Bibliograph

The yoga engineer's manual, the anatomy and mechanics of a sustainable practice, Richelle Ricard

Type

Label

The yoga engineer's manual, the anatomy and mechanics of a sustainable practice, Richelle Ricard

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The yoga engineer's manual

Oclc number

1262990549

Responsibility statement

Richelle Ricard

Sub title

the anatomy and mechanics of a sustainable practice

Summary

"An innovative new yoga manual emphasizing the anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of the body, resulting in a safer and more effective yogic practice"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Perspectives on practice and teaching -- Basic terminology -- Review/Study guide -- The nervous system -- Respiratory system -- Skeletal system -- Integumentary system -- Muscular system -- Regions of the body -- Joints and their risk factors -- Principles of physiology -- Vocabulary -- Observation tips : clothing, bony landmarks, prana -- "Getting the feel" for observation while teaching...and then teaching to those observations -- Cueing principles -- Shifting the common rhetoric -- Bones -- Range of motion -- Muscles -- Experiential learning -- Limitations -- Principles of teaching -- Observation skills -- Cueing principles (Dirty dozen redux) -- Practice mechanics -- Practice teaching Bones -- Joints and connective tissue -- Range of motion -- Muscles -- Bandhas -- Experiential learning -- Limitations -- Common conditions -- Relationship to the spine -- Principles of teaching + practice mechanics -- Vocabulary

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