Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff (2007, Paperback)

My Yoga instructor told us about this book and suggested that if we wanted to know more about the correct anatomy essential to yoga practice to prevent injury this would be a good book to start. It is filled with expert instruction and full color anatomical drawings that depict the most common postures and movements to provide a fuller understanding of Yoga's structures and principles. You'll learn how each muscle is used when you do breathing to standing poses like sun salutations. Learning to use the muscle correctly is more than important. Slight alterations can enhance or reduce effectiveness.

Great tool for a yoga teacher. Shows the specific muscles used in various poses. Highly recommended.

A fellow student had a copy of this book, and I wanted to have a copy to learn more about the muscles used in the yoga poses.

The book was perfect, brand new. Shipping took a bit longer then expected but it worked out just fine. Thank you

Well-written, clear. Preface is comprehensive and articulate, inspiring even before the bulk of the book. Illustrations are super. The ultimate textbook for the Physical Aspect of Yoga asan'as - and a nice touch on the spiritual side, too.

I never recieved this book and Im angry about it 2 months now and no reimbursement...Karen.Hope to get a book soon.Ive jumped through all the other hoops and still no help and no book

I guess I’m one of those people that likes to understand the how and why of everything I do. Therefore, whenever I workout, I find myself wondering about the purpose of each particular exercise. Am I actually working, strengthen, or stretching my muscles in a way that is beneficial to my body or am I just wasting my time? Am I doing the exercises correctly or am I setting myself up for an injury? Perhaps that’s why I love the Anatomy series from Human Kinetics. They have a number of different books that take a deeper look at Stretch Training, Stretching, and Yoga exercises. 

Yoga Anatomy has full coloured pictures of the body for a wide variety of movements: breathing, standing poses, sitting poses, kneeling poses, supine poses, prone poses, and arm support poses. These pictures show which muscles are in use during a particular motion. Extra information is then included about which joints are involved and which muscles are lengthening and working during the process. Each entry also notes proper breathing as well as information on any challenges associated with the pose.

In this way, there is no guess work involved. I know exactly what each posture is meant to do, which muscles I’ll be working, and how to prevent injuries. I can then take full responsibility for my health and fitness.