Clark Bernie - Your Spine Your Yoga Developing Stability And Mobility For Your Spine - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Your Spine Your Yoga is arguably the first book that looks at the spine fromboth the Western anatomical/biomechanical pointof view and the modern yoga perspective. It is filled with detail discussion illustrations and practicaladvice for spines of all types. This emphasis on variety is welcome and necessary: no two spines are exactlyalike and no two people have the same biology and biography. What your spine is able to do may be vastlydifferent from what other yoga students or teachers spines can do. The human spine is unique in itsstructure and function. Primarily it provides stability through the core of our body allowing forcesto be transmitted from the upper body (arms and shoulders) to the lower body (pelvis and legs) andvice versa. Secondarily the spine allows tremendous range of movement. Unfortunately in modern yogapractice we find the primacy of these two functions reversed with flexibility prized over stability. This focus on spinal mobility comes at a grave cost to many students. Stability is lost and when thathappens dysfunction and pain often follow. Just as all tissues and areas of the body need a healthyamount of stress to regain and maintain optimal health so too our spine needs the appropriate levelsof stress to remain functional throughout our lives. How we choose to exercise the spine makes adifference though. Knowing the way the spine is built specifically how your spine is built willallow you to tailor your exercises wisely to match your goals. Your Spine Your Yoga is the secondbook in the Your Body Your Yoga series and focuses on the axial body the core from the sacral complex which includes the pelvis sacrum and sacroiliac joint through the lumbar and thoracic segments ofthe spine to the cervical complex which includes the neck and head. The structural components ofeach segment are examined: from the bones to the joints ligaments fascia tendons muscles andeven the neurological and blood systems. The range and implications of human variations are presented as well as the ways these variations may affect individual yoga practices. The sources of restrictionsto movement are investigated through answering the question What Stops Me? The answers presentedrun through a spectrum beginning with various types of tensile resistance to three kinds of compressiveresistance. Whether the reader is a novice to yoga anatomy or both or a seasoned practitioner withan in - depth knowledge in these fields this book will be valuable. For the novice there are easilyunderstood illustrations and photographs as well as sidebars highlighting the most important topics. For the anatomy geek other sidebars focus on the complexity of the topic with hundreds of referencesprovided for further investigation. For the yoga teacher sidebars suggest how to bring this knowledgeinto the classroom. Your Spine Your Yoga can be used as a resource when specific questions arise as a textbook to be studied in detail or as a fascinating coffee - table book to be browsed at leisurefor topics of current interest.
Title: Your Spine Your Yoga Developing Stability And Mobility For Your Spine
Author(s): Clark Bernie, Mccall, Dr. Timothy, Md
Publisher: Wild Strawberry
Barcode: 9780968766552
Pages: Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 11/1/2018
Category: Exercise & Workout Books