Yoda Posted March 20, 2006 Is Anatomy Trains a good book? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/044306351...glance&n=283155 How about Trail Guide to the human body? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/096585345...glance&n=283155 Or the Hatha Yoga Anatomy book? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/097070060...glance&n=283155 This type of thing is must reading for me. I'll start with the Hatha Yoga as it has the most raving fans on amazon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trunk Posted March 20, 2006 Is Anatomy Trains a good book? How about Trail Guide to the human body? Or the Hatha Yoga Anatomy book? This type of thing is must reading for me. I'll start with the Hatha Yoga as it has the most raving fans on amazon. Wow. All three look interesting. Agreed that some small set of books like this is "must reading". Please let us know how you find the book/s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thaddeus Posted March 20, 2006 Is Anatomy Trains a good book? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/044306351...glance&n=283155 How about Trail Guide to the human body? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/096585345...glance&n=283155 Or the Hatha Yoga Anatomy book? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/097070060...glance&n=283155 This type of thing is must reading for me. I'll start with the Hatha Yoga as it has the most raving fans on amazon. I have anatomy trains. Can't say whether it's a 'good' book or not..it depends on your interest. I think the main thrust of this book is that he creates a model for bodyworkers to work with the body. He shows that fascia is organized along certain 'lines' and you can work along those lines. For example, the fascia at the back of the calf is connected to the back of the neck, along a 'train' or 'path' that goes along the back. So once you are aware of this lines, and he has functional ones that appear when moving a certain way, you can find and address structural issues using this framework. In the end, for me, it was cool to become aware of this theory, but the book didn't do anything for me as I'm not becoming a rolfer anytime soon. Probably everything you would want to know can be found on his website or in other discussions about his model. T Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoda Posted March 20, 2006 T- I wonder if his lines overlap with the Chinese meridian system? That would be pretty cool. I've just ordered the Hatha Yoga book as that seems the most apropos for a yoga type application and I'm very interested in how stretching "works" plus it's cheap and has lots of good reviews. -Y Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoda Posted March 21, 2006 Yeah baby! Anatomy trains website and links are way too cool. http://www.anatomytrains.net/flash/index.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trunk Posted March 21, 2006 I wonder if his lines overlap with the Chinese meridian system? That would be pretty cool. I would suspect that his work overlaps the "sinew channels" considerably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thaddeus Posted March 21, 2006 I would suspect that his work overlaps the "sinew channels" considerably. do you mean the muscle tendon meridians that were outlined in chia's book? i think they are very similar from what I recall. T Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Posted March 21, 2006 I have trailguide to the human body from one of Genie Hardie's bodywork classes. It's quite a piece of work and has incredible detail and a lot of techniques. It does not go into organs or bones but has great stuff on the muscles and tendons. I'd guess any bodyworker could use it at some point. If you are into this stuff i doubt you would be dissapointed. qi :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandTrinity Posted March 22, 2006 Crazy how all those books got such great reviews, I guess the body is important? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoda Posted March 25, 2006 I just got my Anatomy of Hatha Yoga. It's not technical about nerves, meridians, nadis, fascia, organs, glands, etc as I had expected but, instead, it still is a very nice book. I'd say a better title is "the complete handbook of Hatha Yoga". Compared to all the Iyengar type books out there, it does have more detailed commentary on the hows and whys of each drill which is very helpful for a beginner type like me. It gives me just a bit more detail about each drill for me to have more awareness and sensitivity for feedback. I think it's meant for a teaching audience to help articulate what's going on for their green students. It does talk you through the breathing pattern for every drill which is important for us self-educated types. Reading it won't make you the stud Anatomist, however. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gigi Posted March 26, 2006 thanks! Awesome recension. I want to order it immediately. Bye Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
