CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR YOGA PRACTICE

KEY CONCEPTS

AGONIST/ANTAGONIST RELATIONSHIPS: RECIPROCAL INHIBITION

KEY MUSCLE ISOLATIONS

KEY CO-ACTIVATIONS

FACILITATED STRETCHES

BANDHAS

THE BANDHA YOGA CODEX

HIP OPENERS

SUKHASANA

BADDHA KONASANA

UPAVISTHA KONASANA

SUPTA PADANGUSTHASANA B

SUPTA PADANGUSTHASANA, BENT-KNEE VERSION

SUPTA PADANGUSTHASANA A

SUPTA PADANGUSTHASANA, REVOLVING VERSION

KURMASANA

PARIGHASANA

HANUMANASANA

PADMASANA

FORWARD BENDS

DANDASANA

JANU SIRSASANA

PASCHIMOTTANASANA

TRIANG MUKHAIKAPADA PASCHIMOTTANASANA

KROUNCHASANA

ARDHA BADHA PADMA PASCHIMOTTANASANA

NAVASANA

UBHAYA PADANGUSTHASANA

RESTORATIVE POSES

VIPARITA KARANI

SAVASANA

MOVEMENT INDEX

ANATOMY INDEX

GLOSSARY OF TERMS