Nonfiction

Yoga Anatomy: Your Illustrated Guide to Postures, Movements, and Breathing Techniques

Yoga Anatomy: Your Illustrated Guide to Postures, Movements, and Breathing Techniques

  • Downloads：6077
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2021-07-13 05:51:19
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Leslie Kaminoff
  • ISBN：1450400248
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
  • Download

Summary

The best-selling anatomy guide for yoga is now updated， expanded， and better than ever！

With more asanas， vinyasas， full-color anatomical illustrations， and in-depth information， the second edition of "Yoga" "Anatomy" provides you with a deeper understanding of the structures and principles underlying each movement and of yoga itself。

From breathing to inversions to standing poses， see how specific muscles respond to the movements of the joints; how alterations of a pose can enhance or reduce effectiveness; and how the spine， breathing， and body position are all fundamentally linked。

Whether you are just beginning your journey or have been practicing yoga for years， "Yoga Anatomy" will be an invaluable resource--one that allows you to see each movement in an entirely new light。

With "Yoga Anatomy， Second Edition，" authors Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews， both internationally recognized experts and teachers in anatomy， breathing， and bodywork， have created the ultimate reference for yoga practitioners， instructors， and enthusiasts alike。

Download

Reviews

Leah ，

Really fantastic reference book to see exactly what sections of the body are targeted in common yoga poses。

Imran Pasha ，

2。5！！ 😬 I was expecting little bit more like biological mechanisms behind yoga posses。。

Ralitsa ，

While the book on itself is very detailed from anathomy point of view， it’s rather useless for the non-medical folks。 I was hoping to understand from a non-doctor standpoint which muscles are involved in certain asanas and how to improve but that’s impossible without parallel googling on the terms。

Maej ，

Invaluable resource for understanding yoga anatomy。 I will be coming back to this text throughout my yoga practice。

Oskar ，

Great book when wanting to learn more about the anatomical insights of yoga。 Stupendous illustrations。

LPG ，

Clear and written in a friendly style that teaches you a fair amount of scientific info without confusing you。 Somewhat of a balm for the fact that yoga studios are still closed here。

Rachel ，

Read as a part of my 200hr YTT。 Pretty well-rounded textbook that I’ll continue to reference。

Cyndie ，

This book is for someone more versed in anatomy than myself。 My yoga practice has been improved by reading this book。

Robert ，

Went from a library rental to a purchase in about 18 hours。 I’m so glad to have stumbled across this。

A。M。G。 ☮Hippie/Fantasia☮ ，

Rating: 5 / 5Having read through the dense biology of this book （which I was not expecting） and now using it primarily for different images of what yoga poses look like so I don't have to search up the poses on my phone， I'd say that this book has served its purpose。 The reason why it's taken me so long to read when a lot of it turns out to be illustrations？Well。。。。the last time I took biology was in grade 11。 Literally the only exam in my life that I ever stressed out for， as it had a LOT in te Rating: 5 / 5Having read through the dense biology of this book （which I was not expecting） and now using it primarily for different images of what yoga poses look like so I don't have to search up the poses on my phone， I'd say that this book has served its purpose。 The reason why it's taken me so long to read when a lot of it turns out to be illustrations？Well。。。。the last time I took biology was in grade 11。 Literally the only exam in my life that I ever stressed out for， as it had a LOT in terms of memorization。 I spent 8 straight hours studying for it one day and that's， to this day in my postgraduate studies， the most time that I've ever spent studying for anything。 You see where I'm going with this？ Biology， though interesting， takes a LOT of work for a non-scientific mind like me， and so it took quite a lot of doing for me to read about the musculoskeletal system even in terms of something that I love， like yoga。But I did it， and the images that gave me the poses I needed afterwards were totally worth it--especially now that， having read the biology， I understand the facts to back it all up。So， yes， this is definitely a recommended and great read， but for those of you literati out there like myself， it would help to have a scientific background and a lot of patience to help you get through this。Myself， I'll be keeping it on a table in a convenient place to be opened as needed for a reference on yoga poses。 The cover is super pretty and interesting （though I can't do that pose）， so it's a nice addition to any room。 。。。more

Sireli R。 ，

Must-have-book for yoga lovers！* Väga hariv raamat kõigile， kes vajavad natukene juhendamist ja lisateadmisi liigeste või lihastöö kohta。 Tegelikult ostsin selle raamatu juba 2020， kuid selle sisu hakkasin põhjalikumalt lugema ja hindama alles 2021 alguses， kui hakkasin rohkem iseseisvalt treenima。

