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  • EDITION:
    1st Edition
  • ISBN:
    0736062033
  • ISBN-13:
    9780736062039
  • PUB. DATE:
    October 2005
  • PUBLISHER:
    Human Kinetics Publishers
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Hatha Yoga Illustrated / Edition 1 by Martin Kirk, Brooke Boon, Daniel DiTuro

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NOOK Sample has no value, love the hardcopy book!!!by WI_Yogini

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Downloaded the sample.

Got the forward, intro etc., just text

I really would like to see how the pose page shows up on the NOOK.

Can you view the pose and the pertinent info on a screen, or is it chopped up and hard to view and put together???

That is what I was hoping to find in the Sample. Gave nook sample 1 star.

The Sample was of zero value to me. I love the hardcopy...

A Great Guideby JVC

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This is my first review!!!

I loved Hatha Yoga Illustrated. I've been doing yoga for 4 months. So I'm a newby, to the art of yoga. In my opinion, the book has wonderful, clear, color illustrations and easy to follow directions for each pose. On the back pages it has the poses in alphabetical order and the page you can find it on.

JC

A Good Book for a Yogiby sunflowernbklyn

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If you enjoy your home practice this book is a great addition to your existing library or a way to start your yoga library. What i enjoyed most about this book was that it offers several different ways you can achieve a posture. If your injured or have flexibility issues you have an alternate way to still get the benefits of the posture and succeed at your phsyical capabilities. It's also a quick...


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Hatha Yoga Illustrated

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  • Pub. Date: October 2005
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
  • Sales Rank: 60,511

Synopsis

Experience the physical benefits and body awareness from hatha yoga-the most popular form of yoga today. Hatha Yoga Illustrated presents nearly 650 full-color photos to visually demonstrate 77 standard poses from hatha yoga that apply to all major hatha styles including Iyengar, Astanga, Anusara, and Bikram.

Individual poses are presented from start to finish, showing you how to achieve proper alignment and breathing to ensure challenging yet safe execution. The result is an increase in the effectiveness, both physically and mentally, you'll experience with each pose. Several pose variations based on your personal preference, ability, and fitness level are also included.

Eleven sample yoga routines show how to assemble the poses into workouts that meet your specific time, difficulty, and intensity parameters. Colorful and comprehensive, Hatha Yoga Illustrated is organized for your ultimate convenience and use. Use it to guide your muscles, as well as your mind, and increase strength and stamina, reduce stress and anxiety, reduce blood pressure, and increase flexibility.

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Biography

Martin Kirk is a Certified Anusara® Yoga instructor who travels worldwide offering inspiring yoga immersions and specialize anatomy, therapy and teacher trainings. Martin has trained extensively with Anusara® Yoga founder, John Friend, since 1994 and continues to apprentice with him nationally. He holds a Masters Degree in Biomedical Engineering and has a special gift for teaching anatomy and therapeutics and is frequently a special guest instructor at yoga teacher trainings. Martin's credits also include a successful 20-year engineering career in which he held design and supervisory positions with multinational companies and developed space systems designs that have traveled to the surface of the moon and Mars. Kirk lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife and son. For more info: www.kirkyoga.com.

Brooke Boon is cofounder of Studio Om Yoga and Tai Chi in Phoenix, Arizona. She received her certification through Baptiste Power Yoga Institute and is a registered yoga teacher as well as a member of the Arizona Yoga Association. Her certification came after working with world-renowned master teacher Baron Baptiste.

Boon's teaching style is designed to promote stability, strength, and serenity as well as create hormonal and emotional balance. She specializes in power vinyasa and also instructs classes for mature adults, athletes, and expectant mothers, emphasizing that yoga is for everybody.

Boon lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Daniel DiTuro was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and is a graduate of Arizona State University with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He has worked as a mechanical engineer since 1980. His interest in photography began at the age of 10. In 1986 he started DiTuro Photography, specializing in commercial and portrait photography.

After a shoulder injury, Daniel began practicing hatha yoga in 1999. Having discovered the therapeutic benefits of yoga, he began working on a series of photographs that evolved into The Yoga Project to introduce people to yoga and meditation. In addition to his work as a mechanical engineer and photographer, Daniel enjoys a variety of activities including traveling, hiking, writing, and cooking.