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  Anatomy For Yoga with Paul Grilley • $39.95

• 4 hours • 1 DVD • NTSC • ALL regions

 

Join internationally acclaimed yoga teacher and scholar Paul Grilley for Anatomy for Yoga, the DVD that has become a paradigm-shifting modern classic in the years since it became Pranamaya's first-ever release. Added to the curriculum of yoga teacher training programs across the country, this DVD is a must-see for yoga practitioners of all levels and a compelling viewing experience for anyone interested in understanding their own body.

It's In Your Bones

An invaluable resource for both yoga students and teachers, this comprehensive DVD includes nearly 4 hours of in-depth lectures, demonstrations and special features on human anatomy as it relates to yoga practice. The focus of the DVD is comparative skeletal anatomy: understanding the underlying skeletal structure of the body, how the shapes and sizes of the bones differ significantly from person to person, and how to use that knowledge in gaining a much deeper understanding of our individual yoga practices.

Paul Grilley explains the key concepts of compression, tension, proportion and orientation with the help of a wide range of yoga students. These concepts help us to understand why no two people will ever experience the same yoga posture in exactly the same way. Paul's light-hearted yet provocative approach will challenge many misconceptions about yoga while providing the foundation for the development of a truly personal yoga practice grounded in safety and respect.

Highlights from this DVD include:

• Nearly 4 hours of presentations, comparisons and special features
• Interactive Skeleton feature as an anatomy study aid
• Bonus lecture: differences among real human femur bones
• Q&A: real yoga teachers ask Paul common questions about anatomy and yoga

Anatomy presentation topics include:

• Tension vs. Compression
• The Eight Major Joints of the Body: an overview using comparative anatomy
• The Shoulder vs. the Spine
• The Femur and the Pelvis
• The Importance of Skeletal Proportion
• Orientation to Gravity

 

  Samples from the DVD

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  In Memorium
This DVD is dedicated to our dear friend, yogini and cover model Claire Alice Rudholm who passed away on August 1st, 2004. You can learn more about her amazing life and her passing by clicking here.


 
         
  Grilley Portrait  
  About Paul Grilley

 

In the summer of 1979 Paul Grilley was inspired to study yoga after reading Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda. After two years study of anatomy with Dr. Garry Parker, he relocated from his home in Montana to Los Angeles to continue his studies at UCLA.

During his thirteen years as a yoga teacher in Los Angeles, Paul studied Taoist yoga with martial arts champion Paulie Zink. He also had the opportunity to study with Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama in Japan, as well as host seminars with him in the United States.

After twenty years of reading and study in the philosophies Taoism and Yoga, Paul took a sabbatical from teaching and completed a Master's Degree from St. John's College in the study of the Great Books of the Western World. Paul enjoys reading in esoteric subjects and science, continuously looking for bridges between these two fields of study. He lives in Ashland, Oregon with his wife Suzee.

Find out more information on his website, www.paulgrilley.com.



 
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