The Book of Yoga Self-Practice: 20 Tools to Help you Create and Sustain a Fulfilling Independent Yoga Practice

by Rebecca Anderton-Davies

Overview

Too busy? Too stressed? Can't focus? But would you love to discover the power of regular practice?

This book is for you. The Book of Yoga Self-Practiceis the ultimate guide for every aspiring yogi or dedicated student who wants to find the magic of an independent yoga self-practice - one that's simple, practical, captivating and attainable.

No need to travel to a class, or struggle to find the exact type of teaching you need in any given moment. No need to follow a video or come up with the pre-planned sequence. No need to keep spending money on classes or subscriptions that never quite fit the bill. This step-by-step guide will show you how to overcome the challenges of starting, continuing and progressing in a yoga self-practice. It combines heartfelt writing with beautiful, clear design to provide 20 usable and unbelievably helpful tools that you can implement in your yoga practice today. Learn to practice anywhere at anytime, not just do poses. Fast, slow, short, long - your flow starts here. Start reaping the incredible rewards for your body and mind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529349467
Publisher:	Mobius
Publication date:	05/11/2021
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	1,060,014
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Rebecca Anderton-Davies is a highly qualified yoga teacher and busy mum, but she is also a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs - the youngest female MD at the company ever, across the world. She found yoga after getting hit by a truck cycling to work - using it as a route to heal her injuries. She has a whopping 310k followers across her Yoga Self-Practice brand and her personal account.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction 12

The Next Step in Your Journey of Yoga Self-Practice 14

The Asana 18

Right & Wrong in a Physical Yoga Practice 28

Why Vinyasa? 34

The Tools You Need 36

How to Use This Book 42

Part 2 Getting Ready For Your Mat 44

The WHO: Am I Ready for a Self-Practice? 48

How to Know You Are Ready 52

Part 3 Getting On Your Mat 56

The WHAT: How Do I Know What to Practice? 60

Tool #1 The Pose Selector 66

Tool #2 The idea Generator 76

Tool #3 Beats 80

Tool #4 Breath 84

Tool #5 Tuning In 90

The HOW: How Do I Flow by Myself & Structure a Practice? 92

Tool #6 Hacking Sun Salutations 1 104

Tool #7 Change It Up 118

Tool #8 Creative Flows 126

Tool #9 The Wave Practice 136

Tool #10 The Mini Practice 154

Part 4 Staying On Your Mat 162

The WHY: Why is Self-Practice Important to Me? 166

Tool #11 The Mantra 170

Tool #12 What Is Your Why? 176

The WHERE and WHEN: How Do I Make a Self-Practice Actually Happen? 192

Tool #13 Lower the Bar 198

Tool #14 Make Your Mat Your Mate 200

Tool #15 Finding the Time 202

Part 5 Progressing On Your Mat 206

The WHAT NEXT: How Do I Ensure Progression in My Self-Practice? 210

Tool #16 Press Record 214

Tool #17 The Debrief 220

Tool #18 Journalling 222

Tool #19 Build Your Village 228

Tool #20 The Learning Triad 232

Part 6 Your Questions Answered 236

Questions and Answers 240

The Success Checklist 256

Part 7 Glossaries & Further Reading 260

Sanskrit: The Language of Yoga 264

English to Sanskrit Asana Glossary 266

Sanskrit to English Asana Glossary 270

Further Reading 274

Part 8 Templates 278

Part 9 My Story & Acknowledgements 308

My Story 312

Acknowledgements 316