Your upper body, your yoga / Bernie Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Bernie, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human anatomy--Variation.

Human anatomy.

Yoga.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (761 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, B.C. : Wild Strawberry Productions, [2022]

Summary:

Your Upper Body, Your Yoga is the highly anticipated final book of the Your Body, Your Yoga trilogy -- the definitive investigation of how your uniqueness affects your movements, postures and your yoga.This remarkable trilogy looks at the variations of human anatomy and its effect on the body's biomechanics.

Contents:

Intro

Gratitude

How to read this book

Preface

Foreword

Summary of key concepts

VOLUME 4: The Upper Body

Chapter 1: Overview of the upper body

Bones of the upper body

Muscles of the upper body

Fascia of the upper body

Nerves and neurodynamics

Movements of the upper body

Overview summary

Chapter 2: The shoulder complex

Form

Landmarks of the shoulder complex

The architecture of the shoulder complex

Bones and cartilage

The clavicle

Joints and ligaments

Muscles of the shoulder complex

A biotensegrity view of the shoulder complex

Function: Application in yoga postures

Movements within the shoulder complex

Normal ranges of motion of the whole shoulder complex

Skeletal variations' effect on poses and postures

The shoulder complex in yoga postures

Shoulder pain and pathologies

The shoulder complex summary

Chapter 3: The elbow and forearm

The architecture of the elbow and forearm

Muscles of the elbow and forearm

Normal ranges of motion

The elbow and forearm in yoga postures

Elbow pain and pathologies

The elbow and forearm summary

Chapter 4: The wrist and hand

The architecture of the wrist and hand

The bones of the wrist and hand

Muscles and tendons

The wrist and hand in yoga postures

Wrist and hand pain and pathologies

The wrist and hand summary

Volume 4: Summary

Appendix: Myofascial meridians of the upper body

Endnotes

Volume 5: Asymmetries and Proportions

The power of symmetry

The allure of perfect proportions

Aesthetics versus function

Chapter 1: Asymmetries

Categorizing the types of asymmetries.

Asymmetry of the legs

Asymmetry of the pelvis

Asymmetry of the spine

Asymmetry of the shoulders

Asymmetry of the arms

Summary: The myths and misunderstandings about symmetry

Chapter 2: Proportions

Torso to legs proportions (the Cormic index)

Intra-limb ratio for the leg

Arm-to-torso proportions

Humerus-to-head/neck proportions

Intra-limb ratio for the arm

Arm span to height proportions

Summary: The importance of proportions

Volume 5: Summary

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Clark, Bernie Your Upper Body, Your Yoga

ISBN:

9781777687311

OCLC:

1288217220