_Yoga Anatomy_ by Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews
Part of my yoga teacher training includes a study of human anatomy as we are dealing with people’s physical make-up. It is important to know how the bones and muscles are affected by different poses.
Our Bali retreat was mostly for the purpose of studying anatomy with a teacher based there. As part of our studies we are required to read this text.
It is a really well done book with pictures and charts that clearly explain how the most common yoga poses use specific muscles and require certain movements of bones and joints.
Also, it is not overly technical, which helps given that we need to know these aspects well for our anatomy test as part of our exams for certification. So I will be going back through the book and charts again soon.
Overall I would say that it is worth reading if you have any interest in the body – not just for yoga. π
~T π
