RODMELL PRESS
Yoga for Abs
Yoga Abs: Moving from your Core
Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., P.T.

ISBN 1-930485-09-3 | $10.95
paperback | 112 pages | 7" X 9"
28 color photographs

Rodmell Press Yoga Shorts
Written by yoga teachers, the Rodmell Press Yoga Shorts Series gets right to the heart of yoga practice for specific ailments and conditions.

Contents
 
Part 1
A Gut Feeling

The Western Belly
The Eastern Belly
How to Use This Book

Part 2
The Abdominals: A Woven Set of Muscles

Rectus Abdominus
External and Internal Obliques
Transverse Abdominus
Muscle Function

Part 3
Moving from the Core

Experiencing the Abdominals as Stabilizers
Exercise: Lifting the Head
Exercise: Lifting One Leg
Exercise: Pelvis on a Bolster, One Leg Extended
Exercise: Moving from Floor Work to Sitting and Standing

The Bad News About Sit-Ups
Exercise: Moving the Arms from Overhead to the Sides
Exercise: Standing, with One Leg Turned Out

Strong Abs
Exercise: On All Fours
Exercise: Sitting on the Ball
Exercise: Piking on the Ball

Asana as Strengtheners
Asana: Downward-Facing Dog Pose
Asana: Up-Plank Pose
Asana: Plank Pose, Variation
Asana: Moving from Downward-Facing Dog Pose to Upward-Facing Dog Pose

The Abdominals on Their Own
Asana: Boat Pose
Exercise: Reclining Knee to Chest
Exercise: Pelvic Clock

Freedom in Backbending: Opening from the Belly
Exercise: Supported Backbend
Asana: Cobra Pose
Asana: Camel Pose
Asana: Upward-Facing Bow Pose

The Belly and Breathing
Pranayama
Asana: Relaxation Pose

Part 4
Putting It Together

Three Practice Sequences

Part 5
Everyday Abs

Rolling over in Bed
Going Upstairs and Downstairs
Twisting at Stoplights
Sweeping the Floor
Cooking

Part 6
Resources

Books, Video, DVD, Audio, Props, Magazines, Where to Find a Yoga Teacher
Studying with Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., P.T.

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