| As the industry continues to expand, evolve, and redefine itself, yoga is increasingly recognized as a viable component of fitness. The intent of this book is to educate and give guidance to fitness professionals who wish to teach yoga.
Topics covered include:
- Introduction to fitness yoga
- Teaching a yoga class (equipment, environment, music, personal limitations, modifications, and exercise leadership)
- Basic asana repertoire (standing poses, balancing posture, seated poses, prone poses, supine poses, inverted pose, sun salutation, and power yoga)
- Breath awareness
- Programming (frequency of practice, components, safety rules, injury prevention, contraindications/high-risk poses, intensity monitoring and controversial poses)
- Yoga teacher standards and certifications
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