| Polair Illustrated Yoga Dictionary: Over 1500 Sanskrit and English Terms Explained Revised Edition Contributor(s): Stenhouse, Janita (Author) |
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ISBN: 1905398395 ISBN-13: 9781905398393 Publisher: Polair Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Yoga - Reference | Personal & Practical Guides - Reference | Encyclopedias |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.40 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Comprehensive diictionary of terms used in yoga asanas and in yoga philosophy generally, along with some accompanying Hindu and Buddhist words and reference illustrations of asanas, chakra symbols, and yoga physiology. Almost every posture known is here. English terms and posture names are also explained. This is also an encyclopaedic dictionary giving names and dates of key teachers and yoga authorities. Full diacritical marks are shown on the Sanskrit names, for reference. As the preface states, 'This is a dictionary of terms you may come across on your yoga journey ...it is comprehensive enough to help you in your search for inner peace through yoga.... Sanskrit is the only language that does not take its name from the people who spoke it. The very word Sanskrit implies something put together perfectly, refined and cultured, and the written form is called ... 'the writing of the |
Contributor Bio(s): Stenhouse, Janita: - Janita Stenhouse (BWY, FNEY, ICYER, YBT, Dip Des (Lpl)) has over fifty years of yoga experience. She is author of MORNING YOGA, EVENING YOGA (also for Polair), SUN YOGA: the book of sá»rya namaskàr, and many articles on yoga. Her yoga cartoon series appear in French and Australian magazines, including the British magazine Yoga and Health. She lived for several years in India and returns regularly, and now lives in the Massif Central France where she teaches yoga locally, nationally and internationally |