Nancy Romita, Allegra Romita

Functional Awareness and Yoga

An Anatomical Guide to the Body in Reflective Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Functional Awareness and Yoga provides essential foundations in functional anatomy with applications to help improve specific postures in yoga. Each chapter contains a practice section that integrates anatomical principles into daily life in order to release unnecessary tension, improve posture, and recruit effort efficiently off the yoga mat.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 175mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 258g
• ISBN-13: 9780190863920
• ISBN-10: 0190863927
• Artikelnr.: 52823625

Autorenporträt

Allegra Romita teaches Functional Awareness® Anatomy in Action, Dance, and Vinyasa Flow Yoga in New York City. She is also a Certified Movement Analyst. Nancy Romita is on faculty at Towson University where she teaches anatomy and kinesiology. She is also Director of the Alexander Technique Mid-Atlantic Teacher Training Course.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Introduction
Homage
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Awareness: Honoring the Body
Chapter 2 Intention: The 4Rs of Reflective Practice
Chapter 3 Bones: Skeletal Considerations
Chapter 4 Poise: The Cervical Spine and Balance of the Head
Chapter 5 Equilibrium: Systems of Balance
Chapter 6 Foundation: The Foot and Ankle
Chapter 7 Acceptance and Transference: The Knee
Chapter 8 Mobility: The Hip Joint
Chapter 9 Resilience: The Spine
Chapter 10 Inspiration: The Breathing Mechanism
Chapter 11 Support: Muscular Domes of the Body
Chapter 12 Power: Core Muscles of the Trunk
Chapter 13 Flying: The Arm
Chapter 14 Namaste: Reflection and Restoration
Glossary of Terms in Human Anatomy
Glossary of Yoga Asanas
Works Cited
Index