Slow Yoga: For Enhanced Fitness, Strength and Health

Slow yoga takes traditional yoga one step further, incorporating resistance training into yoga exercises. This fully illustrated guide introduces the principles and benefits of slow yoga in a comprehensive, easy-to-follow manner. Users are encouraged to work at their own pace, without costly equipment, and every step in each exercise is illustrated with a helpful thumbnail picture. More difficult variations of the exercises are provided for advanced students, as are modified exercises suitable for the frail and disabled and advice about the suitability of exercises in pregnancy. Scientific background on breathing and joint and muscle function is clearly explained, and a list of further readings on anatomy, yoga, and general health topics is provided.

Brian Payne is a medical scientist and has contributed over 60 research articles to numerous medical journals. He began practicing traditional yoga in 1967 and used his medical research to develop slow yoga.