The Complete Idiot's Guide to Power Yoga
Geo Takoma
Language: English
Pages: 525
ISBN: 2:00037860
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
You're no idiot, of course. You know that nearly everyone in America is doing yoga--including Madonna and Oprah--and that it is said to reduce stress better than virtually any other activity. But when it comes to finding the time and energy for a yoga session and getting a much-needed aerobic workout, you'd rather meditate in front of the TV. Don't vegetate--invigorate! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Power Yoga, by master yogi Geo Takoma, combines the healing poses and stretches of traditional yoga with an exhilarating workout that requires as little as 20 minutes a day.
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chair pose to a standing position involves extension of the knee joint. Flexion. Decreasing an angle at a joint, such as the angle between your thigh and lower leg, by drawing the lower leg up toward the thigh. Moving into the spear thrower position decreases the angle at the knee as you lunge forward. < previous page page_57 next page > If you like this book, buy it! < previous page page_58 next page > Page 58 In spear thrower pose, the leg bends at the knee joint as the body lunges
your get up and go (or lack thereof) each morning? Sure. Does it have something to do with your will to stay alive and thrive even under adverse conditions? You bet it does. Does it have anything to do with the proliferation of life on this planet? That, too. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's talk first about what we Westerners generally think of when we hear the term energy. Energy Potential Energy is a hot commodity these days. You hear about it all the time. Save energy, get more energy,
sides of the hips. Holds build strength in the legs, shoulders, and neck. Caution: If you have knee problems, be careful with bridge pose with closed knees. Don't close the knees with the feet apart, putting an unnecessary strain on this joint. Instead, perform the pose with both the feet and knees together. < previous page page_96 If you like this book, buy it! next page > < previous page page_97 next page > Page 97 Bridge pose with interlocking fingers adds a stretch to the shoulders.
your body isn't still when you relax into the easy back twist. It is always moving, and this pose has some phenomenal effects. One of the body parts most affected and stimulated by twists is the colon, or large intestine, the organ that moves waste matter out of your body. As you draw the knee up, you'll be putting pressure on the base of your ascending colon, just at the iliocecal valve where the small and large intestines meet. Waste matter then travels up the ascending, across the transverse,
vine. It is our link to a higher existence and represents our coming down into the world, the place where we took on a physical form. The color of this chakra is violeta deep, dark purple that I like to see as representing the highest spirituality. Perhaps it is the color of the universe itselfof space, of time transcendence, of our most perfect selves. I don't like to teach that we are these gross beings that will one day leave our bodies and at last become wonderful spirits in some other place,