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Overview

YOGA / BODYWORK

“Carol Mitchell has done a superb job of weaving ancient tradition with modern innovation. A must-read for all yoga enthusiasts!”
Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., author of Meditation As Medicine

“Yoga on the Ball combines the ancient wisdom of yoga with modern techniques to create a unique approach to building strength and flexibility. A fun, simple, and healthy way to fitness.”
Judith Hanson Lasater, PH.D., P.T., author of Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times

“I recommend this book to anyone looking for a new way to practice yoga.”
Richard Usatine, M.D., author of Yoga Rx

“At last! A new program that merges the ancient art of yoga with the modern science of exercise physiology. In an easy-to-use format Yoga on the Ball provides it all--training for flexibility, strength, and endurance of body, mind, and spirit.”
Sam Dworkis, author of Recovery Yoga

“A clear, comprehensive, and user-friendly book that facilitates a deeper understanding of yoga and its benefits while traveling an unconventional path. The yoga practices are equally accessible to beginners and skilled practitioners, providing useable knowledge for every reader. Highly recommended.”
Leigh Crews, national spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise

Medical exercise specialist Carol Mitchell offers an innovative new workout that combines the science of yoga with the technology of the exercise ball. Executing yoga postures while using the exercise ball is true “meditation in motion.” It allows you to engage several muscle groups simultaneously while challenging your balance and spatial awareness in order to create a total-body workout. With only a slight roll of the ball, the deep yoga stretches can be altered to target different areas of the muscles, allowing each yoga posture to be as beneficial as possible.

Yoga on the Ball presents 67 postures--from introductory to advanced poses--detailed in step-by-step instructions and accompanied by more than 225 photographs. You can customize your practice, choosing between sculpting your muscles with toning and strengthening poses or relaxing your body and mind with stretching and breathing exercises. The author also offers three progressive yoga workouts for all levels of ability.

CAROL MITCHELL is a certified medical exercise specialist and international fitness trainer whose work has been featured in the Canadian Medical Journal. She is the educational director for the International Society of Yoga Education and teaches seminars on mind-body fitness to corporations, yoga and fitness practitioners, coaches, and health practitioners worldwide. She lives in Ontario.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780892819997
  • Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
  • Publication date: 8/1/2003
  • Pages: 192
  • Sales rank: 1,193,926
  • Product dimensions: 8.00 (w) x 10.12 (h) x 0.43 (d)

Meet the Author

Carol Mitchell is a Certified Medical Exercise Specialist and international fitness trainer whose methods have been featured on television, radio, and in newspapers. She has released two videos and her work has been featured in the Canadian Medical Journal. She offers seminars on creating mind-body fitness to corporations, yoga and fitness practitioners, coaches, and other health practitioners in both the United States and Canada. She lives in Ontario.

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Anatomy of the Shoulder Girdle
Given the shallow seating of the humeral joint, it is important to keep the tissues surrounding the shoulder joint flexible and strong. When a person is decidedly one-sided in a daily activity that includes even a small amount of weight bearing through the arms--carrying a briefcase, carrying an infant, playing tennis, cleaning the kitchen countertops--the muscles develop unevenly along the spine, and the attachments at the shoulder girdle of the dominant side become overused and strained. Yoga exercises on the ball that even out the weight bearing through both shoulder girdles help to address this imbalance.

In addition to shortening her Achilles tendon, the high heels were pulling Ellie's spine out of alignment and creating muscular imbalance in the shoulders. The right shoulder, which carried her overstuffed briefcase, was much stronger than the left; the only way Ellie could convey the heavy case was by hanging on to the handle with her right hand and wearing the long carrying strap over her right shoulder. The backpack that Ellie switched to would serve a few purposes. First, it would pull her back into extension--a standing-yoga version of the Cobra asana--and keep her shoulders level. Second, the strap of a briefcase would no longer be tearing into her shoulder, causing local muscle irritation and neck and upper back pain. The backpack we chose for Ellie had wheels so that she could pull it along when navigating through a building or airport, as long as she alternated arms frequently. Otherwise, neck and shoulder problems would continue to prevail due to overuse on one side of the body.

If Ellie had been able to maintain an uninterrupted schedule in her fitness routine she could have counteracted and prevented the effects of the new demands placed on her upper body by making simple adjustments to her workout regime. As it was, it took some time before we could reestablish the appropriate muscle balance in Ellie's body. We began the process by designing Ellie's fitness routine so that she avoided any exercises that would strengthen the chest and the front of the shoulders, as these muscles were already tight due to her daily activities. We concentrated instead on strengthening the hack and the posterior shoulders. With the use of the ball, Ellie began to establish balance in the spinal muscles by integrating hack-extension exercises, such as the Cobra asana and other yoga postures, into her routine. Strengthening the posterior shoulder muscles was accomplished by lifting and lowering the hips while in a reverse yoga Plank position. We strengthened her midback with repetitions of scapula retraction while in Half-Plank. The Fish pose, with arm variations, was perfect for stretching the body and developing flexibility and balance in the chest and front shoulder muscles.

