Record details

• ISBN: 0789404478
• ISBN: 9780789404473
• ISBN: 078943301X
• ISBN: 9780789433015
• Physical Description: 168 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
• Edition: First American edition
• Publisher: London ; DK Pub., 1996.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What Is Yoga? 6 -- Three Bodies 8 -- Yogic Path to Inner Peace 10 -- Proper Exercise -- What Is Proper Exercise? 14 -- Preparatory Exercises 16 -- Sun Salutation 20 -- Headstand 26 -- Scorpion 32 -- Shoulderstand 34 -- Plow 38 -- Bridge 40 -- Shoulderstand Cycle 46 -- Fish 48 -- Forward Bend 52 -- Inclined Plane 54 -- Shooting Bow 60 -- Eka Pada Sirasana 62 -- Lotus 63 -- Cobra 64 -- Locust 68 -- Bow 72 -- Wheel 76 -- Backward Bends 80 -- Crescent Moon 82 -- Spinal Twist 84 -- Crow 88 -- Peacock 90 -- Tree 94 -- Advanced Balances 95 -- Natarajasana 96 -- Standing Forward Bend 98 -- Triangle 100 -- Final Relaxation 104 -- Yogic Breathing -- Mental & Physical Aspects of Breathing 108 -- Pranic Benefits of Yogic Breathing 110 -- Breathing Exercises 112 -- Purification Techniques 114 -- Proper Relaxation -- Relaxation or Tension? 118 -- Relaxation Techniques 120 -- Vegetarian Diet -- What We Need from Food 124 -- Why Be Vegetarian? 126 -- You Are What You Eat 128 -- Soups 130 -- Salads, Dips, and Dressings 132 -- Main Courses 134 -- Sauces and Condiments 142 -- Desserts 144 -- Bread and Muffins 146 -- Cakes and Cookies 148 -- Fasting 150 -- Positive Thinking & Meditation -- What Is Positive Thinking? 154 -- Why Meditate? 156 -- How to Meditate 158 -- Meditation Tools 160 -- Useful Addresses 167.

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Yoga.