Yoga XXL: A Journey to Health for Bigger People

Yoga XXL: A Journey to Health for Bigger People

Language: English

Pages: 336

ISBN: 1459667611

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Yoga XXL shows you how to create a safe, enjoyable, and effective yoga practice no matter what your age, size, shape, or physical fitness level. Yoga is not just for the lean and limber. With modified postures and props, everyone can experience yoga's many health benefits including increased flexibility, strength, stamina, balance, energy, and calm. For the person who has never done yoga before or the regular practitioner looking to refine their practice at home, Yoga XXL includes: Practical information about clothing, mats, and equipment. Over 50 postures in a variety of positions including seated, lying down, and standing, chosen specifically for people with larger bodies and those with limited mobility. Variations to accommodate every body shape, size, and fitness level to ensure comfort and safety. Postures to ease back aches, tight muscles, and joint stiffness. Quick daily routines to help recharge and relieve stress throughout the day. Detailed instructions and photos illustrating each pose, and much more. WithYoga XXLyou'll have everything you need to bring yoga - and more health and wellness - into your daily life immediately.

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spine, your legs, and your arms. Bend your knees and place both feet hip width apart on the ground. Bring your knees closer to your chest. Make sure that both your lower legs and feet are relaxed and that your neck is stretched (chin pointing to your chest). Bring your arms between your knees and hold your right foot with your right hand and your left foot with your left hand. Make sure your feet are bent and your soles are parallel to the floor. Move your hands to get hold of your heels.

the pictures: I loved seeing photos of real XXL yogis captioned with their confident assertions that size is no barrier to enjoying great health and satisfying physical activity. While these notions may startle some, they seem obvious to me. You see, I have built an entire career—as a nutrition professor, therapist, exercise physiologist, researcher and author—on the premises of Health at Every Size, or HAES®. HAES precepts rest on voluminous evidence that we are healthiest when we appreciate

modified version of the triangle posture gives you a gentle stretch and has no general contraindications. Alignments It is vital to exercise to the side and stretch the flanks. What to Do Come into the upright standing posture. Shift your weight to your left foot. Inhaling, move your right foot in front of your left foot, move your right arm in front of your belly (bend your right hand), lift your left arm (bend your left hand), and turn your head to the right. Pause with an exhalation.

feel the effects of yoga nidra with your eyes closed. Resources and Recommended Reading ON HEALTH, SIZE, AND DIVERSITY Health at Every Size (HAES®) www.haescommunity.org “Health at Every Size is based on the simple premise that the best way to improve health is to honor your body. It supports people adopting health habits for the sake of health and well-being (rather than weight control). Health at Every Size encourages: Accepting and respecting the natural diversity of body sizes and

2007): 38-39. This is a solid companion for beginners who want to learn the essentials of a posture. It only gives very few modified versions of the detailed postures. 4.  p. 11: Once you are able to achieve a certain posture … Dietrich Ebert, “Western Medicine and Yoga,” The Yoga Path, 4th ed. (Petersberg Germany: Via Nova, 2003): 275-285. The Yoga Path is a manual written by more than 30 members of the German yoga association. 5.  p. 172: Being Awake and Being Asleep chart. Ingrid Kollak, In

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