Everyday Yoga

Sage Rountree is America's leading expert on yoga for athletes. She is a certified endurance sports coach as well as an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. She is a featured instructor at Kripalu and offers yoga workshops for athletes and coaches around the country as well as at Carolina Yoga Company, a yoga studio she co-owns. An accomplished competitor in running and triathlon, Sage has raced distances from sprint triathlon to Ironman ®, 400 meters to 40 miles, including the Boston Marathon and the 2008 Short-Course Age-Group World Championship in Vancouver, Canada, where she represented the U.S. as a member of Team USA. Sage is a frequent contributor to Runner's World, Triathlete, Competitor, and Yoga Journal magazines and has contributed to USA Triathlon Life, VeloNews, Running Times, Inside Triathlon, and Endurance magazines. Sage is the author of The Athlete's Guide to Yoga, The Runner's Guide to Yoga, The Athlete's Pocket Guide to Yoga, and The Athlete's Guide to Recovery.

Introduction

Part 1: Building Your Everyday Practice

How to Use This Book
Guidelines for Practicing Yoga
Creating Nourishing Practices
Where, When, and How Often to PracticePart 2: Everyday Yoga Routines

Whole-Body Warm-Ups
Standing Routines for Strength and Balance
Mat Routines for Core Strength and Hip Flexibility
Restorative Cool-DownsPart 3: Everyday Yoga Practices

Short Practices

Core Strength and Stability
Lower-Body Strength and Stability
Lower-Body Flexibility and Mobility
Upper-Body Strength and Stability
Upper-Body Flexibility and Mobility
Relaxation and RecoveryLong Practices

Whole-Body Balance
Core Strength and Stability
Lower-Body Strength and Stability
Lower-Body Flexibility and Mobility
Upper-Body Strength and Stability
Upper-Body Flexibility and Mobility
Relaxation and RecoveryPart 4: Organizing Your Everyday Yoga

Everyday Yoga
Every-Other-Day Yoga
Twice-a-Week YogaAcknowledgments

About the Models

About the Author