About Yoga: Your Back-to-School Yoga Reading List

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Yoga Yoga Yoga Styles Beginners Poses & Workouts From Ann Pizer, your Guide to Yoga The approach of Labor Day means that the back-to-school season is upon us. Even if you left with your mortarboard long ago, it's hard not to feel the pull of fresh textbooks and sharpened number 2 pencils. So, what if you were signed up for a full yoga course load? Here's what your reading list would look like (If you have no nostalgia for your school days, feel free to use the suggestions below for your last-weekend-at-the-beach list.) Yoga 101 Those signed up for Yoga 101 will be required to read Yoga for Dummies, by Georg Feuerstein and Larry Payne. Despite its inauspicious title, this book offers a nice overview of yoga topics by two highly respected yoga teachers. It's good introduction to the history and philosophy of yoga, as well as its modern applications. See More About:  exercise for beginners  yoga books  yoga for beginners Yoga Anatomy How great would it be to do an entire semester on anatomy for yogis? If you did, your text would undoubtedly be Yoga Anatomy, by Leslie Kaminoff. The amazing illustrations in the book make it easy to see exactly what is going on inside your body during over 60 common asanas. See More About:  anatomy  yoga gifts  yoga books Yoga Lit Fiction and memoirs inspired by yoga is another course I'd love to take. The reading list would definitely include Poser, My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, by Claire Dederer. Dederer is a gifted story teller who uses yoga as a jumping-off point to telling her life story. See More About:  yoga books  yoga memoirs  Pose of the Week - Down Dog Split Did you know there are two possible hip position in down dog split? In the hips closed position (see right), your leg will probably not go as high as it could. That's ok, since the focus is on keeping the hips square. If your teacher calls for the hips open position, feel free to let that leg fly, but try to keep the torso from twisting along with it. Here, take a look at this down dog split video. It makes it all crystal clear. See More About:  hip openers  beginning poses  standing poses Yoga Ads Yoga Yoga for Beginners Yoga Poses Pictures Hatha Yoga Les Free Yoga Postures Featured Articles Yoga Glossary Yoga Frequently Asked Questions Beginning Yoga Practice An Index of Yoga Poses Yoga Styles Yoga Audio, Books, and Videos   More from About.com Should You Go Back to School? Have you been thinking about resuming your education? These eight questions may help you figure it out. More> 5 Tips for Adult Students Whether it's finding the money or worrying about tests, going back to school can be stressful for adult students. More> This newsletter is written by: Ann Pizer Yoga Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Yoga newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads What is Yoga? Yoga for Beginners - How to Start Yoga for Weight Loss Find Yoga Poses Yoga Pants Advertisement