lt's a book for readers already doing yoga, looking to refresh their practice or find new ways to stay motivated. Now Jessamyn Stanley brings her body-positive, emotionally uplifting approach to yoga in a book that will help every reader discover the power of yoga and how to weave it seamlessly into his or her life.
lt's a book for readers already doing yoga, looking to refresh their practice or find new ways to stay motivated. Now Jessamyn Stanley brings her body-positive, emotionally uplifting approach to yoga in a book that will help every reader discover the power of yoga and how to weave it seamlessly into his or her life.
As an internationally recognized yoga teacher and Instagram star, Jessamyn Stanley conducts yoga workshops across the country, teaching students of all shapes, sizes, and colors how to make yoga a permanent part of their lives. A rising media favorite, Jessamyn has been profiled and featured by a wide range of international and national news outlets, including Good Morning America, New York, Glamour, Shape, Al Jazeera English, the Huffington Post, The Daily Mail,The Sunday Times Style, and People, among others. She won a 2016 Shortie Award (honoring excellence in social media) in the Healthy Living Category. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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CONTENTS WHY DID I WRITE THIS BOOK? . . . viii PART 1: LET’S GET WARMED UP . . . 1 “Hey, Jessamyn, How Do I Start Practicing Yoga?” . . . 3 “Is This a Cult?” . . . 8 The Elephant in the Room . . . 15 Questions Asked by (Literally) Every Beginner Yoga Student . . . 20 PART 2: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? . . . 27 The History of Modern Yoga, in a Nutshell . . . 29 What the Fuck Is the Eight-Limbed Path? . . . 35 Which Yoga Practice Should I Choose? . . . 40 What Should I Buy? . . . 47 Questions Asked by (Literally) Every Beginner Yoga Student . . . 52 PART 3: JESSAMYN’S ABCs OF ASANA . . . 61 Getting Started with Asana . . . 63 The Poses . . . 73 Standing Poses . . . 74 Balance Basics . . . 88 Hamstrings and Core . . 94 Hips . . . 104 Backbends . . . 114 Restore . . . 124 Questions Asked by (Literally) Every Beginner Yoga Student . . . 132 PART 4: OKAY, BUT HOW CAN I DO THIS ON MY OWN? . . . 137 How I Learned My Asana ABCs . . . 139 Bring It On, Bitch . . . 140 Sequence: Sun Salutation A . . . 144 Sequence: Sun Salutation B . . . 148 The Oreo . . . 153 Sequence: I Want to Get Started . . . 158 Jessamyn Stanley, Pre-Teen Beauty Queen . . . 160 Sequence: I Want to Stand Strong . . . 166 A Chick-fil-A Bandit Walks into Weight Watchers . . . 168 Sequence: I Need to Feel Balanced . . . 176 Tabor City Funerals . . . 178 Sequence: I Want to See the World from Another Angle . . . 186 A Yoga Practice Grows in Durham . . . 188 Sequence: I Want to Energize My Spirit . . . 192 Self-Acceptance: The Taboo . . . 194 Sequence: I Need to Release Fear . . . 200 The Scarlet A . . . 202 Sequence: I Need to Chill the F Out . . . 206 One Is the Magic Number . . . 208 Sequence: I Need to Love Myself . . . 212 PART 5: IS IT REALLY THAT SIMPLE? . . . 215 INDEX . . . 220 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . 222
CONTENTS WHY DID I WRITE THIS BOOK? . . . viii PART 1: LET’S GET WARMED UP . . . 1 “Hey, Jessamyn, How Do I Start Practicing Yoga?” . . . 3 “Is This a Cult?” . . . 8 The Elephant in the Room . . . 15 Questions Asked by (Literally) Every Beginner Yoga Student . . . 20 PART 2: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? . . . 27 The History of Modern Yoga, in a Nutshell . . . 29 What the Fuck Is the Eight-Limbed Path? . . . 35 Which Yoga Practice Should I Choose? . . . 40 What Should I Buy? . . . 47 Questions Asked by (Literally) Every Beginner Yoga Student . . . 52 PART 3: JESSAMYN’S ABCs OF ASANA . . . 61 Getting Started with Asana . . . 63 The Poses . . . 73 Standing Poses . . . 74 Balance Basics . . . 88 Hamstrings and Core . . 94 Hips . . . 104 Backbends . . . 114 Restore . . . 124 Questions Asked by (Literally) Every Beginner Yoga Student . . . 132 PART 4: OKAY, BUT HOW CAN I DO THIS ON MY OWN? . . . 137 How I Learned My Asana ABCs . . . 139 Bring It On, Bitch . . . 140 Sequence: Sun Salutation A . . . 144 Sequence: Sun Salutation B . . . 148 The Oreo . . . 153 Sequence: I Want to Get Started . . . 158 Jessamyn Stanley, Pre-Teen Beauty Queen . . . 160 Sequence: I Want to Stand Strong . . . 166 A Chick-fil-A Bandit Walks into Weight Watchers . . . 168 Sequence: I Need to Feel Balanced . . . 176 Tabor City Funerals . . . 178 Sequence: I Want to See the World from Another Angle . . . 186 A Yoga Practice Grows in Durham . . . 188 Sequence: I Want to Energize My Spirit . . . 192 Self-Acceptance: The Taboo . . . 194 Sequence: I Need to Release Fear . . . 200 The Scarlet A . . . 202 Sequence: I Need to Chill the F Out . . . 206 One Is the Magic Number . . . 208 Sequence: I Need to Love Myself . . . 212 PART 5: IS IT REALLY THAT SIMPLE? . . . 215 INDEX . . . 220 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . 222
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