Exercise not drugs for lower back pain
Back pain is a common complaint, affecting one in six people at any given time, pain in the lower back (lumbago) is particularly common.
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The ultimate yoga resource for athletes
Yoga for Athletes offers instruction for improved strength, flexibility and balance in sport. It features step-by-step instruction, expert advice and pose variations that focus on active muscles and movements for a variety of sports. This definitive guide is packed with colour photographs that demonstrate poses and breathing to elevate sport performance. Find out more
New world record for most yoga headstands
A yoga teacher from Mysuru, India has created a new world record by performing headstands (sirsasana) at 575 different places.
Yoga and meditation could reduce dementia risk
A new study led by researchers and senior author Dr. Helen Lavretsky at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) has found that yoga and meditation may reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment. These findings have since been published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Give safe and confident hatha yoga instruction
Now in its second edition, Instructing Hatha Yoga is a comprehensive guide to developing the knowledge and qualities of a confident and truly qualified yoga instructor. The updated edition includes revised poses complete with instructions, a web resource, and sample children’s and prenatal classes.
Incorporate yoga into your exercise routine
Attain a stronger and leaner body, reduced stress, better posture, improved concentration and a higher level of fitness.
Taking steps to fitness
Packed with group and home exercises, recreational activities, yoga, balance work, core work and nutrition essentials, this book provides a variety of options to create perfect, individual fitness programmes.
Pocket guide to Hatha Yoga
Simple, attractive and convenient, Hatha Yoga Asanas is the one reference every practitioner and instructor should own.