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Advance Praise for 30 Essential Yoga Poses

Beginning yoga students and their teachers will love this book. (And by the way, who isnt a beginner when it comes to yogas core postures?) Judith Lasater has given us the basics, which are elegantly presented. She is a master of subtle detail, and writes with the consciousness of a highly skilled teacher who really loves what she does. What could be better? This book should be in the hands of every beginning student.

Stephen Cope, L.I.C.S.W., author of Yoga and the Quest for the True Self

In 30 Essential Yoga Poses, Judith Lasater has distilled her immense knowledge of yoga into a clear presentation that any student can use to deepen his or her practice, thereby gaining more radiant health and accessing a pathway to self-discovery. May this book lead student and teacher alike to the highest experience that yoga can offer.

John Friend, Founder of Anusara Yoga

Judith Lasater shares the treasure trove of wisdom, insight, and experience that she has gained through years of devoted teaching and service. Beautifully organized, 30 Essential Yoga Poses is destined to be a classic, timeless resource for both student and teacher.

Lilias Folan, host of the PBS series Lilias, Yoga and You

Once again, Judith Lasater has come through with an inspiring and informative book for students and teachers! For me, her compassionate presentation of the ethical responsibilities in the student-teacher relationship raises the professional bar, supporting those of us who teach to let yoga be the most that it can be. And her Mantras for Daily Practice give us overachievers permission to find balance with yoga.

Elise Browning Miller, coauthor of Life Is a Stretch

I have high praise for Judith Lasaters 30 Essential Yoga Poses. This is one book that I definitely want for my library. I enjoy how Judith skillfully weaves a tapestry of practical guidance for beginning students and comprehensive instruction for their teachers. She untangles the complexities of hatha yoga, writing in clear and concise language from which webeginning to advanced students and teacherswill benefit for years to come. Kudos and thanks, Judith. Your wisdom and teachings are our yoga communitys gain.

Richard C. Miller, Ph.D., author of Infinite Awakening Yoga Nidra

By Judith Lasater, Ph.D., P.T.

Relax and Renew:
Restful Yoga for Stressful Times
(Rodmell Press, 1995)

Living Your Yoga:
Finding the Spiritual
in Everyday Life
(Rodmell Press, 2000)

30 Essential Yoga Poses:
For Beginning Students
and Their Teachers
(Rodmell Press, 2000)

Yoga for Pregnancy:
What Every Mom-to-Be Needs to Know
(Rodmell Press, 2004)

To my mother, Mildred Felix Miles Hanson, my first teacher

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THERE IS NO WAY TO THANK all the people who make the writing of a book possible. Nonetheless, I would like to try.

I thank my immediate and extended family for their constant encouragement. I extend special appreciation to my husband, Ike, for his expertise in communication and his willingness to share it with me. I thank my childrenMiles, Kam, and Elizabethfor their ability to help me repeatedly redefine practice throughout the years.

I acknowledge my very first yoga teachers, Sally and David Elsberry, who gave me the gift of my first yoga class and encouraged me to begin teaching so many years ago.

Without a doubt, my understanding of yoga would be significantly less without the practice and life of B. K. S. Iyengar, of Pune, India. I salute his dedication to the art of yoga, and am grateful for the knowledge and passion for practice that he has shared with me.

Namaste to my friends and colleagues Stephen Cope, John Friend, Lilias Folan, Elise Miller, and Richard Miller, for giving of themselves to this book and their heartfelt praise for this work.

My gratitude goes to the editorial and design team for their expertise and vision: editor Linda Cogozzo; Gopa and Veetam, the designers at Gopa & Ted2, Inc.; copy editor Katherine L. Kaiser; and indexer Ty Koontz.

I am especially thankful to the crew who made the photographs possible: yoga teacher Theresa Elliott, for her patient and enthusiastic modeling; photographer David Martinez, who created images that are not only beautiful, but also effective practice and teaching aids; Mark Dawson, for his technical expertise and good humor; France Dushane, for hair, makeup, and her gentle ways; studio manager Aneata Hagy, for her skillful organization behind the scenes; Lylia Baylin and Jeff Mason, caterers extraordinaire; and Shelly Martinez, for her uplifting presence.

My appreciation goes to those people and companies who generously gave us their products to photograph: Hollie Brinkman, Emily Dalton, and Eric Johnson at Hugger-Mugger Yoga Products; Marie Wright at Marie Wright Yoga Wear; and Whitney Winter at the Meco Corporation.

I am grateful to my publishers, Donald Moyer and Linda Cogozzo, at Rodmell Press, for their practical advice, which was of immeasurable help in shaping this book.

Finally, I thank my students, from whom I have learned the most about yoga, about teaching, and about myself.

PART ONE

BEGINNING WITH AN ANCIENT TRADITION

THIRTY ESSENTIAL YOGA POSES is designed to support your understanding of yoga through a well-rounded practice. I wrote the book for you, the student, even if you are at the most beginning level, as well as for your teachers. To study and teach yoga is to learn about yourself, especially about the abilities of your body and mind, as well as the challenges that they present to wholeness. Although the practice of yoga is a lifetime study, you can begin it simply and directly, a little at a time. When approached this way, learning about yourself is a discovery process that is fascinating, that is satisfying, and that will remain forever delightfully unfinished.

ABOUT YOGA

Classical yoga is a philosophical system that has its roots in ancient India. It remains vital today because yoga addresses the fundamental questions that we all face about health, awareness, and a life well lived. Although yoga is now a household word in the West, its philosophical background is not well known or understood here.

Yoga comes from Sanskrit, the scriptural language of ancient India. Its root is yuj, which means to yoke or to unite. The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, written in approximately 200 B.C.E., is generally accepted as the ultimate source book of classical yoga. In this revered text, Patanjali, who is thought to have been a physician, Sanskrit scholar, grammarian, and yogi, presents astanga yoga, or an eight-limbed path of practice.

The path begins with ten ethical precepts called

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