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First published in 2015 by

Lotus Publishing

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North Atlantic Books

Berkeley, California

All Drawings Amanda Williams

Text Design Wendy Craig

Cover Design Jasmine Hromjak

Printed and Bound in the UK by Bell and Bain Limited

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Disclaimer: This book offers health and movement information and is for educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for, nor does it replace, professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment of health conditions.

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 978 1 905367 56 6 (Lotus Publishing)

ISBN 978 1 58394 983 2 (North Atlantic Books)

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Staugaard-Jones, Jo Ann, author.

The concise book of yoga anatomy : an illustrated guide to the science of motion / Jo Ann Staugaard-Jones.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN 978-1-58394-983-2 (pbk.) — ISBN 978-1-58394-984-9 (ebook)

I. Title.

[DNLM: 1. Yoga. 2. Kinesiology, Applied. 3. Muscles—physiology. QT 260.5.Y7]

RA781.7

613.7’046—dc23

2015013328