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The Yoga Habit

Learn the Poses, Get into the Habit

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6-11/16"W x 8-9/16"H | 13 oz | 1 per carton
On sale Dec 15, 2026 | 192 Pages | 9798217310623

The trickiest part of taking up yoga is turning it into a habit that sticks

It’s hard enough learning how to perform yoga poses. But where do you start with devising a session? How do you fit it into a busy day and how do you avoid burn out or falling into a rut?

This is the only beginner’s guide to yoga that puts habit formation front and center. Clear, authoritative demonstrations of yoga moves are combined with habit-forming strategies, progressive training plans in granular detail, and ideas for how to vary and adapt both individual moves and your sessions to cope with life’s changes, big and small.

The Yoga Habit will help you take the plunge, kick start, restart, adapt, simplify, and challenge so that you give yourself the best possible chance of becoming a yoga practitioner for life.
© Murawski Photography
Ann Swanson, MS, LMT, C-IAYT, ERYT500, is the author of the best-selling book Science of Yoga, translated into over 15 languages, and now Meditation for the Real World. With a Master of Science in Yoga Therapy, Ann blends cutting-edge research with ancient wisdom, resulting in realistic techniques you won’t just learn – you’ll learn to live by! Connect with Ann and get free audio meditations and meditation music to complement this book at www.MeditationForTheRealWorld.com View titles by Ann Swanson
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The trickiest part of taking up yoga is turning it into a habit that sticks

It’s hard enough learning how to perform yoga poses. But where do you start with devising a session? How do you fit it into a busy day and how do you avoid burn out or falling into a rut?

This is the only beginner’s guide to yoga that puts habit formation front and center. Clear, authoritative demonstrations of yoga moves are combined with habit-forming strategies, progressive training plans in granular detail, and ideas for how to vary and adapt both individual moves and your sessions to cope with life’s changes, big and small.

The Yoga Habit will help you take the plunge, kick start, restart, adapt, simplify, and challenge so that you give yourself the best possible chance of becoming a yoga practitioner for life.

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© Murawski Photography
Ann Swanson, MS, LMT, C-IAYT, ERYT500, is the author of the best-selling book Science of Yoga, translated into over 15 languages, and now Meditation for the Real World. With a Master of Science in Yoga Therapy, Ann blends cutting-edge research with ancient wisdom, resulting in realistic techniques you won’t just learn – you’ll learn to live by! Connect with Ann and get free audio meditations and meditation music to complement this book at www.MeditationForTheRealWorld.com View titles by Ann Swanson
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