Brendan O'Brien ，

OG Yoga Teacher Training Anatomy

Nourhene ，

Helpful read。 Now I understand better the mechanism of the body and how it functions in different asanas。 I also became more mindful in my practice！

Karen ，

Interesting to see the active muscles used in the major yoga poses。 A little overwhelming， and made me wish I could afford a yoga personal trainer to really learn how to do the aasenas correctly。

Alok Jain ，

Make me to think in new direction which was beyond my imagination。

Tibairé Useche ，

Todo el que quiera profundizar y Enter las asanas o posturas， el por qué de su alineación y sus beneficios desde lo físico， debería tener este libro en sus manos。

Bored ，

There is so much excellent information on this book！ As I grow my asana practice， I Silk be returning to this book for a better understanding of what my body is doing and how to correct imperfect posture on the poses。

Sohaima Jabeen ，

Anatomical concepts are clearly explained。 Interesting read。 I mainly read the first half of the book。

Katelyn ，

This is a fine anatomy lesson but not helpful in teaching someone to safely achieve the poses

Daniel ，

Some decent info on the mechanisms and philosophy behind yoga， but a decent amount of verbose jargon on the asanas I found boring and not practical。

Jill Urie ，

This is definitely more of a reference book。 It was a challenging read because it was highly technical。 Lots of words like supination and adductor。 I was incredibly glad that I had taken anatomy。 Or I probably would have just given up。 I’ll definitely refer back to this as I work on my yoga practice。

Sean S ，

The actual yoga book I wanted from the beginning without the fluffy nonsense， complete with poses， steps on transitions， and what things should bend （and shouldn't） and how much。 Bonus points for hand drawn images from unique angles which show even the pressure points and 3D positioning of the body。 Good luck getting into the hardest ones （hip flexibility， splits， and hand stand stuff are too much for me）。 The actual yoga book I wanted from the beginning without the fluffy nonsense， complete with poses， steps on transitions， and what things should bend （and shouldn't） and how much。 Bonus points for hand drawn images from unique angles which show even the pressure points and 3D positioning of the body。 Good luck getting into the hardest ones （hip flexibility， splits， and hand stand stuff are too much for me）。 。。。more

Gabrielle ，

If you are curious to understand exactly what your body is doing when you practice yoga， a book like this one is an invaluable reference。 Most yoga books include a brief descriptions of the effect of various asanas on the body， but rarely do they do in great details; “Yoga Anatomy” focuses specifically on the effects of yoga on breathing and spinal health， but they also give detailed information on all the musculoskeletal actions， as well as plenty of notes on how to get into the poses and work If you are curious to understand exactly what your body is doing when you practice yoga， a book like this one is an invaluable reference。 Most yoga books include a brief descriptions of the effect of various asanas on the body， but rarely do they do in great details; “Yoga Anatomy” focuses specifically on the effects of yoga on breathing and spinal health， but they also give detailed information on all the musculoskeletal actions， as well as plenty of notes on how to get into the poses and work on them safely。It must be said that the first 70 or so pages of the book are extremely technical: if you aren’t familiar with anatomical terms， it can quickly get overwhelming。 While reading that part of the book， I often probed my back or flexed my arms and legs in order to identify the vertebrae or movement described so I could understand the explanations a little bit better。 I also thought the image of “an accordion on top of a water balloon” to understand how the thoracic and abdominal cavities work when you are breathing to be really helpful to keep in mind during practice。 But once you are over that section， the fun begins！Asanas are organized by “base” （standing， sitting， kneeling， etc。）， and each pose has a detailed illustration （or a few， to show you what the body is doing from different angles） showing you which group of muscles and joints are working and how。 I found the accompanying notes and breathing technique recommendations very useful to get a more complete understanding of what exactly it is that I am doing when I am working on crow pose。Of course， they had to choose which asanas to explore， so the ones featured in this book are the basics and the classics – but the information can help anyone make educated and informed guesses about what the body is doing when working on funky variations。 And as mentioned， the information is limited to the muscles， joints and skeletal actions， so there isn’t a lot of details about the effects each asana has on inner organs。Nevertheless， serious yoga students should definitely take a look at this book if they wants a more thorough understanding of the physical effects of their practice。 。。。more

Marina ，

Great basics， great illustrations。Studied this as a part of my 200hr yoga teacher training。

Francisca Hoces ，

Todo lo que un instructor de yoga quisiera saber sobre músculo involucrado en cada postura。 Hermosas ilustraciones， explicaciones claras y advertencias en el caso necesario。 Los asanas están indexados por tipo y nivel de dificultad， haciéndolo fácil de navegar。 Sin duda un libro de referencia。

