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A bestseller (over 80,000 copies sold) in a second, updated edition. Learn fascial exercises to improve mobility and flexibility, avoid and treat pain, and improve sports performance. In this second edition of his best-selling guide to fascial fitness, fascia researcher and Rolfing therapist Dr. Robert Schleip shows you a series of practical exercises that you can easily build into your day-to-day routine. He introduces the most recent scientific findings from the world of fascial research, and explains which methods and equipment are most effective for fascial health (as well as which ones do more harm than good!). These new findings are already changing the shape of physiotherapy and the m...
Hatha Yoga is the most complete book on hatha yoga, and all of the various flows and progressions are suitable both for yoga teachers and practitioners. First you are given a comprehensive introduction to yoga followed by a thorough overview of the origins and philosophy of classical yoga. Next comes a detailed, practical section. In this section, the 34 best-known yoga postures (asanas) are presented, including their correct execution, symbolism, alignment, preparation, and guidance tips. Specially coordinated series of exercises complete with photo progressions can be used for an hour session, either for classes or personal workouts. These series can be taken directly as they are or adapted to suit your needs. The book also includes visualization and relaxation tips tailored to the photo progressions to allow for a deeper immersion into the yoga practice. At the same time, you will experience and be inspired by the basic themes of life from the yoga perspective and will be able to integrate them into your own world of experience. For those looking for the best resource on hatha yoga, this book is a must.
The fifth volume of the Oxford History of the Ancient Near East covers the period from the second half of the 7th century BC until the campaigns of Alexander III of Macedon (336-323 BC) brought an end to the Achaemenid Dynasty and the Persian Empire. Tying together periods and political history covered by previous volumes in the series, this title focuses on the Persian Empire's immediate predecessor states: Saite Egypt, the Neo-Babylonian Empire, and the kingdom of Lydia, among other kingdoms and tribal alliances.
This book offers honest support to anyone who wants to finally lose weight and maintain their desired weight in the long term. Using the I DIET MY WAY principle, it provides guidance for your personal path to weight loss—helping you reach your ideal weight with a tailored concept and maintain it permanently. The tips and recommendations are based on the latest scientific findings on weight loss, nutrition, and lifestyle change. In a time when new diets and food trends seem to emerge almost weekly, this book combines solid scientific knowledge with honest, straightforward advice for lasting weight loss. In this edition, the author's successful concept is updated with the latest social trends and scientific findings. In a digestible and entertaining way, you’ll learn: The core principle behind all “classic” diets is always the same. Maintaining weight loss is the real challenge. Yo-yo effect & more: Risks that can cause your weight to fluctuate. Practical tips: How to get started—and stick with it. The essential guide to losing weight successfully and staying slim for good!
Fascia around the muscles plays a huge role in keeping us fit, healthy, flexible, and feeling good. In Fascial Fitness, you’ll learn how to train your fascia to stay flexible and pain free, in just 10 minutes, twice a week!
This work analyses the emergent European border surveillance regime as part of the European border regime/migratory regime and the power structures this technologogical regime is embedded into, is reproducing and creating. The history, politics, policies and technological characteristics of the border surveillance regime of the EU are analysed through a theoretical framework based in political science, political sociology and surveillance studies.
Overview of the status of the broad range of laser applications.
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