Praise for Anatomy & Yoga Ellen Saltonstall’s Anatomy & Yoga is a clear, comprehensive and beautiful resource for all teachers and serious students of yoga. It has a user-friendly layout, is well illustrated and serves as a great addition to a yoga teacher training course. Each chapter includes a short quiz of the material covered, as well as simple exercises to help with embodied cognition. Saltonstall’s fascination and love for her subject shines through on each page, making this an anatomy reference that’s engaging, fun and interactive. The book’s format make the questions and knowledge jump off the page—in fact, this exploration of anatomy climbs into your body where it belongs. I strongly recommend Anatomy & Yoga for anyone who is fascinated with yoga and the human body. Carrie Owerko, senior certified teacher of Iyengar Yoga, Laban Movement Analyst This book should be required reading for all yoga teachers and dedicated students who want to know more about the bodies in which they live and practice. Saltonstall interweaves Tantric philosophy and includes exercises of inquiry to make this book an interactive experience for the reader. This will be a great addition to any yoga library. Desiree Rumbaugh, internationally acclaimed teacher, author of DVD series Yoga to the Rescue, passionate advocate for the transformational power of yoga This step-by-step anatomy for yoga book is the best I’ve seen, with a blend of yogic wisdom and anatomical sophistication. Meticulously detailed but not obscuring the overview, relevant yet profound, the work gracefully combines many elements, like a modern (and ancient) dance. I cannot recommend any other anatomy book as highly as this one, and encourage every yogi, whether practicing for one day or a century, to read it for knowledge and for pleasure. John Karapelou’s beautiful pictures are simple (but not too simple), and unlike most anatomical pictures, they are calming. Loren Fishman MD, B.Phil.,(oxon.) Columbia University Anatomy & Yoga is a treasure trove of discovery for anyone interested in exploring the deep intelligence of the body. With compassion, encouragement and humor, Ellen Saltonstall has created a book that makes complexity graspable through explicit diagrams and down-to-earth examples. The book’s skillful mix of didactic information coupled with experiential applications will enrich the practice of anyone who teaches yoga or body-mind practices. The wholeness of the body is established as one brilliant system. Inherent in this book is learning that can continue to unfold for a long time and is truly a gift for anyone with a body! Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Mindfulness, Healthcare and Society