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Yoga Resources

Yoga is an ancient practice that comes from India which combines asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), and (dyana) mediation. Hatha Yoga is the most popular type of yoga that is practiced in the United States. However, there are many other styles of yoga styles such as Vinyasa, Jivamukti, Kundalini, Bikram, Yin, and Bhakti.

According to the National Institutes of Health and John Hopkins Medicine a daily yoga practice can benefit you in the following ways:

Helps manage stress
Supports mental and emotional health
Elevates your mood
Connects you to a supportive community
Improves strength, balance, and flexibility
Helps with back pain

Moving Toward Balance by Rodney Yee; Nina Zolotow; Michal Venera
Call Number: SKYCTC Book Stacks RA781.7 .Y438 2004
ISBN: 9780875969213
Publication Date: 2004-04-28
Internationally renowned yoga instructor Rodney Yee outlines an eight-week program of yoga postures, meditation, and breath awareness designed to lead us toward the emotional and physical balance we all crave in life.
The American Yoga Association Beginner's Manual Fully Revised and Updated by Alice Christensen
Call Number: SKYCTC Book Stacks RA781.7 .C48635 2002
ISBN: 9780743219419
Publication Date: 2002-01-08
This essential step-by-step guide provides students with the information and guidance they need to learn Yoga safely and effectively.
The Goddess Pose by Michelle Goldberg
Call Number: SKYCTC Book Stacks B132.Y6 D4754 2015
ISBN: 9780307593511
Publication Date: 2015-06-09
In The Goddess Pose, New York Times best-selling author Michelle Goldberg traces the life of the incredible woman who brought yoga to the West--and in so doing paints a sweeping picture of the twentieth century.
Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff; Amy Matthews
Call Number: SKYCTC Book Stacks RA781.7 .K356 2022
ISBN: 9781492596479
Publication Date: 2021-10-19
With more than a million copies sold, Yoga Anatomy has become an invaluable resource for yoga practitioners, enthusiasts, and instructors around the world. Expanded and updated, the third edition of Yoga Anatomy will provide you with an even deeper understanding of yoga and of the structures and principles underlying each movement.
Light on Yoga by B. K. S. Iyengar
Call Number: SKYCTC Book Stacks RA781.7 .I94 1979
ISBN: 9780805210316
Publication Date: 1995-01-03
Light on Yoga provides complete descriptions and illustrations of yoga positions and breathing exercises, along with explanations of the main philosophies of yoga.
No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh
Call Number: SKYCTC Book Stacks BQ9800.T5392 N454617 2014
ISBN: 9781937006853
Publication Date: 2014-12-02
The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Nhat Hanh shares how the practices of stopping, mindful breathing, and deep concentration can generate the energy of mindfulness within our daily lives. With that energy, we can embrace pain and calm it down, instantly bringing a measure of freedom and a clearer mind.
Yoga for Everyone by Dianne Bondy
Call Number: SKYCTC Book Stacks RA781.7 .B66 2019
ISBN: 9781465480774
Publication Date: 2019-04-02
This book offers yoga for everyone- big, small, elderly, pregnant, disabled-everyone. You can do all 50 poses and perform all 16 sequences for one singular experience that focuses on specific physical and mental issues.
Perfectly Imperfect by Baron Baptiste
Call Number: SKYCTC Stacks RA781.7 B3656 2016
ISBN: 9781401951795
Publication Date: 2020-06-09
Perfectly Imperfect: The Art and Soul of Yoga Practice takes readers beyond the foundations of the practice by speaking to everything that happens in their bodies and minds after they get into a yoga pose. That is where the true transformation occurs, and where much rich spiritual and emotional growth is available.
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Call Number: SKYCTC Book Stacks BF637.M4 K23 2014
ISBN: 9781401307783
Publication Date: 2005-01-05
No matter how busy you are, find quiet reflective moments in your life--and reduce your stress levels drastically--with this classic bestselling guide from a mindfulness expert.

An Introduction to Yoga by Annie Besant
ISBN: 9781523760121
Publication Date: 2016-01-29
Many people know Yoga as a form of stress-relieving fitness regime. This book delves into the rich philosophy and history of this ancient physical and mental discipline, in the form of four lectures given at the 32nd Anniversary of the Theosophical Society.
Yoga for Pain Relief by Lee Albert; Peggy Cappy (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781940013329
Publication Date: 2017-05-31
Relieve Your Pain Through Yoga Do you suffer from painful muscular conditions that hold you back -- on and off the mat? Yoga for Pain Relief shows you how to identify the specific muscle imbalances that cause YOUR pain and create a safe yoga practice to rebalance YOUR body.
Healing Anxiety, Depression and Unworthiness by Mary Nurriestearns
ISBN: 9781683731498
Publication Date: 2018-08-07
Transform your feelings of anxiety, depression and unworthiness into loving self-acceptance. Mindfulness and yoga authority Mary NurrieStearns has created a compassionate and practical workbook that provides a caring healing journey.
Yoga by Deepak Kashyap; Swami Niranjanananda (Foreword by)
Call Number: ONLINE Access with KCTCS credentials
ISBN: 1954021127
Publication Date: 2021-08-23
This book is about the forgotten art and science of healing: retrieved and reaped in easy steps. Equally, it is an attempt at interpreting the ancient Upanishadic wisdom through the author's insight: showing the essential oneness of spirituality with the mind-body matrix. Layers of wisdom unravel as the author unfolds the science of Yoga: dispelling myths while reinforcing the Truth. Of particular interest to the scientifically-inclined is the author's juxtaposing of scriptural wisdom of the East with the West's path-breaking findings in Quantum Physics, Probabilistic nature of the Universe, Psychoneuroimmunology and Parapsychology.

Yoga Journal
Yoga Journal is your source for yoga pose instruction, sequences, free video classes, guided meditations, and information on the yogic lifestyle.

Check out these local yoga studios:

4Yoga
Be Happy Yoga & Salt Cave
Bmore Balanced Yoga and Meditation
Flo House
Harmony Therapeutic Yoga
Hot Yoga BG
Karma Yoga & Hot Yoga
Strawberry Fields Yoga
The Nightingale (SKYCTC Students get one free yoga class with student ID)
The Spot
Yoga at the Square

Check out these channels for free yoga videos:

Body Positive Yoga
- Body Positive Yoga is an up-and-coming Yoga YouTube channel. This channel is perfect if you have confidence and anxiety issues surrounding your physique or size.
Faith Hunter
- Faith Hunter offers a number of guided meditation videos in addition to her yoga classes, which lean on the relaxing-and-restorative side.
Yoga by Adriene
- Over 100 yoga videos from beginners to advance, and Adriene offers 30-day yoga journeys.
Yoga by Candace
- Candace Moore is a qualified E-RYT 500hr yoga teacher and certified personal trainer and best-selling author of Namaslay and founder of Mantra Box.
Yoga with Kassandra
- Kassandra specializes in Yin Yoga and has playlists labeled by workout, style of yoga, and length of the pracitce.
Yoga with Tim
- Tim Sensei is a qualified yoga instructor and enthusiast who has battled his own issues with weight, self-confidence, and negative self-image until he found yoga.
YogaVibe 585
- YogaVibe 585 is a body-positive yoga studio in Rochester, New York. Their classes are led by queer and trans instructors who focus on different themes for LGBTQIA mental health and identity, such as empowerment, acceptance, and social justice.

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