MetaAnatomy: A Modern Yogi's Practical Guide to the Physical and Energetic Anatomy of Your Amazing Body 9781683647058, 2020053520, 2020053521, 9781683647041, 1683647041
A gifted teacher reveals the miracle that is your body, combining science, yogic wisdom, and liberating movement practic
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English Pages 280 Year 2021
Table of contents :
Contents
Introduction
PART ONE The Physical: Your Meat Suit
CHAPTER 1 Them Bones, Them Bones
Move Your Bones
CHAPTER 2 Do You Come to This Joint Often?
Feel Up Your Tissues
CHAPTER 3 I’ve Got Your Back, Jack!
Spend Time with Your Spine
CHAPTER 4 Shake a Leg
The Pelvic Hula
CHAPTER 5 All Up in Arms
Find Your Dog
CHAPTER 6 You’ve Got Some Nerve!
Stress Test
CHAPTER 7 We Interrupt This Book with a Message from Patanjali
Sutra Taste Test
PART TWO The Poetic: Your Subtle Self
CHAPTER 8 What Is the Energy Body?
Multidimensional Being Meditation
CHAPTER 9 Nadis and the Nervous System
Inner Antenna Meditation
CHAPTER 10 Chakras
Bija Mantra Chakra Meditation
CHAPTER 11 Breath and the Four Diaphragms
Your Inner Jellyfish Exploration
CHAPTER 12 The Embodied Heart
Breath of the Heart Exploration
CHAPTER 13 Agni and the Digestive System
Inner Smile Meditation
CHAPTER 14 The Brain
AUM Meditation
PART THREE The Practical: The Embodied Yogi
CHAPTER 15 Some Assembly Required
CHAPTER 16 Segment 1: The Foundations
CHAPTER 17 Segment 2: The Sacred Spot
CHAPTER 18 Segment 3: The Power House
CHAPTER 19 Segment 4: Shouldering the Burden
CHAPTER 20 Segment 5: Sticking Your Neck Out
CHAPTER 21 Closing Ceremony
Selected Bibliography
Gratitude
Index
About the Author
About the Illustrator
About Sounds True
Copyright
Praise for MetaAnatomy
Contents
Introduction
PART ONE The Physical: Your Meat Suit
CHAPTER 1 Them Bones, Them Bones
Move Your Bones
CHAPTER 2 Do You Come to This Joint Often?
Feel Up Your Tissues
CHAPTER 3 I’ve Got Your Back, Jack!
Spend Time with Your Spine
CHAPTER 4 Shake a Leg
The Pelvic Hula
CHAPTER 5 All Up in Arms
Find Your Dog
CHAPTER 6 You’ve Got Some Nerve!
Stress Test
CHAPTER 7 We Interrupt This Book with a Message from Patanjali
Sutra Taste Test
PART TWO The Poetic: Your Subtle Self
CHAPTER 8 What Is the Energy Body?
Multidimensional Being Meditation
CHAPTER 9 Nadis and the Nervous System
Inner Antenna Meditation
CHAPTER 10 Chakras
Bija Mantra Chakra Meditation
CHAPTER 11 Breath and the Four Diaphragms
Your Inner Jellyfish Exploration
CHAPTER 12 The Embodied Heart
Breath of the Heart Exploration
CHAPTER 13 Agni and the Digestive System
Inner Smile Meditation
CHAPTER 14 The Brain
AUM Meditation
PART THREE The Practical: The Embodied Yogi
CHAPTER 15 Some Assembly Required
CHAPTER 16 Segment 1: The Foundations
CHAPTER 17 Segment 2: The Sacred Spot
CHAPTER 18 Segment 3: The Power House
CHAPTER 19 Segment 4: Shouldering the Burden
CHAPTER 20 Segment 5: Sticking Your Neck Out
CHAPTER 21 Closing Ceremony
Selected Bibliography
Gratitude
Index
About the Author
About the Illustrator
About Sounds True
Copyright
Praise for MetaAnatomy
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