The Key Poses of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume II Author: Visit Amazon's Ray Long Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1607432390 | Format: PDF
The Key Poses of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume II Description
About the Author
Ray Long, MD FRCSC, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and the founder of Bandha Yoga. He graduated from The University of Michigan Medical School with postgraduate training at Cornell University, McGill University, The University of Montreal, and Florida Orthopedic Institute.
- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: BandhaYoga; 3 edition (November 1, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1607432390
- ISBN-13: 978-1607432395
- Product Dimensions: 8 x 11 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
As a massage therapist and a yoga instructor, I was delighted to discover "The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga," along with its partner "The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga." In "Key Poses" several representative yoga poses are described, detailing which muscles are contracting, which are being stretched, and how it affects the limbs and skeletal structure. What makes this book unique, however, are the jaw-dropping illustrations color-coding the contracting muscles in shades of blue and the stretching muscles in red and pink. Not only are they beautiful, but you can clearly see how the muscles balance and interact. These illustrations offer a "right brain approach" to understanding the poses, and serve as a guide for moving deeper into the poses. The practitioner then seeks to activate blue muscles and relax red ones, with the text explaining the actions.
The book also offers a clear explanation of the mechanics of stretching, utilizing the muscle spindle, Golgi tendon organ, and reciprocal inhibition in a practical way to attain deeper stretches in the yoga practice. Although not a beginner's "how to" book, it will deepen the understanding of the intermediate and advanced students with an interest in specific muscle actions. Overall, it is an auspicious pairing of western muscle physiology with eastern mind/body medicine.
My only complaint about these books is the proofreading. I have found numerous errors of the technical sort (misplaced quote marks, etc.) and a few fairly important ones (mislabeled diagram, and the misspelling of "rectus abdominis" throughout).
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