The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys Volume I Kindle Edition

Great attention to details.

This book is incredible. It breaks down the anatomy and makes it fun to learn. Easy to read and very helpful.

This book is incredible!!! I decided that I want to do yoga teacher training in a year or two, and I wanted some books to help me start to prepare/expand on what I already know.A couple years ago, I had looked through "Yoga Anatomy," but it wasn't really what I had expected. I was searching around for other yoga anatomy-type books, and I saw the high reviews for this one. I purchased it, along with Volume 2, and WOW, I am SO impressed! I teach high school anatomy, so I have some anatomy background; this book helped me review what I know and helped build off that. For someone new to anatomy, I am guessing that this book is perfect as well--all of the information is so clear and well-explained. The pictures are awesome and really help you see the muscles and how they work--something that is very important during yoga (if you know where a muscle is and how it should be moving, it makes poses that much deeper).Volume 1 focuses on the muscles--their actions, insertions, origins; what they do as a prime mover, their antagonists, and synergists. It shows key poses that use the muscle, ways to really awaken the muscle, and limitations that the muscle causes if it is tight. There is a really nice introduction at the beginning of the book to all of the vocabulary terms, in case you don't know what they mean. Along the way in the book, there are short quizzes that you can use to test your new anatomy knowledge. At the end of the book is some general yoga information on breathing, bandhas, chakras, etc. It's a really nice introduction to everything!I'm excited to read Volume 2 next. The difference between the two books is that Volume 2 is the "Key Poses" of yoga, whereas Volume 1 is the "Key Muscles" of yoga. Just from flipping through Volume 2, I can tell that it'll be just as good as Volume 1!! These two books operate great as a set for anyone interested in expanding their knowledge for personal reasons, or learning because they plan to teach, or learning just because they are interested in anatomy.There are also four other books in the line--"Yoga Mat Companion"--focusing on groups of poses (inversions/backbends, vinyasa flow, etc.). I'm definitely buying those next!HIGHLY recommended!!!!

Wonderful resource to enhance one’s personal practice and to provide the connection between our anatomy and our yoga journey. Useful tool, to express the conscious and unconscious effects of our breath.

Used in yoga class as a supplement text, excellent portrayal of anatomy. Makes muscles, joints, etc assessible to readers.

This book should appeal to anyone who wishes to better understand functional movement regardless of interest in yoga: rehab, establishing mind/muscle connection, pilates, etc. We really could use something like this for fascia and nerves as well, but you can't have it all. Do not expect a road map to enlightenment, and you won't be disappointed.

I'm in a 200 hr yoga teacher training and realized I needed to know a lot more about anatomy. I'd never taken an anatomy class. I'd read that Kaminoff's book "Yoga Anatomy" was excellent, but too wordy for newbies, and that Ray Long's books are a great place to start. I concur whole heartedly. "The Key Muscles of Yoga" has lots of pictures with great details in short paragraphs - just the key points to remember: action,origin, insertion, antagonists, synergists, exercises to awaken, stretch & contract. At the end of each chapter, there are quizzes with pictures of the muscles group taught in that chapter (ie. back or shoulder or pelvis, legs...). I went through the book in a few days, reviewing what I'd learned on the previous day/s. I retained a lot of it. Now, I've moved on to his next book, "The Key Poses of Yoga" which is organized around backbends, foreward bends, hip openers & the like) He breaks down the muscles used in many of the poses; he details what muscles are activated (or should be) to strengthen and protect different parts of the body - lumbar, rotator cuff...) Fabulous book! After this book, I'll be ready for Kaminoff's book, Yoga Anatomy which goes into a lot more detail - more text; fewer pics. Get both of Ray Long's books - especially if you're new to anatomy. You'll be up to speed in no time.

My daughter decided to become a yoga instructor. She had to learn a lot about the body and what muscles are where. This was excellent for reading and researching.

Excelente apoyo para cualquier maestro de yoga. Ayuda a entender mucho mejor las asanas y sus funciones anatómicas

Ouvrage clair et accessible à tous.Je le recommande à toutes les personnes qui cherchent à progresser sérieusement dans leur pratique du yoga, ainsi qu’à ceux qui souhaitent faire l’expérience des chaînes musculaires autrement qu’en étudiant un livre d’anatomie.

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"The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys Volume I" by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ray Long MD FRCSC (Author) and Chris Macivor (Illustrator) covers medical-school-style anatomy of the human skeletal and muscular systems at very high levels of detail for the technically-oriented person. More importantly, with respect to yoga, it describes innervation of the muscles in various yoga poses and the relevant chakras illuminated. The book is superlatively written: highly organized; well indexed; fully illustrated; concise; and presented in the active voice. The language is medical-school vocabulary rather than the common vernacular (i.e. clavicle = collar bone; sternum = breast bone; scapula = shoulder blade; femur = thigh bone; patella = kneecap; and so on). This book could be a useful reference for any personal trainer (not just those focused on yoga) as well as for any technically-minded person interested in how the human body works.

Alles wie erwarten und sehr gute Lieferung. Kein Zweifel so weiter zu gehen. Das Produkt war ausgezeichnet gut beschrieben. Ganz Einfach