American
Council on Exercise
- Mara Carrico
2005- 57 pages
- US Price: $14.95
- 1585189332
- Mara Carrico
As the industry continues to expand, evolve, and redefine itself, yoga is increasingly recognized as a viable component of fitness. The intent of this book is to educate and give guidance to fitness professionals who wish to teach yoga. Topics covered include:
- Introduction to fitness yoga
- teaching a yoga class
- equipment
- environment
- music
- personal limitations
- modifications
- exercise leadership
- basic asana repertoire
- standing poses
- balancing posture
- seated poses
- prone poses
- supine poses
- inverted pose
- sun salutation
- power yoga)
- breath awareness
- programming
- frequency of practice
- components
- safety rules
- injury prevention
- contraindications/high-risk poses
- intensity monitoring
- controversial poses
- yoga teacher standards and certifications