Ashtanga Yoga - The Intermediate Series: Mythology, Anatomy, and Practice

I don’t know what the numbers are, but I’d imagine that a great number of people will have “fitness” at the top of their New Year’s Resolutions. Nothing beats a treadmill or a glorious walk in the great outdoors, but I also happen to love yoga. I know it helped me in my recovery from a great deal of damage that was done to my back in a car wreck. Yoga keeps you flexible and fluid and it isn’t nearly as hard to practice as you might think.

Ashtanga Yoga – The Intermediate Series: Mythology, Anatomy, and Practice (Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series) is the most recent book about yoga that I’ve read. I’ll be perfectly honest, I don’t approach yoga as a religious experience (the Bible and prayer are the only things that I approach in that manner). I approach yoga this way: It makes me feel good, keeps me flexible, and gives me a healthy glow. Yoga also improves one’s posture. Yoga is wonderful exercise and a beautiful way to relax and unwind.

All great things!

Product Description:
In this much-anticipated follow-up to his first book, Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy, Gregor Maehle offers a detailed and multifaceted guide to Ashtanga Yoga’s Intermediate Series. An expert yogi and teacher, Maehle will guide you to your next level with an unprecedented depth of anatomical explanation and unparalleled attention to the practice’s philosophical and mythological heritage. You will learn:

The background and applications of each of the three forms of yoga: Karma, Bhakti, and Jnana

How to use Indian myth and cosmology to deepen your practice

The importance of the Sanskrit language to the yogic tradition

The mythology behind the names of the Intermediate Series postures

The functions and limitations of body parts integral to the Intermediate Series, including the spine, the sacroiliac joint, the shoulder joint, and the hip joint

How to reap the full benefits of practicing the Intermediate Series

Maehle meticulously explores all twenty-seven postures of the Intermediate Series through photos, anatomical line drawings, and practical, informative sidebars. He also discusses the philosophical and spiritual background of Ashtanga Yoga and places the practice within the context of Indian cultural history.

The ideal thing for anyone interested in yoga to do would be to buy Gregor Maehle’s first book, Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy. THEN, grab a copy of Ashtanga Yoga – The Intermediate Series: Mythology, Anatomy, and Practice (Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series).

If you are familiar with yoga – The Intermediate Series is for you.

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