The Yoga Engineer's Manual

Name: The Yoga Engineer's Manual
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781623176334
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The Anatomy and Mechanics of a Sustainable Practice

By Richelle Ricard

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The Yoga Engineer's Manual by Richelle Ricard is an innovative guide designed for yoga teachers, trainers, and advanced practitioners. It combines anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics to create a safer, more effective yoga practice. Featuring over 100 illustrations and photos, the book simplifies yoga anatomy with practical tips and tools for on-the-mat applications. It explores the connection between the physical and energetic bodies, helping readers find personal alignment and deepen their understanding of asana practice. Emphasising individual strengths and limitations, this manual rejects one-size-fits-all methods and offers exercises, study guides, and supplemental materials for continuous learning.
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This manual is ideal for yoga teachers, trainers, and advanced students from all traditions seeking a deeper anatomical and biomechanical understanding to improve their practice and teaching. It is especially suited for those wanting to move beyond generic cues and build a sustainable, personalised yoga approach.

"An innovative new yoga manual emphasizing the anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of the body, resulting in a safer and more effective yogic practice"--

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An innovative yoga manual for teachers, trainers, and advanced students—craft a safer, more effective yoga practice informed by anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics.

Supplemented with more than 100 illustrations and photos, The Yoga Engineer's Manual makes yoga anatomy simple, clear, and accessible. With tips, tools, and practical advice for on-the-mat applications, this essential resource is written for yoga teachers and practitioners of all traditions. It offers a step-by-step, layer-by-layer examination of the connection between our physical and energetic bodies, their activation through finding one's best personal alignment, and methods for utilising asana practice to explore the deeper nature of the Self.

To experience the full benefits of yoga, author and yoga teacher trainer Richelle Ricard explains that we need to start with understanding the body—its mechanics, physiology, and our own individual strengths and limitations. Too often, outdated yoga modalities and rote memorisation fail trainers and students with a one-size-fits-all approach. The Yoga Engineer's Manual introduces the functional anatomy, postures, asanas, and yoga-classroom skills that teachers need to confidently lead safe and effective classes that work for all students. Ricard also includes exercises, study guides, and supplemental materials for an interactive and continuous learning experience.

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Praised as a must-read for both students and teachers, the book is recognised for its practical insights and engaging style, including humour. Experts commend Richelle Ricard’s ability to translate complex functional anatomy into accessible language, bridging how yoga impacts the body's engineering beyond postures. Reviewers highlight the book's challenge to traditional assumptions and its encouragement to pay close attention during practice, enhancing both teaching skills and personal growth in yoga.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781623176334

Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 August 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Illustration: 100-150 black and white photos and illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 255.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 400

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Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Penguin Books Richelle Ricard Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

RICHELLE RICARD, LMT, is an educator, bodyworker, and movement specialist whose work across the Pacific Northwest and beyond has earned her notoriety as the "Anatomy Girl." She has been teaching yoga teachers about anatomy, kinesiology, and preventing injury in asana practice since 2008. Her own twenty-year asana practice has shown her the value of critical thought regarding alignment and execution, and it brought her deeper into understanding of the How and Why we practice yoga. She has written curricula for teacher trainings worldwide and hopes that, together, the yoga teachers of the world can shift out of a practice of rhetoric and regurgitation and into a closely observational style of teaching that honors the individual as well as the deeper energetics of asana practice. Richelle is currently devoted to designing online support courses for The Yoga Engineer's Manual and her other teacher training programs, as well as continuing to teach yoga and provide clinical bodywork to her community. Her favorite escapes from her various realities are beaches, mountains, novels, and a long hot bath. Really good tequila also helps.