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Stop Stretching!: A new yogic approach to master your body and live pain-free. Kindle Edition

by Yogi Aaron (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 129 ratings
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Prevent injuries, restore balance to your body, and live pain-free.

Yogi Aaron is no stranger to pain. For decades, he seriously abused his body in the name of fitness and yoga. After a brush with a spinal fusion, Yogi Aaron began to ask, Why are we stretching, and how much flexibility do we really need?In his quest to answer this question, Yogi Aaron discovered a shocking truth:

The fitness industry’s obsession with stretching is causing unnecessary, catastrophic pain and injury. It’s time to stop the flexibility madness.

Stop Stretching! is the book for anyone who wants to restore balance to their body through yoga and begin their pain-free journey. You’ll learn:

Part 1: Stop Stretching: Why the conventional wisdom on stretching is causing you more harm than good—and what to do instead.

Part 2: Applied Yoga Anatomy and Muscle Activation (AYAMA™): Simple techniques to activate your muscles and strengthen your neuromuscular system so you can finally swap pain and injuries for stability and strength.

Part 3: Dare to Live Pain-Free: How to release your attachment to suffering and tap into your soul’s purpose.

Bonus: 4 Yoga Sequences to Change Your Life: Easy yoga sequences to activate your muscles and build a strong and stable body that can withstand life’s daily stressors

If you’re tired of living in pain or hopping from one injury to the next, why not try a new strategy? Stop Stretching! will help you reframe how you think about yoga and flexibility so you can revolutionize your practice and transform your relationship with pain.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BFDFDF6K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yogi Aaron; 1st edition (September 14, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 14, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Yogi Aaron

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One of the most sought-after teachers today, Yogi Aaron, is trailblazing a new path in the world of yoga. Known for his unorthodox perspectives on stretching and flexibility and how both cause more harm than good, his teachings aim to help as many people as possible live a pain-free life so they can realize yoga's true intentions - to manifest and live their life purpose.

He is the creator of the revolutionary approach to yoga — Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ (AYAMA), host of the yoga podcast ‘Stop Stretching’, author of ‘Autobiography of a Naked Yogi and ‘Stop Stretching! A New Yogic Approach To Master Your Body + Live Pain-Free', and is the Owner of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa in Costa Rica, where he leads Yoga Teacher Training Immersions year-round for students from all across the globe.

Yogi Aaron’s sense of humor, contagious laugh, courageous and adventurous spirit, and his own healing journey of overcoming pain and discovering and living his true life’s purpose makes him a stand-out and favored leading yoga teacher today.

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A new way of looking at how we use our muscles, and how we can improve their function.
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A new way of looking at how we use our muscles, and how we can improve their function.
This books asks the question, "who are you without your pain?"So many people are living with chronic muscle pain without understanding what might be causing it. Even if you have no pain at all now, age comes for all of us eventually. Start getting your muscles activated now, and your 80 year old self might just thank you.In this book Yogi Aaron looks at human anatomy through the lens of Yoga practice and muscle activation techniques and the results are nothing short of astounding. You can see from the before and after images of the same pose performed minutes apart that the results from using these muscle activation techniques are clear and substantial.If you're curious about how your muscles function from an anatomical viewpoint, and perhaps how to get them functioning better, then this book is for you.Yogi Aaron is a bright, warm, and welcoming human who thrives on both learning and teaching others.The path of life is often dark and uncertain, but he is there holding the lantern and showing the way.
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Elizabeth Aponte
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE this book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2023
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I LOVE this book! The AYAMA techniques detailed in this book has really helped me with the pain I experience from kyphosis. I have been consistently practicing the techniques and I can dramatically see and feel a difference in the way I stand and sit. I feel taller and more stabilized. What I love is that whenever I happen to feel discomfort or tightness in another area of my body, I can flip through this book to a set of exercises and create a regime to bring my body back to a more supported and stabilized place. What I also love is that these exercises are simple yet effective. Sometimes lifting weights (which I love doing) feels like too much for my body due to fibromyalgia. Yet these AYAMA exercises are very effective and target what muscles I need activated without putting my body through too much stress. Of course there are days where my body needs a rest because the pain can be debilitating. But movement is really important for management. It’s all about balance. I’m so grateful to have this book!!
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Danielle
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent detail and explanation
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
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Not Stretching has been my soapbox forever!! Finally someone has put it into text and made it so easy to explain!!
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Sandy Partridge
5.0 out of 5 stars THIS REALLY WORKS!
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2023
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I am so grateful that I found this book! I have been involved in the health and fitness industry for almost 20 years, including teaching yoga, as well as massage therapy as my main career. All those years, I have been trained to promote stretching, and even stretched almost daily myself. I have suffered from chronic low back pain for many years and always thought stretching tight hamstrings was the remedy- but if I'm being honest with myself, stretching made it worse because I now know I was overdoing it. I just thought chronic pain was the norm and that stretching was possibly keeping it from getting worse!

Recently, my boyfriend severely injured his low back at work. He was barely able to get through he day without crippling pain, so I decided to have him try some of the exercises recommended to treat low back pain in Yogi Aaron's book. Miraculously, it took only a couple of days for him to feel a significant improvement! Of course, I've been following the protocol myself and it really has helped me so much!

