Pocket Idiot's Guide to 108 Yoga Poses

Don’t just sit there! Yoga can be practiced anywhere, but no one wants to lug around a full-sized, soup-to-nuts book. The solution: a book of poses and a few routines to enable one to practice at work, on a business trip, or while vacationing. • Includes more than 108 illustrated yoga poses for home, office, and travel, with concise explanations for what each pose achieves • In India, 108 is considered a sacred number • Features routines that utilize the poses • ABC News reports that 16.5 million Americans practice yoga—an increase of 43% since 2002 • Medical practitioners are now using yoga as a therapeutic tool to deal with carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive stress injuries

Ami Jayaprada Hirschstein, RYT, is a certified Anusara Yoga teacher, a certifi ed KripaluYoga instructor, a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga therapist, an adjunct faculty member atSUNY Ulster, and co-director of Jai Ma Yoga Center.