Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries
Susi Hately Aldous
Anatomy and Asana offers an easy and successful method to learn anatomy and its relationship to yoga in a way that helps prevent injuries. It is written by a certified yoga teacher with a diverse background in kinesiology, ergonomics, and physical rehabilitation.
Anatomy and Asana answers many practical questions that are often asked by yoga students – about back pain, knee pain, and shoulder pain; about clenching the butt in back bends, and how to release the hamstrings or prevent hamstring tearing in forward bends. The book combines hands-on information with illuminating drawings, stories, and helpful tips to show you how to practice yoga with less pain. It informs without overwhelming the reader with too much information.
Anatomy and Asana is divided into four parts: basics of anatomy; language of anatomy and movement; the eight essential principles of movement as they relate to yoga; and application of these principles to specific groups of yoga asanas: standing poses, back bends, forward bends, twists, and inversions. For each group, the book shows where there is a tendency for injury and what you can do to instill space in your body and thereby prevent injury from occurring.REVIEWS"Anatomy and Asana is profound in its simplicity. Yoga teacher trainees and instructors will find immense value in the precision with which information is presented and illustrated. Every yoga teacher training program should require this book in its curriculum."
—Karen M. Rider, M. A., Sacred Rivers Yoga Teacher Training Program"Susi’s presentation is simple to understand and very clear . . . This is a great book and will be helpful for teachers and serious students. I think Anatomy and Asana should be on required reading lists for yoga teacher training programs. It has tremendous value as an anatomy primer."
—Margot Kitchen, Senior Iyengar Teacher "I love the clarity and insight of Susi’s applied anatomy. She goes right to the key areas of relevance for yoga practitioners and offers her years of skilled knowledge in potent synthesized and visual material that will benefit students and teachers from all backgrounds. Highly recommended!"
—Shiva Rea, Yoga Teacher CONTENTSThe Internal World
Skin
Connective Tissue
Muscles
Skeleton and Bones
Nerves
Fascia
Circulation
Language of Anatomy
Anatomical Landmarks
Anatomical Position
Planes of the Body
Movements of the Body
Going Deeper: Relationships between Muscles
Mechanics of Muscle Contraction
Principles
Principles of Physiology
Principles of Movement
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