Yoga Asana Physiology
A comprehensive and richly illustrated reference on the physiological effects of asanas. Written for practitioners, yoga students, teachers and aspiring teachers, as well as those working in yoga therapy, the book explains how asanas influence the body's organs and physiological systems – combining medical knowledge with the teachings of Iyengar yoga.
- Size: 21 x 30 x 3.5 cm
- Weight: 1.5 kg
- 455 pages
- Language: English (also available in Germany)
- Author: Hermann Traitteur, Yoga Mitte Bücher, Berlin
- Vorwort: Abhijata Iyengar
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The book explores the effects of asanas on:
- the respiratory system
- the cardiovascular system
- the digestive system
- the urinary system
- the reproductive system
- the immune system
- the endocrine system
- and the nervous system
Each chapter first explains the anatomy and function of the respective organs, their regulatory mechanisms, and the influence of the musculoskeletal system on them. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding how individual asanas and asana sequences affect physiological processes throughout the entire body. More than 1000 specially created illustrations make even complex relationships easy to understand. The book distinguishes between classical asanas and supported asanas using props, demonstrating how different approaches to practice can lead to different physiological effects. A concluding chapter by Claudia Böhm broadens this perspective by presenting physiology through the lens of Āyurveda.
- Dr. Hermann Traitteur is a specialist in orthopaedics and, together with Claudia Böhm, founded the first Iyengar yoga studio in former East Berlin in 1994, which later became the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Berlin
- Also the author of "Yoga Asana Anatomy" (also available from us) and co-editor of the "Yogaübungssequenzen" series and "Zyklusgerechtes Üben im Iyengar Yoga" – all already in our range
- Also available from us in a German edition
Please note: this book is written in English.
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For practitioners, yoga students, teachers and aspiring teachers, as well as those working in yoga therapy – suitable both for readers without medical background and for experienced teachers and medical professionals.
The respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, reproductive, immune, endocrine and nervous systems.
Dr. Hermann Traitteur is a specialist in orthopaedics who, together with Claudia Böhm, founded the first Iyengar yoga studio in former East Berlin in 1994, which later became the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Berlin. Since the late 1990s he has taught anatomy and physiology in German Iyengar teacher training.
Yes, we also stock the German edition.