From Alignment to Enlightenment:
Using Props to Achieve Stability and Ease in Yoga Poses
This book contains valuable information for yoga teachers and students alike. This visual compendium shows how to use props to enhance the practice of yoga. With 120 photographs that show common yoga pose misalignments and how to correct them by using props, the book provides fundamental insights on alignment.
The book includes detailed information on both the physical and energetic bodies, incorporating the effects of the poses on the chakras and prana vayus. With the wisdom of a highly respected and experienced yoga teacher-trainer, this book covers the key fundamentals one would find in a top yoga training program. Using these modifications, yoga poses will become more effective in supporting inner and outer transformation. Your yoga poses will be safer and more comfortable than ever before.
In this book, you’ll learn how to:
Identify common misalignments in yoga poses
Identify the fundamentals of stable alignment
Use props to modify poses to cultivate safety, stability, effectiveness, and ease
Incorporate an understanding of the energetics of yoga into your yoga sequences, through the chakras and prana vayus, to create a practice that specifically addresses your intentions.
If you want to make your yoga practices more stable, peaceful, and effective, both physically and energetically, this book is for you.
Reviews
"Newcomers, experienced students of yoga and teachers of yoga are in capable hands with my dear friend, Tricia Fiske as their guide. In her book, From Alignment to Enlightenment, Tricia shares her wisdom and many insights on the vital concept of alignment in practice and the energetics of asana.
With the use of props to support the understanding of proper, safe form within the postures as the foundation, Tricia has created a clear, smart and important manual that will be of immense value to anyone looking to build a foundation or deepen their practice of yoga."
Yogarupa Rod Stryker,
founder of ParaYoga™,
author of The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity and Freedom,
world-renowned yoga and meditation teacher,
founder of one of the most comprehensive online yoga teacher trainings in the world,
and creator of the Sanctuary app.
"Tricia Fiske was one of my first yoga teachers and inspired me to become a yoga teacher. Over the last 12 years, Tricia has been the leading faculty member of our teacher training programs; we have certified over 600 yoga teachers in the Midwest. Many have gone on to open yoga studios and become leaders in their own communities. Tricia's dedication to both the tantric yoga tradition and alignment-based yoga provides students with a multifaceted approach for practicing and teaching yoga.
Marianne Cirone has trained our advanced yoga teachers on how to adapt yoga for cancer survivors. Her depth of knowledge in this area is unparalleled. In this richly detailed book, Tricia and Marianne share their mastery of how to utilize props and alignment to guide you into deeper layers of being and make the practice accessible to all."
Lori Gasper,
Founder and Director of Prairie Yoga
"I have seen and purchased many books as resources to develop my individual yoga practice and to support students in my role as a teacher. This e-book is a one of a kind book. This book has intelligence and brilliance - it's a yoga gem. It should be on every yoga teacher's device. This book focuses on common misalignment that we see in our students and clearly demonstrates how to use props to support the student in their practice. I will personally make this a go-to resource while teaching students, in my personal practice, and in teacher training."
Linda Troutman,
500 E-RYT, C-IAYT
"Tricia and Marianne have put together an invaluable compendium for guiding teachers and students into lifelong learning. Props make alignment better and provide unique ways to enlighten one's understanding of yoga postures. Included is a background on yoga philosophy to set the context for assisted healing practices and self help choices. Beautiful photos illustrate how props make poses accessible, safe, and effective."
Gabriel Halpern,
Chicagoland's Most Influential Yoga Teacher & Mentor