The Complete Book Of Vinyasa Yoga

292 Pages·2005·17.996 MB·English

by  Srivatsa Ramaswani

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C ONTETNS
Acknowledgments xi
Praecfe xiii
Intdruoction xvii
1 ON YouR FEETY oGASANAS 1
2 ASYMMETRICS EATEDV INYASAS EQUENCE 35
3 SEATEDP OSTERIOSRT RETCHS EQUENCE 71
4 ON ONE LEGY OGASANAS 87
5 THE SUPINES EQUENCE 101
6 THE Bow PosES EQUENCE 137
7 THE TRIANGLEP OSES EQUENCE 147
8 THE INVERTEDP OSTURES EQUENCE 161
9 MEDITATIVPEo sES EQUENCE 176
10 THE LoTusP osES EQUENCE 189
11V ISESHAV INYASAK RAMAS 213
12 THE WINDINGD owN PROCEDURE 246
Golsasry
257
IndoefPx o saensSd euqecnes
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