Beginners yoga
beginners guide to
yogahoward kent & claire hayler
EXTENT:
96pp
FORMAT:
210 x 148mm (5.75 x 8.25 in)
BINDING:
Paperback with flaps
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Over 150
WORDS:
25,000
Howard Kent
is the founder and director of the Yoga for Health Foundation in the UK, where he continues to practise and teach. The Foundation has approximately 125 branches in the British Isles and has branches or representatives in 23 other countries. Howard’s television series, Yoga for Health, was broadcast in over 20 countries, and he has written nine previous books on yoga, including Day by Day Yoga, Yoga: Key Facts, The Complete Yoga Course and The Complete Illustrated Guide to Yoga.
Claire Hayler,
DC, MMCA, is a registered chiropractor and has two clinics in the UK. She has been practising yoga for 25 years and teaching since 1986. She has been closely associated with the Yoga for Health Foundation for many years and was invited to become a trustee in 2001.
Beginner’s Guide to Yoga introduces the complete novice to the principles and benefits of yoga, the eight limbs of Classical yoga, the importance of ethical living, the interplay of mind and body, techniques for controlling the breath and the senses and stilling the mind through meditation. The asanas section comprises 33 positions, from the Full Body Stretch, through classic postures such as the Downward Dog, Boat, Camel and many more, to the Savasana. The step-by-step captions are clear and easy to follow, and there are also guidelines on the specific benefits of each move along with tips and prompts to help you adapt or modify your technique.
This comprehensive, fully illustrated guide will allow you to enjoy the wide-ranging benefits of yoga as a holistic discipline and a way of life.