Once we had some exercises in place that addressed the Ellie's muscle imbalances, we were able to move on and fine-tune her fitness routine. Proceeding without doing so would have left Ellie prone to further injury.

The Importance of Good Posture
Good posture can make us look taller and more svelte and can help prevent unnecessary wear and tear on the body. Our posture can even affect our mood. And as we learned in the last chapter, in order to feel good, both mentally and physically, we must be able to breathe well. We typically associate collapsed posture with depressed, discouraged states of mind. When we sit or stand present and erect we are able to breathe better because the lungs have more room to expand within the rib cage. Breathing oxygenates the brain, lowering anxiety and creating a positive mind state. Often simply changing posture in order to stand or sit taller, in a confident posture, can make us feel more empowered and optimistic.

Yogis believe that prana, the body's life force, moves through the body more freely when the body is in proper alignment. With prana pulsing through the body's chakras and nadis, every cell in the body is healthier and more vibrant. The mind is sharper and more focused, and the nervous system functions more effectively. We are more in touch with our intuition and spirituality. Yogic theory would tell us that in this state we become connected with a divine intelligence--something beyond our own persona! power where synchronicity and serendipity prevail. Yogis believe that in this state we are more able to actualize and move toward our highest potential and personal destiny. It is not only the five-thousand-year-old disciplines of yoga and martial arts that dictate the value of optimal posture. More recent bodywork practices, such as rolfing and the neuromuscular practices developed by Moshe Feldenkrais, F.M. Alexander, and Joseph Pilates also sing the praises of good body posture. Postural deviations caused by abnormalities in the bones cannot be improved by exercise and are permanent. However, when poor posture is a result of muscle imbalance and lack of postural awareness, we are able to correct the deviation with education and appropriate exercise.

Table of Contents

Introduction
 Yoga: Tradition and Innovation

1. Yoga and the Ball--A Dynamic Duet

2. The Body and the Breath
Breath Check • Diaphragmatic Breathing • Modified Child Pose (Mudhasana) • Prana Power • Prayer Breath

3. Finding Postural Ease with Yoga Ball Asanas
Postural Setup: Ideal Alignment • Tummy Compressions • Half Plank with Uddiyana Bhanda • Abdominal Squeeze (Akunchan Prasarana) • Meditative Yogi

4. That All-Important Warm-Up Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar)

5. Yoga Asanas-Striking the Balance Between Strength and Flexibility
Standing Forward Fold (Uttanasana) • Seated Forward Fold • Cobra (Bhujangasana) • Down Dog (Adhomukha Svanasana) • Reverse, or Inclined, Plank (Purvottanasana) • Camel Pose (Ustrasana) • Forward Fold with Spinal Twist (Prasarita Padottanasana 1) • Yoga Chair Pose (Uktatasana) • Bow Pose (Dhanurasana) • Crow Pose (Kakasana) • Modified Locust Pose (Salabhasana) • Side Plank or Arm Balance (Vashishthasana)• Boat Pose (Paripurna Navasana) • Bridge Pose (Sethu Bhandasana) • Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasana 1) • Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana 2) • Extended Side Angle (Parshvakonasana) • Warrior 1 with Prayer Twist

6. Body Balance, Mind Balance
Knee Lift • Tree Pose (Vrikshasana) • Eagle Pose (Garudasana) • Side Plank (Vashishthasana) • Half Moon (Ardha Chandrasana) • Hand to Big Toe Posture (Utthita hasta Padangusthasana) • King Dancer (Natarajasana) • Candle Pose (Vaparita Karani Mudra) • Warrior 3 (Virabhadrasana 3)

7. The Advanced Postures
Supine Straight Leg Spinal Twist • Yoga Chair Pose with Squat • Balancing Yogi • Yoga Plank with Arm Work • Yoga Plank with Push-Ups • Advanced Prayer Roll Out • Advanced Bridge with Roll Out • Advanced Bridge with Roll Out and Leg Raise • Side-LyingPlank • Side-Lying Plank with Twist • Advanced Down Dog • Yoga Plank Hover • Rolling Tabletop

8. Relaxation and Restoration
Modified Fish (Matsyasana) • Yoga Side Stretch • Standing Cat (Bidalasana) • Lion Pose (Simhasana) • Neck Stretch • Spinal Twist (Maricyasana) • Kneeling Cat (Bidalasana) • Thread the Needle • Pigeon Pose (Raja Kapotasana) • Reclined Hamstring Stretch (Supta Padangusthasana) • Cobbler Pose (Baddha Konasana) • Reclining Spinal Twist • Rocking Child Pose • Rocking Child Pose with Neck Massage • Hip Lift • Modified Corpse Pose (Shavasana)

9. Putting It All Together

Appendix
 Major Muscles and Their Functions

Resources

Ball and Video Ordering Information

Acknowledgments

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 7, 2007

    Exceptional presentation in easy to understand format

    I absolutely enjoy this book as one of my main references for Yoga. I subscribe to more than one journal and have several books by other authors, but I find this particular book has information that is easy to understand. In addtion the information is very thorough including physiological explanations and anatomical diagrams. I highly recommend it for all levels it is progressive in format. My only disappointment has been that I can not seem to find a DVD to accompany it.

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