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Book SynopsisIron Yoga is a mind-body exercise, that integrates the mindfulness of yoga with the physical culture of body-building. Building on the strengths of both disciplines, this guide shows readers how to safely combine yoga postures while simultaneously working out with lightweight hand-held free weights.Trade Review"a good book if you want to learn how yoga and strength training can improve your fitness and wellbeing." (Women's Fitness, September 2007)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Getting Started 7 Chapter 1: Introducing Yoga with Weights 9 Chapter 2: Gearing Up 29 Chapter 3: Preparing for Your First Workout 37 Part II: Mastering the Basics 51 Chapter 4: A Breath of Fresh Air: Yoga Breathing Techniques 53 Chapter 5: Making the Mind and Body Connection 65 Chapter 6: Warming Up and Cooling Down 73 Chapter 7: From Head to Toe: The Balanced Workout 101 Part III: Refining Your Technique 123 Chapter 8: Waking Up Your Mind and Body: The Energy Workout 125 Chapter 9: Taking It Easy: The Restorative Workout 141 Chapter 10: Pumping You Up: The Strengthening Workout 157 Chapter 11: Releasing Your Athlete Within: The Endurance Workout 171 Chapter 12: Iron Abs: The Belly-Burner Workout 191 Part IV: Personalizing Your Program 207 Chapter 13: Eating to Enhance Your Yoga-with-Weights Workout 209 Chapter 14: Addressing Body Aches and Pains 219 Chapter 15: Toning and Focusing on Different Body Areas 235 Part V: Addressing Special Situations 255 Chapter 16: Improving Your Game 257 Chapter 17: Girl Talk 287 Chapter 18: Exercises for Seniors 297 Part VI: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Stay Motivated 319 Chapter 20: Ten Myths about Yoga with Weights 325 Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Chart Your Progress 331 Appendix: Resources 337 Index 343

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Book SynopsisEverything you need to make yoga an integral part of your health and well-being If you want to incorporate yoga into your daily routine or ramp up what you''re already doing, Yoga All-In-One For Dummies is the perfect resource! This complete compendium of six separate titles features everything you need to improve your health and peace of mind with yoga, and includes additional information on, stretching, meditation, adding weights to your yoga workouts, and power yoga moves. Yoga has been shown to have numerous health benefits, ranging from better flexibility and athletic performance to lowered blood pressure and weight loss. For those who want to take control of their health and overall fitness, yoga is the perfect practice. With Yoga All-In-One For Dummies, you''ll have everything you need to get started and become a master of even the toughest yoga poses and techniques. Find out how to incorporate yoga to foster health, happiness, and peTable of Contents Introduction 1 Book I: Getting Started with Yoga Principles 5 Chapter 1: Yoga 101: Building a Foundation 7 Chapter 2: Yoga and the Mind-Body Connection 19 Chapter 3: Preparing for a Fruitful Yoga Practice 27 Book II: Basic Yoga Techniques and Postures 41 Chapter 1: The Fundamentals of Yogic Breathing 43 Chapter 2: Please Be Seated 57 Chapter 3: Standing Tall 67 Chapter 4: Steady as a Tree: Mastering Balance 83 Chapter 5: Absolutely Abs 91 Chapter 6: Looking at the World Upside-Down: Safe Inversion Postures 101 Chapter 7: Classic Bending Floor Postures 113 Chapter 8: Several Twists on the Yoga Twist 133 Chapter 9: Dynamic Postures: The Rejuvenation Sequence and Sun Salutation 143 Chapter 10: Basic Preparation, Compensation, and Rest Poses 151 Book III: Yoga for Life 169 Chapter 1: A Recommended Beginners’ Routine for Men and Women 171 Chapter 2: Yoga for Kids and Teens 181 Chapter 3: It’s Never Too Late: Yoga for Midlifers and Older Adults 199 Book IV: Powering Your Way to Fitness: Power Yoga 215 Chapter 1: Key Principles of Power Yoga 217 Chapter 2: Preparing with Powerful Warm-Ups 227 Chapter 3: Taking a Walk in the Park: A Minimum Power Routine 243 Chapter 4: Following Buddha’s Way: A Moderate Power Routine 265 Chapter 5: Staying Young: Power Yoga for Seniors 285 Book V: Yoga-ing Your Way to a Toned Body: Yoga with Weights 301 Chapter 1: Introducing Yoga with Weights 303 Chapter 2: Warming Up for Your Yoga with Weights Workout 319 Chapter 3: From Head to Toe: The Balanced Workout 341 Chapter 4: Waking Up Your Mind and Body: The Energy Workout 361 Chapter 5: Exercises for Seniors 375 Book VI: Ancient Practices in the Modern World: Hot Trends in Yoga 395 Chapter 1: Partnering Up for Yoga 397 Chapter 2: Yoga against the Wall 413 Chapter 3: Yoga off the Mat, in the Heat, and outside the Box 427 Book VII: Meditation, Mindfulness, and Letting Go of Stress 435 Chapter 1: How Your Mind Stresses You Out and What You Can Do about It 437 Chapter 2: Relaxed Like a Noodle: The Fine Art of Letting Go of Stress 457 Chapter 3: Getting Acquainted with Meditation 471 Chapter 4: Mindfulness Meditation: Awareness of the Here and Now 491 Chapter 5: Meditating with Challenging Emotions 505 Chapter 6: Cultivating Spirituality 517 Index 533

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