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Full Description
In Yoga XXL, yoga instructor and registered nurse Ingrid Kollak shows you how to create a safe, enjoyable and effective yoga practice no matter what your age, size, shape or physical fitness level. Yoga is not just for the lean and limber. With modified postures and props, everyone can experience yoga's many health benefits including increased flexibility, strength, stamina, balance, energy, and calm.
For the person who has never done yoga before or the regular practitioner looking to refine their practice at home, Yoga XXL includes:
Practical information about clothing, mats, and equipment
Over 50 postures in a variety of positions including seated, lying down, and standing, chosen specifically for people with larger bodies and those with limited mobility
Variations to accommodate every body shape, size, and fitness level to insure comfort and safety
Postures to ease back aches, tight muscles, and joint stiffness
Quick daily routines to help you re-charge and relieve stress throughout the day
Detailed step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow photos of full-figured women illustrating each pose, and much more.
With Yoga XXL, you'll have everything you need to bring yoga-and more health and wellness-into your daily life immediately.
Contents
Section I: How This Book Works; 1. Anyone Can Do Yoga: You Don't Have to be Thin!; 2. How Yoga Works.; Section II: Yoga Asanas for XXL People; 3. How to Begin: Basic Stances; 4. Stretch it Out; 5. Relieve Tensions: Postures for Neck, Shoulders, and Arms; 6. Standing Postures in Depth; 7. Developing a Steady, Gentle Yoga Practice; 8. Yoga Breaks During the Day; 9. Advanced Yoga Practice for Individuals and Groups; 10. Finding your Individualized Routine.; Section III: Concentration and Meditation; Yoga Meditation; Walking Meditation; Mantra Meditation; Sound Meditation; Visual Meditation; Thinking Nothing at All.; Section IV: Useful Information; Yoga Traditions; Yoga Websites; Other Resources; Index.
