Insight yoga
Acclaimed yoga and meditation teacher Sarah Powers is known and loved for her unique approachInsight Yogawhich combines traditional yoga with the meridians of Chinese medicine, as well as Buddhist meditation. Using Yin (passive) and Yang (dynamic) poses, she demonstrates a series of different yoga sequences that bring benefit to organs, muscles, joints, and tendonsas well as the mind. She also provides a foundational explanation of traditional Chinese medicine theory and mindfulness meditation instruction. Sarah Powers brings us on an inspiring journey inward, and shows the path for cultivating a lasting relationship with yoga that cultivates and strengthens our physical well-being and our mental and emotional clarity
x, 196 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
9781590305980, 1590305981
216937520
Foreword / Paul Grilley
1. What is yoga?
2. My personal journey
3. Meridian theory
4. Beginning a yin/yang yoga practice
5. Organ health in yin yoga
6. The kidneys and urinary bladder
7. Yin yoga sequences for the liver and gallbaldder
8. The liver and gallbladder
9. Yin yoga sequences for the liver and gallbladder
10. The spleen and stomach
11. Yin yoga sequences for the spleen and stomach organ-meridians
12. The lungs and large intestine
13. The heart and small intestine
14. Yin yoga sequences for the heart, inestibnes organ-meridian pairs
15. The anatomy of the mind in yin yoga
16. Yang yoga (dynamic flow)
17. Yang sequences for balancing with a yin practice
18. Seated pranayama
19. Basic Budha-dharma
Mindfulness meditation
Appendix: Sequencing notes
Index of yoga poses