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Anatomy of Hatha Yoga by H. David
Coulter is a unique and outstanding volume that brings together
the Western training and knowledge of a University teacher
of nueroscience, microscopic anatomy and elementary anatomy
with his love for and deep knowledge of yoga. While this book
is a fantastic resource it is not for everybody. It is highly
detailed, fairly technical and deals with the complex systems
of the human body.
If you take your time and really absorb what is in this book,
the connections between the various systems and parts of our
bodies becomes clear. Breathing is central and there are great
explanations as to how how different types of breathing can
affect your
spine in and how
certain
postures
encourage specific types of breathing. If you are a yoga
teacher, reading this can help you to see what is happening
in your
students and may give you new ideas for breathing exercises
and posture sequences.
There are many, many positive reviews of this book.
We have chosen excerpts from 4 that will give you a fuller sense of what
is
in
it.
"(Coulter) leads the
reader through the intricacies of anatomy systematically, with a watchful eye
on the goal: to understand yoga practice better...For example, three ways to
accomplish the sometimes awkward feat of isolating the rectus abdominis muscles
in nauli kriya are explained
in a section on abdominopelvic exercizes." Rolf Sovik, Yoga
International
"Coulter uses anatomy to illuminate
the structure and execution of the poses, and, at the same time, brings the
anatomy alive through the poses and selected exercises... if you are aYoga therapist
or teacher, or a astudent who enjoys breaking down the poses and putting them
back together again, then you will most definitely want a copy of this book
to
refer to over and over again." Richard Rosen, International
Journal of Yoga
Thearapy
"The book is certainly exhaustive
and comprehensive in its scope and breadth, offering insights into such topics
as the mechanics of breathing, the various kriyas, and more subtle aspects
of Yoga practice such as mudras and bandhas from a Yogic as well as from a Western
scientific
point of view." Jane Sill, Yoga & Health
"The result of an obvious
labor of love, Anatomy of Hatha Yoga explains hatha yoga in demystified, scientific
terms while at the same time honoring its traditions. It should go a long way
to helping yoga achieve the scientific recognition it deserves. Useful as both
a textbook and reference, this work is a book that all serious yoga teachers
and practitioners will want on their shelves. It will also be welcomed by sympathetic
physicians -and there are more of us all the time- as well as physical therapists
and other health professionals." Timothy McCall, M.D.
This hard cover book costs $40.00.
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