Science of Yoga

Understand yoga anatomy and the medical science behind yoga to perfect your practice and poses, benefiting the body and mind. Yoga practice can help treat age-related memory loss better than brain-training games. Evidence-based research now supports what were once anecdotal claims about the benefits of yoga to every system in the body. Explore a detailed insight into variations of key yoga poses and the specific benefits of different styles of yoga on the human body, system by system.

Examine how blood flow, respiration, muscles and joints work below the surface of each yoga pose, while achieving technical excellence in your practice. Learn from:

• Specially commissioned computer-generated image (CGI) artworks that show 30 asanas in depth and detail the physics of the pose; and
• 16 spreads of clear, easy-to-understand scientific facts and research answering key questions around ancient and modern claims; and
• Illustrated section on the benefits of yoga on the human body system by system; and
• Easy-to-understand research is presented in an easy-to-understand format with illustrated pullouts, debunking the myths and explaining the scientific facts, from breathing techniques to mindfulness.