Kokoro yoga Maximize your human potential and develop the spirit of a warrior

Mark Divine

Book - 2016

"This is Warrior Yoga, New York Times bestselling author and retired Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine's latest contribution to mental and physical achievement exercises started with 8 Weeks to SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind. This is not your average yoga book. Using Coach Divine's signature integrated training curriculum, Warrior Yoga is an intense physical workout designed for both the nation's elite special ops soldiers, and the regular athlete with the heart and mind of a warrior. His tried and true warrior sequences are designed to be simple and flexible. These short, powerful drills can be done from home or on the road to enhance existing workout regimens and cultivate new ones. The sequences are targeted and focused to... adapt to any athlete's physical and mental capabilities including those rehabilitating from injuries and suffering from PTSD. Mark's decades of experience with amateur and professional athletes, active and aspiring Navy SEALS, and wounded warriors uniquely qualify him as an expert motivator and teacher. To be a SEALFITTM Yoga Warrior requires a harmonious balance between mental and physical toughness, strength, and agility. Mark's short digestible exercises will help any athlete hone their fitness routine to reach their fullest potential, combining the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of an unbeatable mind and body program."

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Published
New York : St. Martin's Griffin 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Mark Divine (author)
Other Authors
Catherine Divine (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781250067210
  • Foreword
  • 1. An M4 and a Yoga Mat
  • 2. The Pursuit of Maximum Human Potential
  • 3. The Strategies
  • 4. The Tactics
  • 5. Core and Supporting Sequences
  • 6. Poses and Movements
  • 7. Physiological and Psychological Benefits of Yoga
  • 8. Developing a Personal Practice
  • Appendix A. Functional Conditioning
  • Appendix B. Combat Conditioning
  • Appendix C. Conditioning Modules
  • About the Authors
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Former Navy SEAL commander Divine (Three Weeks to SEAL-Fit) makes a convincing case for yoga as a key part of "integrated warrior development," pointing to its mixture of physical, mental, and spiritual elements. Divine was already an accomplished martial artist when he discovered yoga as a natural next step in his training regimen. Inspired by Paramhansa Yogananda's classic Autobiography of a Yogi, he studied the discipline in depth and crafted his own practice for use "at home or in the field." His book offers a lifelong training model that is purposeful, balanced, and flexible, interpreting different aspects of yoga's often-arcane precepts as a series of clearly explained strategies. The core of the book is chapter five, which offers seven illustrated sequences of traditional yoga poses, meditation, and breathing methods enriched with visualization techniques and combat conditioning moves. The physiological and psychological benefits of yoga are also enumerated and explained; these include enhanced body control, core strength, flexibility, increased stamina, and immunity. Beyond its instructional value, much of the book's appeal comes from the author's personal narrative and his presentation of himself as the epitome of a warrior in body and mind. B&w photographs. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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