Mark's Books
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Yoga Therapy is the definitive textbook on the topic, giving yoga therapists, teachers and students a practical resource for learning how to adapt yoga practices to best accommodate and heal a wide array of common injuries and ailments. Surveying historical writings on yoga, ayurveda, and other early approaches to health and healing, Stephens distills this received wisdom of ancient and modern practices for more insightful and practical application in today's world. He applies these insights to healing musculoskeletal injuries; promoting a healthy reproductive system; and addressing mental, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. A final chapter suggests ways to use yoga to address health conditions in order to continue to live an extraordinary life. 720 pages. North Atlantic Books 2017.
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Teaching Yoga gives a broad overview of yoga philosophy, history, subtle energy, body structure and movement before going in-depth on the practical methods and techniques for teaching highly effective classes to a diverse array of students. This highly accessible book is written to serve a diverse range of yoga teachers rather than those teaching within one style, brand or lineage. Its eclectic perspective encourages teachers to be their creative best while clear in understanding the foundational of the art and science of teaching yoga.
North Atlantic Books, 2010.
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Yoga Sequencing asks and attempts to answer one queston about yoga: why this, then that? Put differently, what is the best way to order the elements of a yoga practice? How are postures best placed in sensible sequences - sequences that make sense in a safe and sustainable yoga practice?
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Presents how to teach 101 key yoga postures (asanas) for beginning to seriously advanced practices, covering the philosophy of yoga practice, the sensibilities of touch in teaching yoga, the seven principles of hands-on yoga teaching, and the twenty-five most effective methods of tactile cueing. With over 850 unique instructional photos and explanatory captions explaining precise ways of guiding a variety of flowing sequences as well as the most widely taught standing postures, arm balances, core integration movements, backbends, twists, forward bends, hip openers and inversions, Yoga Adjustments is an invaluable resource for all yoga teachers and teacher trainers. North Atlantic Books, 2014.
