Online CE Exam may be
purchased separately or as part of the The M.A.X. Muscle Plan 2.0,
Second Edition, With CE Exam package that includes both the book
and the exam. Please note: This book is not affiliated with Joe
Wells Enterprises or MAX Muscle Sports Nutrition.
The first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for
developing a complete practice according to viniyoga--yoga adapted
to the needs of the individual.
- A contemporary classic by a world-renowned teacher.
- This new edition adds thirty-two poems by Krishnamacharya that
capture the essence of his teachings.
Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who lived to be over 100 years old,
was one of the greatest yogis of the modern era. Elements of
Krishnamacharya's teaching have become well known around the world
through the work of B. K. S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and Indra
Devi, who all studied with Krishnamacharya. Krishnamacharya's son
T. K. V. Desikachar lived and studied with his father all his life
and now teaches the full spectrum of Krishnamacharya's yoga.
Desikachar has based his method on Krishnamacharya's fundamental
concept of "viniyoga," which maintains that practices must be
continually adapted to the individual's changing needs to achieve
the maximum therapeutic value.
In "The Heart of Yoga" Desikachar offers a distillation of his
father's system as well as his own practical approach, which he
describes as "a program for the spine at every level--physical,
mental, and spiritual." This is the first yoga text to outline a
step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according
to the age-old principles of yoga. Desikachar discusses all the
elements of yoga--poses and counterposes, conscious breathing,
meditation, and philosophy--and shows how the yoga student may
develop a practice tailored to his or her current state of health,
age, occupation, and lifestyle.
This is a revised edition of "The Heart of Yoga."
Developed for Navy SEAL trainees to help them meet the rigorous
demands of the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community, this
comprehensive, illustrated guide covers all the basics of physical
well being as well as advice for the specific challenges
encountered in extreme conditions and mission-related activities.
The special operations experts in the Navy SEALs rely on their
physical ability to overcome obstacles and avoid injury or even
death. So their training methods are proven and thorough. This
full-illustrated book covers: Calculating energy expenditure
Definitions, functions, and daily allowances of carbohydrates,
fats, and protein Nutritional considerations for endurance and
strength training activities Active recovery from injury
Cardio-respiratory conditioning Appropriate gear for running and
swimming for fitness Exercising in extreme and adverse weather And
more. Compiled by physicians and physiologists chosen for their
knowledge of the NSW and SEAL community, this manual is a unique
resource for anyone wanting to improve his or her health, strength,
and endurance.
Nurturing Your Family With Yoga is an essential guide to the
practice of yoga for families and children, demonstrating how yoga
can be a real part of everyday family life and bring happiness and
harmony to the home. Illustrated with beautiful, inspiring
photographs of children and adults practising yoga together, and
with clear, concise explanations, the book is packed with fun and
practical suggestions for incorporating yoga into daily life,
including: The A-Z of Yoga - a wonderful, engaging game that
introduces children to 26 classic yoga poses Breathing exercises to
strengthen and balance the nervous system and to steady the mind
Visualisations to reduce anxiety and build resilience Yoga in Bed
sequence to help children settle down and sleep well With guided
meditations, affirmations and reflections that will inspire and
inform interesting and thoughtful discussions with children, as
well as tips and tricks for adults to help you share yoga
successfully, Nurturing Your Family With Yoga is all you need to
help you foster health and wellbeing for your whole family.
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