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Master the science behind the backbends and twists of Hatha Yoga. Dr. Ray Long guides you on a visual narrative through the anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology of this ancient art, decoding each pose along the way. The Mat Companion series provides you with beautifully illustrated, step-by-step instructions on how to use scientific principles to obtain the maximum benefit from your practice. Each book includes the Bandha Yoga Codex, a simple five-step process that can be applied to any pose to improve strength, flexibility, and precision—no matter what style of yoga you practice.
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most info on postures in one book that i've seen, April 19 2011
By seth - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Yoga Mat Companion 3: Anatomy for Backbends and Twists (Paperback)
this series of books is the best detailed info i've seen on the postures. There are 3 ways I understand poses here. Names are given for each muscle that either stretches or flexes, also pictures of said muscles in different hues of blue and red to show where intensity is, also the joints involed and the direction the muscles move the ligements. While it could be overwhelming for some there is a lot of growing room and so many details to continue to work towards better posture. Even the sugested vinyasa flow has some weight to how to order poses and it gives reference to the chakras. But what I really like is how scientific it seems. It even gives several variations that can be used for injuries or preparation for each pose. What I really like is how it details how to use reciprocal inhibition and the golgi tendon to go deaper into poses- which I might call a simple shift of awareness to push into the pain without getting hurt. As well as a heap of detail about creating bandhas via co-activation for stabelization. One thing I dont see is much detail to get into the individual poses. But you can get that from a number of other good books. Once you're in the basic pose this book will provide much detail to continue to explore, play and increase awareness and form. The 4 books in the series have minimal overlap and the portions that do use different poses for the examples. Definately check these out!
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Amazing Series of Books, Dec 22 2011
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This review is from: Yoga Mat Companion 3: Anatomy for Backbends and Twists (Paperback)
Very informative, illustrations are great... I have even copied some of the pages from these books and handed them to students to help them work on a specific pose in between classes
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Ray Long is my anatomy master, Sep 22 2011
By Paula Bellini - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Yoga Mat Companion 3: Anatomy for Backbends and Twists (Paperback)
A must have collection for all teachers and students of yoga. Incredible details on anatomy and how it pertains to each pose. Couldn't progress in my practice without these. Great source of inspiration for those of you who focus on proper alignment.
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