Jo Ann Staugaard-Jones is an international movement educator and author, an Advanced Pilates and E-RYT500 Yoga Teacher Trainer, as well as a movement specialist, Kinesiology, Dance & Exercise Science Professor. She resides in beautiful Northwest New Jersey, USA. Jo Ann has taught throughout the US, in the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands, Prague, Costa Rica, and France. She is a member of the International Association of Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS) and PAMA, the Performing Arts Medicine Association, IDEA Fitness, the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and a senior trainer & Continuing Education provider through Yoga Alliance. Staugaard-Jones is the other of several books on movement and anatomy, including The Vital Psoas Muscle (North Atlantic Books), which has sold over 100,000 copies as well as being translated into more than 20 languages.
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Chapter 1 The Moving Body Chapter 2 Human Anatomy Organisation of the Body Guide to the Integumentary System Guide to the Skeletal System Guide to the Muscular System Guide to the Nervous System Guide to the Endocrine System Guide to the Respiratory System Guide to the Cardiovascular System Guide to the Lymphatic and Immune System Guide to the Digestive System Guide to the Urinary System Guide to the Reproductive System Chapter 3 Standing Asanas Agni Sara (Fire Cascade) Tadasana (Mountain Pose) Utkatasana (Chair Pose) Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) Virabhadrasana I (Warrior Pose I) Virabhadrasana II (Warrior Pose II) Utthita Parshvakonasana (Extended Side-Angle Pose) Parsvottanasana (Pyramid Pose) Viparita Virabhadrasana (Reverse Warrior Pose) Chapter 4 Sitting and Low Asanas Sukhasana (Easy Pose) Vajrasana (Kneeling Pose) Dandasana (Staff Pose) Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose) Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose) Padmasana (Lotus Pose) Navasana (Boat Pose) Upavesasana (Squat Pose) or Malasana (Garland Pose) Chapter 5 Twists Bharadvajasana (Seated Twist Pose) Supta Matsyendrasana (Reclined or Supine Twist Pose) Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord-of-the-Fishes Pose) Chapter 6 Prone and Supine Asanas Prone: Makarasana (Crocodile Pose) Chakravakasana (Cat/Cow Stretch or Sunbird Pose) Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose) Dhanurasana (Bow Pose) Supine: Purvottanasana (Reverse or Upward Plank Pose) Shavasana (Corpse Pose) Chapter 7 Inversions Adho Mukha Svanasana (Down Dog Pose) Setu Bandhasana (Half Bridge Pose) Viparita Karani (Legs Up the Wall) Prasarita Padottanasana A (Wide-Legged Forward Bend A) Adho Mukha Vrkshasana (Handstand Pose) Shirshasana (Headstand Pose) Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand Pose) Halasana (Plough Pose) Chapter 8 Forward and Backward Bends Forward: Balasana (Childs Pose) Uttanasana (Standing Forward-Bend Pose) Parsvottanasana (Pyramid Pose) Janu Sirsasana (Head to Knee Forward Bend Pose) Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend) Backward: Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose) Anjaneyasana (Crescent Pose) Ustrasana (Camel Pose) Urdva Mukha Svanasana (Up Dog Pose) Shalabhasana (Locust Pose) Matsyasana (Fish Pose) Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose) Chapter 9 Balancings Anjaneyasana (Crescent Moon) Parighasana (Crossbar or Gate Pose) Vrkhasana (Tree Pose) Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose) Virabhadrasana III (Warrior Pose III) Garudasana (Eagle Pose) Natarajasana (Lord of the Dance Pose) Bakasana (Crane Pose) Chapter 10 The Subtle Body and Fascia