Complete Guide to Yoga for Fitness Professionals

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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The Complete Guide to Yoga for Fitness Professionals gives you the necessary skills to become a successful yoga teacher or practitioner.Whether you are looking for information on planning, structuring and delivering a yoga class, or are looking to increase your general understanding and appreciation of the history and ancient lineage of yoga, our experienced authors are here to help.Reaching beyond the typical 'how to' guides, this book not only covers the basics but also details more advanced teaching techniques. Master how to teach the classic asana pose, including the benefits, precautions, prohibitions and modifications of a selection of some other Hatha yoga postures.Higher level yoga practices are found in Part Three, along with information about how to deal with common conditions of participants encountered in a yoga class and any adaptations that need to be made to support them.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-06-05
Mått188 x 228 x 22 mm
Vikt779 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieComplete Guides
Antal sidor240
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781408187210

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Debbie Lawrence is a consultant and writer for the health and fitness industry and has over 30 years' experience as a fitness professional and educator. She is a qualified integrative counselor, a student of yoga and has a special interest in mental health and well-being. She has written a number of qualification and training resources for some of the leading awarding and training organisations in the sector, including: CYQ, The Open University, Active IQ, Yfit, VTCT and EDI.Conrad Paul is a yoga teacher and yoga therapist. He has over 23 years' experience in the fitness industry and is the founder and director of Yoga Professionals which has been offering yoga teacher training to meet the National Occupational Standards at Level 3, since 2007.

AcknowledgementsPART ONE: YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND HATHA YOGA PRACTICE1 Introduction to yoga history2 The body and mind according to yoga3 Hatha yoga4 Practising asana - the first part of Hatha yoga5 Pranayama - breath work/regulation and control6 Mudras, bandhas and kriyas7 Session structure and general hatha flow sequencePART TWO: APPLYING YOGA TO MODERN LIVING, AND THE SEQUENCES8 Yoga, fitness and health9 Yoga philosophy in modern living10 Yoga sequences by Conrad PaulReferenceGlossary of termsAppendices1 Passive relaxation script 12 Active relaxation script3 Passive relaxation script 24 Healing relaxation script5 Simple chakra meditation scriptIndex