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Secondarily, the spine allows tremendous range of movement. Unfortunately, in modern yoga \t\t\tpractice we find the primacy of these two functions reversed, with flexibility prized over stability. \t\t\tThis focus on spinal mobility comes at a grave cost to many students. Stability is lost, and when that \t\t\thappens, dysfunction and pain often follow. \t\t\t   \t\t\tJust as all tissues and areas of the body need a healthy \t\t\tamount of stress to regain and maintain optimal health, so too our spine needs the appropriate levels \t\t\tof stress to remain functional throughout our lives. How we choose to exercise the spine makes a \t\t\tdifference, though. Knowing the way the spine is built, specifically, how your spine is built, will \t\t\tallow you to tailor your exercises wisely to match your goals. \t\t\t   \t\t\tYour Spine, Your Yoga is the second \t\t\tbook in the Your Body, Your Yoga series and focuses on the axial body―the core, from the sacral complex, \t\t\twhich includes the pelvis, sacrum, and sacroiliac joint, through the lumbar and thoracic segments of \t\t\tthe spine, to the cervical complex, which includes the neck and head. The structural components of \t\t\teach segment are examined: from the bones, to the joints, ligaments, fascia, tendons, muscles, and \t\t\teven the neurological and blood systems. The range and implications of human variations are presented, \t\t\tas well as the ways these variations may affect individual yoga practices. The sources of restrictions \t\t\tto movement are investigated through answering the question “What Stops Me?” The answers presented \t\t\trun through a spectrum, beginning with various types of tensile resistance to three kinds of compressive \t\t\tresistance. \t\t\t   \t\t\tWhether the reader is a novice to yoga, anatomy, or both, or a seasoned practitioner with \t\t\tan in-depth knowledge in these fields, this book will be valuable. For the novice, there are easily \t\t\tunderstood illustrations and photographs, as well as sidebars highlighting the most important topics. \t\t\tFor the anatomy geek, other sidebars focus on the complexity of the topic, with hundreds of references \t\t\tprovided for further investigation. For the yoga teacher, sidebars suggest how to bring this knowledge \t\t\tinto the classroom. 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