Lori ，

As I'm currently studying to become a yoga teacher， I bought this book to better understand the poses and to hopefully prevent injury in myself and anyone I might someday be teaching。 I found it informative for the most part but was disappointed that sometimes， some of the information was a bit ambiguous， in that I couldn't tell in the Notes section if certain things people do to make the pose more comfortable or accessible is something I want to avoid， or if it is okay。 Overall though， this is As I'm currently studying to become a yoga teacher， I bought this book to better understand the poses and to hopefully prevent injury in myself and anyone I might someday be teaching。 I found it informative for the most part but was disappointed that sometimes， some of the information was a bit ambiguous， in that I couldn't tell in the Notes section if certain things people do to make the pose more comfortable or accessible is something I want to avoid， or if it is okay。 Overall though， this is great to be able to see what muscles are supposed to be engaged versus the ones that are trying to help out the weak ones in ways detrimental to your anatomical comfort。 As I'm also in the middle of my Pilates instructor training， I'm moving on to Pilates Anatomy in the same series by Human Kinetics。 Thanks guys！ 。。。more

L E ，

Overall， great book。 Definitely helpful in understanding the anatomy of various yoga poses。

Darren Lipman ，

This book is an amazing resource on the body and yoga practice。 It features an extensive discussion of the mechanics of breathing， the development and movement of the spine， and the muscular and skeletal systems in the body。 The descriptions and analyses are so thorough the first half of this books borders on being more a book about anatomy than yoga。 However， as a novice in regards to anatomy， I would have appreciated more figures and illustrations naming the general bones and muscle groups tha This book is an amazing resource on the body and yoga practice。 It features an extensive discussion of the mechanics of breathing， the development and movement of the spine， and the muscular and skeletal systems in the body。 The descriptions and analyses are so thorough the first half of this books borders on being more a book about anatomy than yoga。 However， as a novice in regards to anatomy， I would have appreciated more figures and illustrations naming the general bones and muscle groups that are referred to throughout the text; frequently while reading about the asanas， I found myself unable to relate vocabulary to practice。The second part of this book is devoted to an in-depth analysis of common yoga poses （although there’s one I’ve learned that isn’t in the book， namely Eka Pada Koundinyasana， which is a shame since it’s one of my favorite poses）。 Here I wish there had been more narrative regarding moving into and out of each pose， rather than merely listing how muscles and bones are working and moving to make it happen。 This is valuable information， but I would have preferred a more dynamic approach such as an instructor guiding me through a pose rather than mere tables。 That said， I don’t think the intention of this book was to provide a yoga tutorial; rather， it was to accomplish precisely what it has: providing a detailed anatomical description of yoga poses。This is a book I will continue to return to as I progress in my yoga practice， and it will surely help me improve and build upon my learning throughout my journey。 If you are passionate about the intricacies of yoga， or have any interest in becoming a yoga instructor， I cannot recommend this book enough。 。。。more

Taylor ，

I was hoping for more discussion on how adjusting your anatomy in each pose can affect the pose， good or bad。 The notes section for each pose did this a little bit but it's definitely not the focus。 Great illustrations！ They mostly focus on listing and labeling the muscles being used for each pose。 A good book to have in your yoga library， but wasn't exactly what I was looking for。 I was hoping for more discussion on how adjusting your anatomy in each pose can affect the pose， good or bad。 The notes section for each pose did this a little bit but it's definitely not the focus。 Great illustrations！ They mostly focus on listing and labeling the muscles being used for each pose。 A good book to have in your yoga library， but wasn't exactly what I was looking for。 。。。more

Rajesh Arumugam ，

It covers good number of important yoga poses starting from simple to complex。 It details almost everything about each pose very well。 Only thing I find missing is how to do this pose。 And the book can perhaps （though it might out of scope） can include few things such as a simple guide - recommending what exercises to do in case one his having difficulty with tight hamstrings， or ankles （for padma asana） etc。Mostly， it is a book for people taking a graduate course on Yoga。 For common man read， t It covers good number of important yoga poses starting from simple to complex。 It details almost everything about each pose very well。 Only thing I find missing is how to do this pose。 And the book can perhaps （though it might out of scope） can include few things such as a simple guide - recommending what exercises to do in case one his having difficulty with tight hamstrings， or ankles （for padma asana） etc。Mostly， it is a book for people taking a graduate course on Yoga。 For common man read， the language in the NOTES and BREATHING parts could have been little more simpler 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Yoga Anatomy: Your Illustrated Guide to Postures, Movements, and Breathing Techniques

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Yoga Anatomy: Your Illustrated Guide to Postures, Movements, and Breathing Techniques&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Yoga Anatomy: Your Illustrated Guide to Postures, Movements, and Breathing Techniques&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0