Instructing Yoga: Important Foundations and Strategies

Drawing on a large spectrum of views, and that includes greater than 150 pictures and illustrations, the guide covers elementary subjects of yoga philosophy and historical past, together with a historic presentation of classical yoga literature: the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras of Pataljali, and the primary historic sources on tantra and early hatha yoga. Every of the eleven main types of up to date yoga is described, with a short historical past of its improvement and the distinguishing components of its teachings. Exploring conventional and fashionable features of anatomy and physiology, the guide supplies intensive assist and instruments for instructing 108 yoga poses (asanas), respiration methods (pranayama), and meditation. Instructing Yoga provides sensible recommendation for classroom setup, planning and sequencing lessons, in addition to the method concerned in changing into a trainer and sustaining oneself within the career. The guide has over 200 bibliographic sources, a complete index, and a helpful appendix that lists associations, institutes, organizations, {and professional} sources for yoga lecturers.