Anatomy for Backbends and Twists: Yoga Mat Companion 3

The Iyengar method of yoga is based on a central principle of balance. Physiologically balance means several things: • Each individual muscle is capable of contracting, lengthening, and relaxing. • Corresponding muscle groups (for example, hamstrings and quadriceps) are equally strengthened and stretched. • The joints, when surrounded by balanced m

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There are many poses in the book that are not classical yoga postures; for example, many of the hamstring stretches. They are included because they are necessary steps in preparing your body to do the poses. You can’t do what you can’t do, so these stretches provide a way to get there. Besides, by doing these poses with attention to how you feel, t

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