Anatomy and Asana by Susi Hately Aldous

This one comprehensive manual describes anatomical concepts as they relate to yoga asanas. If there is just one book you should read on yoga and anatomy, this would be the one.

Susi Hately Aldous has spent over 10 years teaching anatomical principles to students as either an anatomy teaching assistant or a yoga instructor. The principles she writes about in the book are the same she uses with very successful results in her own practice as a student and teacher.

The following three books are supplements to Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries. They assume you have the knowledge that is in the first book, and want to take that knowledge deeper.

The Shoulder Girdle by Susi Hately Aldous

This ebook (which is also available as a bound version) is a supplement to the Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries Spiral Bound book (listed above). In it are more drawings, more principles and more inquiries to fuel your exploration of anatomy and yoga.

In it you will learn how to create stability of the shoulder girdle so that your hand balances are stronger all the while you have less wrist and elbow pain. The book also delves into problems related to the rotator cuff and winged scapulae and provides a program to help improve your stability and mobility so you experience less pain and more freedom and ease.

The Knees by Susi Hately Aldous

The second supplement in the Anatomy and Asana series, this book is for you or your students who have knee pain.

You will learn the biomechanical connection between your hip, knee, breath and core stability. More pictures and a practice to help you get out of knee pain on and off the mat. 

The Sacroiliac Joints by Susi Hately Aldous

This ebook is a supplement to the Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries Spiral Bound book (listed above). In it are more drawings, more principles and more inquiries to fuel your exploration of anatomy and yoga.

In it you will learn what and where the sacroiliac joint are, why they get injured, how the breath relates to sacroiliac joint health, how stability, mobility and strength impact the sacroiliac joints, how core stability impacts sacroiliac joint health, how emotional health impacts the sacroiliac joints, how to practice to keep your sacroiliac joints healthy, and as always, inquiries and explorations to make it all make sense.

Therapeutic Yoga For The Shoulders and Hips:
Book and Online Instructional Video
by Susi Hately Aldous

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In all my years of teaching therapeutic Yoga, the two most common physical limitations I have seen are in the shoulders and hips. Even for people with back, neck or knee pain - if they are able to improve the functioning of their shoulders and hips, their back or neck pain becomes much more manageable or even resolved.

I've designed and laid out the yoga exercises from simple to complex. As you develop awareness in the simple exercises, you'll gain ease of motion, stability and strength, which you can then take into more complex exercises to further enhance your awareness, ease, balance and freedom.

Therapeutic Yoga for the Shoulders and Hips also comes with Instructional Online Video. Due out in October 2007. To pre-purchase, click here.

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Yoga For The Core:
Finding Stability in an Unstable Environment
by Suzette O'Byrne

• Cultivate Your Core
• Improve Back Stability
• Improve Spinal Stability
• Find Ease in Your Asanas

The core itself is the root of our being, the center of our balance, and in a healthy body is also the root of our movements.  Many of us know how to train the “outer core” but are disconnected to our “inner core”. 

By learning how to reconnect to your inner core, you can prevent/recover from injuries, improve your posture, enhance athletic performance and create more efficient movement patterns.

To view the first 10 pages, click here

Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain

This is a classic book for yogis beginning on the journey of anatomy.
Her pictures are clearly drawn and are simple. A great companion to Anatomy and Asana.

Anatomy Colouring Book by Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson

This book is for the kinesthetic type of learner who loves to draw and add colour to your learning. An excellent resource.

The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga

This book presents key muscles in the context of hatha yoga. Written by Ray Long, MD, it enables the yoga practitioner to see individual muscles in yoga asanas. Very clear explanations.   

Yoga Books:

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Breathing Book by Donna Farhi

This book book highlights the practices that go along with the theory I write about in principle 1,
Nourish Relaxation and principle 5: Boost Up you Bandhas and Breathe.
A great resource to help you unlock your breath.

Yoga Mind Body and Spirit by Donna Fahri

This book is a delight to read, and a wonderful resource for your yoga practice.
Donna uses 7 principles of movement that are similar to the 8 principles of Anatomy and Asana. A good companion to Anatomy and Asana.

Extension Yoga by Sam Dworkis

In this book, Sam speaks from his own practice and his own principles. It is particularly good for students who are over 45 and who want to practice yoga to improve movement and strength.

Moving into Stillness by Erich Schiffman

I love Erich's work. He has the best backbend I have ever seen in yoga books and his instructions make it difficult to do a pose incorrectly. A great book.

Relax and Renew by Judith Lasater

This book gives practices for the overworked and wiped out. It is a good book to visit if you really want to cultivate principle 1: Nourish Relaxation.