Yoga at Home: Gain Energy, Flexibility, and Serenity in 20-30 Minutes a Day
Laura Venecia Rodriguez
Language: English
Pages: 192
ISBN: 1453898360
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
An inspirational, motivational beginner's guide to becoming slim, supple, and serene with gentle yoga. Feel 25 even if you're 35, 45, 55 or more and look your personal best by studying the ancient, powerful practice of gentle yoga at home. Learn how to create a customized, self-paced 20-30 minute daily yoga regime. Discover creative ways to stay motivated and to keep your practice fresh and fun. The book is designed for: 1) people who feel intimidated by the pretzel-like yoga poses splashed in yoga magazines and books; 2) individuals who have tried a class and couldn’t keep up with the instructor’s explanations because they require slower paced or more personalized instruction; 3) consummate non-athletes and klutzes like Laura who feel inadequate and embarrassed in classes filled with athletic yogis on either side of their mat who seem to execute the poses with such ease, 4) busy people who don’t have time to commute back and forth to take an hour-long class at the local yoga studio or gym; and 5) individuals who don't have access to yoga classes close to their home.
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your yoga stretches and holds. Proper breathing while doing yoga enhances your focus, helps maximize the energy gained by the poses, and gives you the emotional stamina and serenity to handle many stressful situations. Haven’t you noticed that when you feel tense, agitated, or scared, that you start breathing fast? People who suffer panic or anxiety attacks often hyperventilate. Deep, slow breathing allows you to release anxiety so you can relax and unwind. Motivational speaker Tony Robbins
targeted: Legs, thighs, upper back, hips, knee joints How to do the pose: 1. Stand tall with your legs and feet about shoulder width apart, and your hands at your sides. Focus your eyes on one spot in front of you at eye level. 2. Inhale and shift your weight onto your left leg. With your left leg (which is standing) slightly bent, bend and raise your right leg off the ground. 3. Wrap your right leg around the front of your left standing leg and tuck your right raised foot behind the
left knee should be lying gently against or near the mat—not up in the air. 3. Place the sole of your left foot on the inside of your right thigh and hold it still in that position. Do not allow your left foot to slide under your right thigh. 4. Next, bend your right leg at the knee so you can grasp your right foot with your hands. Place your right knee toward or against the mat. 5. Lift your right foot up with your hands and put the outside blade of your right foot on the area where
Are you physically active in a sport or exercise program, but still feel a bit stiff? Do you think yoga is only for athletes or the artsy, hippie-dippy crowd? Have you read or thumbed through yoga books and magazines only to feel overwhelmed by the Sanskrit terms and pretzel-like poses? Have you tried yoga classes or watched DVDs and found them too difficult, intimidating, or hard to follow? Did your body scream from soreness the following day? If you are new to yoga and want to
wear and tear on your car. Doing yoga at home is also free—you have no fees unless you are paying for a subscription of online classes. The traveling businessman I mentioned earlier who takes Bikram yoga classes wherever he travels, admits his commitment to yoga classes carries a steep price tag —about $125 a week. That is far more than many people can or want to spend. Although many yoga classes cost far less than that, the dollars can add up. For some people, the price of yoga classes can be