This collection offers basic to advanced yoga poses, Power Yoga moves, meditation tools, stress relief exercises and more Features what you need to improve your health and peace of mind with yoga. This book also includes information on, stretching, meditation, adding weights to your yoga workouts, and power yoga moves. It is suitable for those who want to take control of their health and fitness.  Introduction 1 Book I: Getting Started with Yoga Principles 5 Chapter 1: Yoga 101: Building a Foundation 7 Chapter 2: Yoga and the Mind-Body Connection 19 Chapter 3: Preparing for a Fruitful Yoga Practice 27 Book II: Basic Yoga Techniques and Postures 41 Chapter 1: The Fundamentals of Yogic Breathing 43 Chapter 2: Please Be Seated 57 Chapter 3: Standing Tall 67 Chapter 4: Steady as a Tree: Mastering Balance  83 Chapter 5: Absolutely Abs 91 Chapter 6: Looking at the World Upside-Down: Safe Inversion Postures 101 Chapter 7: Classic Bending Floor Postures 113 Chapter 8: Several Twists on the Yoga Twist 133 Chapter 9: Dynamic Postures: The Rejuvenation Sequence and Sun Salutation 143 Chapter 10: Basic Preparation, Compensation, and Rest Poses 151 Book III: Yoga for Life 169 Chapter 1: A Recommended Beginners Routine for Men and Women 171 Chapter 2: Yoga for Kids and Teens 181 Chapter 3: It s Never Too Late: Yoga for Midlifers and Older Adults 199 Book IV: Powering Your Way to Fitness: Power Yoga 215 Chapter 1: Key Principles of Power Yoga 217 Chapter 2: Preparing with Powerful Warm-Ups 227 Chapter 3: Taking a Walk in the Park: A Minimum Power Routine 243 Chapter 4: Following Buddha s Way: A Moderate Power Routine 265 Chapter 5: Staying Young: Power Yoga for Seniors 285 Book V: Yoga-ing Your Way to a Toned Body: Yoga with Weights 301 Chapter 1: Introducing Yoga with Weights 303 Chapter 2: Warming Up for Your Yoga with Weights Workout 319 Chapter 3: From Head to Toe: The Balanced Workout 341 Chapter 4: Waking Up Your Mind and Body: The Energy Workout 361 Chapter 5: Exercises for Seniors 375 Book VI: Ancient Practices in the Modern World: Hot Trends in Yoga 395 Chapter 1: Partnering Up for Yoga 397 Chapter 2: Yoga against the Wall 413 Chapter 3: Yoga off the Mat, in the Heat, and outside the Box 427 Book VII: Meditation, Mindfulness, and Letting Go of Stress 435 Chapter 1: How Your Mind Stresses You Out and What You Can Do about It 437 Chapter 2: Relaxed Like a Noodle: The Fine Art of Letting Go of Stress 457 Chapter 3: Getting Acquainted with Meditation 471 Chapter 4: Mindfulness Meditation: Awareness of the Here and Now 491 Chapter 5: Meditating with Challenging Emotions 505 Chapter 6: Cultivating Spirituality 517 Index 533