Description
| Product ID: | 9780968766552 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CA |
| Title: | Your Spine, Your Yoga |
| Subtitle: | Developing stability and mobility for your spine |
| Authors: | Author: Bernie Clark, Dr. Timothy, MD McCall |
| Subjects: | Exercise and workouts, Exercise & workout books |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Your Spine, Your Yoga is the long-awaited second book of the Your Body, Your Yogaseries. Focusing on the axial body, from the tip of the tailbone to the top of the skull,Your Spine, Your Yoga will explain how your body is unique and how this uniqueness affectsyour yoga practice. The latest anatomical understanding of the spine and its biomechanical abilitiesis described in varying levels of detail, for the novice to the experienced reader. Applying theseprinciples to a safe and effective yoga practice holds a few surprises: you may discover that notevery pose in yoga is a good idea for you, given the nature of your spine and the way we havepreviously been taught to stress it. Stability is more important than mobility for the vast majorityof people, although many yoga classes promote the opposite view. Your Spine, Your Yoga offersalternative perspectives and prescriptions for a yoga practice that is spine sparing and strengthbuilding, based upon your unique biology and biography and your unique intentions Your Spine, Your Yoga is arguably the first book that looks at the spine fromboth the Western anatomical/biomechanical pointof view and the modern yoga perspective. It is filled with detail, discussion, illustrations, and practicaladvice for spines of all types. This emphasis on variety is welcome and necessary: no two spines are exactlyalike, and no two people have the same biology and biography. What your spine is able to do may be vastlydifferent from what other yoga students’ or teachers’ spines can do. The human spine is unique in itsstructure and function. Primarily, it provides stability through the core of our body, allowing forcesto be transmitted from the upper body (arms and shoulders) to the lower body (pelvis and legs) andvice versa. Secondarily, the spine allows tremendous range of movement. Unfortunately, in modern yogapractice we find the primacy of these two functions reversed, with flexibility prized over stability.This focus on spinal mobility comes at a grave cost to many students. Stability is lost, and when thathappens, dysfunction and pain often follow. Just as all tissues and areas of the body need a healthyamount of stress to regain and maintain optimal health, so too our spine needs the appropriate levelsof stress to remain functional throughout our lives. How we choose to exercise the spine makes adifference, though. Knowing the way the spine is built, specifically, how your spine is built, willallow you to tailor your exercises wisely to match your goals. Your Spine, Your Yoga is the secondbook in the Your Body, Your Yoga series and focuses on the axial body―the core, from the sacral complex,which includes the pelvis, sacrum, and sacroiliac joint, through the lumbar and thoracic segments ofthe spine, to the cervical complex, which includes the neck and head. The structural components ofeach segment are examined: from the bones, to the joints, ligaments, fascia, tendons, muscles, andeven the neurological and blood systems. The range and implications of human variations are presented,as well as the ways these variations may affect individual yoga practices. The sources of restrictionsto movement are investigated through answering the question “What Stops Me?” The answers presentedrun through a spectrum, beginning with various types of tensile resistance to three kinds of compressiveresistance. Whether the reader is a novice to yoga, anatomy, or both, or a seasoned practitioner withan in-depth knowledge in these fields, this book will be valuable. For the novice, there are easilyunderstood illustrations and photographs, as well as sidebars highlighting the most important topics.For the anatomy geek, other sidebars focus on the complexity of the topic, with hundreds of referencesprovided for further investigation. For the yoga teacher, sidebars suggest how to bring this knowledgeinto the classroom. Your Spine, Your Yoga can be used as a resource when specific questions arise,as a textbook to be studied in detail, or as a fascinating coffee-table book to be browsed at leisurefor topics of current interest. |
| Imprint Name: | Wild Strawberry |
| Publisher Name: | Wild Strawberry |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-12-13 |
