aerobic YOGA
The Cosmic Fountain of Youth Workout
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“Yoga in Action, Meditation in Motion” is the top line of thinking behind the Aerobic Yoga, The Cosmic Fountain of Youth workout.
This inspirational “revolutionary” fitness system is prefect for today's world. We combine the elements of two great cultures, the static Hatha Yoga poses of India with the fluid, continuous motion, martial arts technique of Tai Chi from China.
For thousands of years, people all over the globe have greeted the Sun, Moon, and Earth with symbolic rituals that acknowledge nature's tremendous power. Beginning and ending the day's activity also sets their rhythm. In ancient times, these rituals offered a comforting stability in an often frightening world. Today, similar rituals are an effective way to combat the stress and anxiety of our modern era.
Aging is a complex, biochemical, psychological, and physical process. Babies’ bodies are free from tension, their skin is alive and free of wrinkles, and their breathing is perfect. They are vigorous and regenerate quickly. In old age, our bodies can become stiff and out of alignment, our range of motion can become limited, our skin dry and wrinkled, and our breathing short and shallow. Regeneration is slow and narrow, and there is no life force/prana. This deterioration, however, is not inevitable since the only factor of the aging process we cannot change is genetics. Most of what we think of as the typical effects of aging can be prevented and controlled. By consistently practicing the stretching and breathing exercises of The Cosmic Fountain of Youth, we can dramatically slow down, stabilize, and even reverse this deterioration.
Aerobic Yoga, The Cosmic Fountain of Youth Workout is designed for people of all ages and in all stages of physical proficiency. You will profit from the exercise whether you are a Yogi or Yogini or you have never taken a yoga class. You will see progress whether you are in perfect health or suffer from spinal, circulatory, or other health problems. You will benefit from the Aerobic Yoga workout whether you have never exercised, or you play sports on weekends, or you are a professional athlete. The Cosmic Fountain of Youth works with all major muscle groups, including those you rarely notice.
With regular practice, you will realize the maximum benefit in a minimal amount of time. By vigorously performing the workout, you will achieve a superior level of aerobic fitness. You will be amazed at how quickly you experience improvement in your flexibility, strength, stamina, and most crucially, controlled abdominal breathing.
It is certain that the intriguing, “revolutionary” novelty of the book, with a beautiful, engaging cover and the artistic, detailed photos, the expertly written instructions, presented by the internationally renowned actress Yvette Mimieux and acclaimed yoga master Szabolcs Atzel-Bethlen, will guarantee, that the solar-lunar-terrestrial cosmic workout will be an astronomical success.
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About the Book
The cornerstone of Aerobic Yoga, The Cosmic Fountain of Youth Workout, consists of three, nonstop exercise cycles; The Salutation to the Sun/Surya Namaskar, Salutation to the Moon/Chandra Namaskar, and Salutation to the Earth/Prithvi Namaskar.
The Salutation to the Sun is a universally known, ancient exercise. It has been practiced at sunrise for centuries to release spinal stiffness accumulated during sleep. What makes Aerobic Yoga unique and “revolutionary” is that by creating and adding two new cycles to the Salutation to the Sun, the three cycles together are elevated to a complete exercise system. The different processes represent three different degrees of difficulties of execution.
The essence of this endless cycle is, by not resting between yoga poses, as Hatha Yoga does, a high level of aerobic fitness is achieved, hence the title, Aerobic Yoga.
Because the workout acknowledges the Sun, Moon and Earth rituals, it promotes health, vigor and longevity, combats stress, and anxiety, therefore the subtitle, The Cosmic Fountain of Youth Workout.
The book is divided into four major parts. The introduction elaborates on topics of how The Cosmic Fountain of Youth developed, and why it is the yoga exercise for today's world.
Who will benefit from this book? An essential part of the introduction is the detailed step-by-step instructions on how to use the book.
Reasons and realities, the second part, expands on and instructs the principles and executions of breathing, relaxation, concentration, balance, stretching, the execution of the technique, as well as the frequency, length, time of practice, eating, drinking before the workout, and how to treat injuries.
The third part informs the practical questions and answers like; “What should I wear? What is the ideal surface for the workout? Where should I set the thermostat? What if I pull a muscle? What does it mean if I have a headache or feel dizzy during or after practice? What if I experience muscle twitches, spasms, or cramps? Can I do the workout in a sauna?”
The actual Aerobic Yoga workout program is presented in the fourth part. Before you practice the cycles, you will learn the poses individually. After you memorize the poses and processes, you can become your own instructor. You will decide the intensity and duration of your workout. For a basic program, you will perform each cycle twice before going on to the next one. For a robust aerobic activity, repeat each process three or four times.
The book presents the workout cycles in three colors for easy use.
About the Author
Yoga Master Szabolcs Atzel-Bethlen, or Saby, as he is called by many of his students, is a native of Hungary. He immigrated to the United States in 1977. Before leaving his country, he became a Licentiate Clinical Psychologist at Lawrence Eotvos University of Science in Budapest.
Saby practiced and coached martial arts before teaching Ashtanga Yoga. He has been a member of the world's most prestigious Kodokan Judo Institute of Tokyo. Before establishing his Yoga College of Beverly Hills in 1982, he continued his studies in India and Japan and traveled extensively in Asia, including Nepal, Myanmar, and Thailand.
His basic Hatha Yoga workout promotes health and longevity through the principles of harmony and balance, a balance between body and mind, and a balance between strength and flexibility. He gives absolute priority to the science of breathing, Pranayama. Hatha Yoga is a part of the Ashtanga Yoga System.
Saby taught Ashtanga Yoga to a list of clients that reads like a Who's Who of Hollywood. Every known award and honor in the entertainment industry can be found among his students, a stellar assembly that includes such talents as Academy Award nominated actress, director, producer, writer, artist Yvette Mimieux, actress Raquel Welch, Lifetime Achievement Award winning director, producer, choreographer Stanley Donen, Vice-Chairman of Warner Brothers, Chairman of Yahoo, Terry Semel, Rams football team owner, opera singer Georgia Frontiere, Sports Illustrated publisher Bob Miller, four-time Academy Award winning costume and set designer Milena Canonero, Academy Award winning director, producer Lili Fini Zanuck, mega-producer Gale Anne Hurd and countless other celebrities and prominent personalities.
Saby lives in West Hollywood, California, and has taught Ashtanga Yoga for forty years in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Paris, Rome, Cannes, and Gstaad, Switzerland.