Stay Young With Easy Yoga · How to Be Healthy, Strong, Flexible, and Focused in Your 50s, 60s, 70s, and Beyond by Bacall, Patricia -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction—Why Yoga and Why Now? Chapter One: The Body/Mind Benefits of Yoga Chapter Two: A Yoga Lifestyle Puts the Brakes on Aging Chapter Three: Yoga History and Purpose Chapter Four: Breathing & Meditation—A Gentle Start to Your Yoga Practice Chapter Five: “Let’s Yog!” Chapter Six: Stay Young Yoga Poses

“Every-Session” Yoga Poses

Standing Forward Bends (Uttanasana) Seated Forward Bend (Paschimottanasana) Side Bends Backward Bends Cat to Cow Pose (Marjaryasana) Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) Upward Facing Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana) Sun Salutation Warm-up for Yoga Sequences Corpse Pose (Savasana)

Poses for Relaxation and Flexibility

Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana) Seated Wide-Leg Forward Bend (Apavistha Konasana) Child’s Pose (Balasana) Seated Spinal Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana) Extended Puppy Pose (Uttana Shishosana) Seated Head to Knee Pose (Janusirsasana) Bound Angle Pose (Baddha Konasana) Reclining Bound Angle Pose (Supta Baddha Konasana) Happy Baby Pose (Ananda Balasana) Legs Up the Wall Pose (Viparita Karani)

Yoga Poses for Rejuvenation

Thread the Needle Pose Plow Pose (Halasana) Fish Pose (Matsuyasana) Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana) Seated Spinal Twist Variation Standing Splits (Urdhva Prasarits Eka Padasana) Forward Bend Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana) Bow Pose (Dhanurasana) Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana)

Yoga Poses for Balance

Mountain Pose (Tadasana) Half-Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana) Eagle Pose (Garudasana) Triangle Pose (Utthita Trikonasana) Revolved Triangle Pose (Parivrtta Trikonasana) Tree Pose (Vrksasana) Big Toe Pose (Padangusthasana) Standing Thigh Stretch (Preparation for Lord of the Dance Pose) Lord of the Dance Pose (Natarajasana) or “Dancing Nataraj” Crow Pose (Bakasana)

Yoga Poses for Stamina

Plank Pose (Kumbhakasana) Upward Plank Pose (Purvottanasana) Side Plank Pose (Vasisthasana) Warrior I Pose (Virabhadrasana I) Warrior II Pose (Virabhadrasana II) Warrior III Pose (Virabhadrasana III) Crescent Pose (Anjaneyasana) Crescent Pose with Spinal Twist (Parivrtta Anjaneyasan) Chair Pose (Utkatasana) Boat Pose

Chapter Seven: Chair Yoga

Seated Neck Rolls Seated Forward Bend Seated Cat/Cow Seated Side Bends Seated Mountain Pose Seated Twist Seated Eagle Arm and Shoulder Stretch Forward Bend with a Chair Seated Forward Bend with Chair One Leg Stretch on Chair Warrior I on Chair Seated Pigeon Pose Seated Cow Face Shoulder Stretch on Chair

Chapter Eight: Yoga Practice Sequences

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Chapter Nine: Yoga Myth-Busting Chapter Ten: Yoga and Longevity

How to Live with “Vital-iciousness”!

Conclusion To My Readers: Additional Books and Media from Benesserra Publishing Acknowledgments About Patricia Bacall