Sherri Baptiste & Megan Scott 
Yoga with Weights For Dummies [EPUB ebook] 

Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started 7
Chapter 1: Introducing Yoga with Weights 9
Chapter 2: Gearing Up 29
Chapter 3: Preparing for Your First Workout 37
Part II: Mastering the Basics 51
Chapter 4: A Breath of Fresh Air: Yoga Breathing Techniques 53
Chapter 5: Making the Mind and Body Connection 65
Chapter 6: Warming Up and Cooling Down 73
Chapter 7: From Head to Toe: The Balanced Workout 101
Part III: Refining Your Technique 123
Chapter 8: Waking Up Your Mind and Body: The Energy Workout 125
Chapter 9: Taking It Easy: The Restorative Workout 141
Chapter 10: Pumping You Up: The Strengthening Workout 157
Chapter 11: Releasing Your Athlete Within: The Endurance Workout 171
Chapter 12: Iron Abs: The Belly-Burner Workout 191
Part IV: Personalizing Your Program 207
Chapter 13: Eating to Enhance Your Yoga-with-Weights Workout 209
Chapter 14: Addressing Body Aches and Pains 219
Chapter 15: Toning and Focusing on Different Body Areas 235
Part V: Addressing Special Situations 255
Chapter 16: Improving Your Game 257
Chapter 17: Girl Talk 287
Chapter 18: Exercises for Seniors 297
Part VI: The Part of Tens 317
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Stay Motivated 319
Chapter 20: Ten Myths about Yoga with Weights 325
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Chart Your Progress 331
Appendix: Resources 337
Index 343

Sherri Baptiste is an inspirational teacher at the forefront
of yoga training in the United States. She was born into a rich
heritage and family of pioneering teachers; her parents,
Magaña and Walt Baptiste, established yoga on the West Coast
in the mid-1950s. Her brother, Baron Baptiste, authored the book
Journey into Power: How to Sculpt Your Ideal Body, Free Your
True Self, and Transform Your Life With Yoga (Fireside).
Sherri has been teaching yoga since her teens and is the founder of
’Baptiste Power of Yoga, ’ a nationally recognized yoga
method, as well as a yoga-with-weights teacher-training program and
a yoga teacher certification and advancing studies program
recognized by Yoga Alliance. Sherri presents classes and
workshops throughout the United States; she’s a presenter for
Western Athletics’ Bay Clubs, Gold’s Gym, Nautilus,
Equinox, IDEA World Fitness, Body Mind Spirit, ECA; and she offers
many yoga retreats, including retreats at Kripalu, Omega, Haramara,
Green Gulch Zen Center, Rancho La Puerta Spa, and Feathered Pipe
Ranch. A radio and television personality, she’s featured in
video, DVD, and CD ’Power of Yoga’ and ’Power of
Meditation’ programs. You can learn more about Sherri at the
following Web sites: www.powerofyoga.com and
www.yogawithweights.com.
Megan Scott, Ph D, is a doctor of integrative medicine,
sports rehabilitation, and clinical psychology specializing in
advanced healing techniques. She has 20 years of training and
practice in mind-body, self-regulation techniques. Dr. Scott
combines her knowledge of science and self-healing in her clinical
settings, highlighted by using the left/right brain neuro
rebalancing technique for self-healing. She teaches at California
Pacific Medical Center, the Institute for Health and Healing, and
the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry. She’s also
a founder, director, and contributing researcher at the Chronic
Pain Institute. In her private practice, she teaches Anusara yoga
and yoga therapy classes, biofeedback training, and alternative
psychotherapy. Her mission is to assist her students in discovering
their own greatness and to awaken her students’ passion for
yoga and all its gifts.