- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Ulysses Press (April 15 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1569754217
- ISBN-13: 978-1569754214
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 16.4 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #396,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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If yoga were an event at ESPN's X Games, these are the postures that contestants would be performing. From the pretzel-like War God to the floating-horizontally-on-arms-in-midair Peacock, Extreme Yoga focuses on advanced poses not found in most yoga books. These are serious ass-kicking postures that will push students to a higher level. Each posture is presented on a two-page spread with positioning tips and breathing techniques.
About the Author
Jessie Chapman is a yoga instructor and the author of Yoga Therapies. She lives in Australia. Dhyan is renowned for photos of Tibetan monasteries and Indian ashrams.
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The yoga path is primarily concerned with developing a healthy mind and body, attaining self-awareness and fulfilling one's life potential. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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This book is for an intermediate practitioner not an advanced one, Dec 17 2005
By Jessica Price "TXYogini" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Extreme Yoga: Challenging Poses for a Cutting-Edge Practice (Paperback)
I bought this book thinking it would show some really challenging poses that i can't yet do. There were some "extreme" poses, but for the most part it wasn't worth the money I spent. However if you are an intermediate practitioner looking for a challenge then this book is for you, but if you already can do scorpion, legs behind the head, King pigeon, etc. then i would have you just get B.K.S. Iyengar's Light on Yoga or Dharma Mitra' Poster or book. There are more challenging postures in these books than in this one.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I really want to rate this 2 1/2 stars, Feb 5 2006
By Emma M. "dance instructor" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Extreme Yoga: Challenging Poses for a Cutting-Edge Practice (Paperback)
I was a little disappointed. Like the last reviewer I was hoping for EXTREME yoga like the title suggestied. Things I just can't do yet and some clues on how to get into the poses I can't do.The printing isn't great either and the yoga photos are not too inspiring and I even saw some things(being a dance instructor) I would have liked to correct on the yogis themselves!
It is a great idea for a book though and I am hoping for more attempts. It is hard to find classes that teach "Extreme Yoga".
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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one step further, Aug 2 2005
By Caterina Zamora "kuroi neko" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Extreme Yoga: Challenging Poses for a Cutting-Edge Practice (Paperback)
"Extreme Yoga" by Jessie Chapman is for those people who feel curious about the next step in their yoga practice. Even if you don't intend on doing all those "strange" poses, it's definetely amazing to see what the human body can do with hard work and discipline. The pictures are beautiful black and white, the setting is always the beach (gorgeous!), followed by a detailed description how to get into the pose and all the body parts that benefit from it. The language is simple and straight forward and shouldn't be any problem.I'm studying to be a yoga teacher someday and I can't do ALL of the poses shown here, but still, it's worth the effort.
For all of you expert yoginis, this book is a must. And for all of you who are just starting, it's also good, it works as a perfect "goal to reach"...but be careful please! NEVER FORCE YOURSELF!
I enjoyed it very, very much. Even just looking at the pictures and at the fit models (all of them expert yoginis): it served me as a challenge.
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