Morning Yoga Evening YogaJanita StenhouseLabel: Polair PublishingDescription: Yoga is not just a modern fad it is one of the oldest forms of bodywork perhaps even the oldest that we have. The very length of the tradition behind it is one of the things that appeals to its followers in the West. Morning Yoga Evening Yoga offers two sequences of postures that are popular today. One the Surya Namaskar is probably the oldest such sequence in the tradition. It translates to 'Salutation to the Sun' a name by which it is often known in the West. The second sequence Chandra Namaskar is much more recent and is less well known. It translates as 'Salutation to the Moon' and where Surya Namaskar is traditionally an early morning sequence Chandra Namaskar is to do before sleeping. Morning Yoga Evening Yoga therefore has an appeal to both the larks and the owls among those who do yoga. Indeed it is designed to help owls face the morning better and larks cope with the evening - to become more balanced in their routine. In addition Janita Stenhouse writes with a rare depth of understanding about the history of the sequences so that she can enlarge on traditional teaching and provide alternative postures with authority.She also knows the Sanskrit texts behind yoga and is familiar with the mantra chants that traditionally accompany the sequences. Almost unique among yoga books Morning Yoga Evening Yoga is also about sound. Janita Stenhouse writes a column for Yoga and Health and also has had a regular strip cartoon feature there and in other yoga journals.
This product would be a great fit for those looking to incorporate the benefits of yoga into their daily lives, starting their morning with a morning yoga routine and ending their day with a soothing evening yoga routine.