This book is now my Bible, and I am definitely incorporating lots of these moves into my yoga and massage practice. I HIGHLY recommend this book to everyone, whether suffering from chronic pain or not, because it helps you understand anatomy and how muscles work together. This book is easy to follow with lots of valid research documented to back up the AYAMA method. Don't be intimidated by all of the anatomy involved, he makes it all very easy and painless to understand!

I hope you try this book!

With much gratitude,

Sandra Partridge
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Mike Sullivan
5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive and easy-to-understand foundation on the stop stretching movement!
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023
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Yogi Aaron gives a really candid and extremely comprehensive review on why stretching can be detrimental to your physical health, how to move your body differently in a way that strengthens and stabilizes, and gives an incredibly no-nonsense approach to the science behind it.

I have had the pleasure of working with and learning from Yogi Aaron directly and one thing I will say is that he is extremely thorough in his research and doesn't cut corners. When he wants to learn something, he's all in and puts 100% of his effort, time, and energy into understanding it fully and being able to explain it in a way that's easy to understand. He's one of the hardest working individuals I have come across in this industry and it takes incredible courage to stand up and go against the grain of what is popular and trendy.

Thank you for your candid look at the facts and for helping the general public really understand their bodies better and start moving in healthier ways.
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cathy
5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024
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Great thoughts on stopping and relieving pain, both physical and emotional. Look forward to meeting you Yogi Aaron and learning more of these principles at teacher training. Namaste.
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Mary R Gates
4.0 out of 5 stars This is how to stay active
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2023
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Stop stretching challenges the mind set that stretching is a healthy practice.
Yogi Aaron explains how stretching can lead to injury and provides an easy to understand overview of yoga teachings and Applied Yoga Anatomy and Muscle Activation(AYAMA). In AYAMA a select muscle group is activated by isolation and contraction. It relieves muscle tightness and pain by increasing strength and stability. AYAMA techniques for 7 major muscle groups are provided and easy to follow. There many examples of the effective pain relief of AYAMA and Yogi Aaron shares his personal path to overcome chronic pain using AYAMA.
I recommend this book for anyone who wants to stay active and pain free.
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Huma Gruaz
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all yoga students and teachers filled with valuable and practical information
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2023
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"Stop Stretching" is the kind of book you cannot put down once you start reading it. It is written with deep knowledge of anatomy and how yoga can have a profound effect on your pain management if it is used properly. The writer, Yogi Aaron, a highly respected and sought-after yoga teacher, has created an innovative, science-based and easily accessible path in the world of yoga that will reframe the way we all look at the yoga practice. The book integrates thousands of years of yoga tradition with evidence-based research. Yogi Aaron has weaved his first-hand personal experience into this rich information to provide easy to understand solutions to yogis looking to have a more profound and mindful practice that will help them enhance the longevity of their bodies while deepening the joy of the practice. Thank you for this wonderful guide to us teachers and students.
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Top reviews from other countries

Les
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative, gives you a new perspective on stretching!!!
Reviewed in Canada on November 22, 2022
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The book is easy to read and follow the instructions for activating the desired muscle. This book could benefit not only people practicing or teaching yoga. The release of this book could not have come at a better time, with millions of people who have been working from home sitting hunched over computers for hours a day for the past couple years!! They too will benefit!! Good job Aaron!
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Selina Wirz
5.0 out of 5 stars Active Muscle Activation Praxis - Painfree life - Stabilisation, Mobilisation
Reviewed in Germany on April 29, 2023
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Aaron show an alternative way to stretching. He shows how to use the muscle on a neuromuscular level. His books shows how to activate the right muscles. He explains how to improve the communication between the body and the brain in order to gain more stability and a tpainfree life. In his book he shows the different styles of mobilisation praxis such as backbends, forward bends, laterals, extensions, twists and there are different advice for different kind of sports or pain issues. Very valuable book. Also if you are a runner you might get some good hints in terms of how to prepare your muscles for a run and gain stability.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must have!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2022
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A refreshingly honest, down to earth, and practical guide to becoming a true yogi. Aaron's approach is based on the philosophy that 'yoga is a way to harness the primordial energy of the body to calm the mind and achieve a greater understanding of oneself and the universe '. It is a book about who you are without pain. It is about becoming the best person you can possibly be, not just for yourself but for your family, friends and the rest of the world. When we experience pain and instability in our bodies , our intrinsic wisdom dampens. This makes our lives more challenging and prevents us from being our true selves. Aaron explains and demonstrates clearly, how AYAMA - Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation helps to improve stability in our body, to heal past injuries, prevent further injury and take back control of our life. Whether you are a novice or an experienced yogi, this little book is, I believe, essential reading.
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John heffernan
5.0 out of 5 stars Please stop Stretching..
Reviewed in Australia on April 8, 2023
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Great book,a real eye opener.I have been following Aaron's approach to stabilising my back muscles instead of stretching them out and I must say a week in and my pain has diminished greatly.I'm very excited for the future😍Can't recommend this book highly enough ...👍👍👍
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Matt V
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and practical knowledge!
Reviewed in Canada on October 21, 2022
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Aaron's wisdom and expertise on yoga and how to strengthen the body is a gift. Practical and easy to read, this book is a fantastic addition to anyone's self improvement or wellness library.
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