Anatomy of Hatha Yoga - H. David Coulter
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Oh, how brilliant!
Notes
| Page Number | Keywords | Main Idea | Index Card Response | Longer form discussion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Essence of the practice, awareness | Awareness is the key issue of Haha Yoga. So long as it is scattered, you are a beginner | Need to be completely honest with yourself. You cannot fool your way into completed, focused awareness. | |
| 18 | Progression, joints | Hatha yoga begins with strengthening the joints, and then progresses to stretching and flexibility. | ||
| 21 | principle, gravity | First principle of movement: we exist within a gravitational field. | ||
| 23-28 | muscle anatomy | Muscle | ||
| 29-36 | nervous system | Will: decision-making process (unknown), volition: actual initiation of on-off- commands from the brain (empirical). Upper motor neurons: cell bodies reside in the cerebral cortex (important for controlling willed activity), lower motor neurons: cell bodies reside in the spinal chord (directly innervate skeletal muscles; people refer to these when commonly saying motor neurons). | ||