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Paralympic swimming (UEB Uncontracted)
This page shows four images: the top two show a competitor performing the breaststroke, the bottom two show the front crawl. The water level is just above half way up each image. Each image has a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up.The breast stroke (top) - These two images show a swimmer from the side facing to the right and wearing a swimming cap. She has only one leg visible. In the image to the left, the swimmer has her legs (only one is shown) stretched out to the left under the surface of the water. To the right, she has her head above the surface of the water looking to the right. One of the lenses of her swimming goggles is visible. Down the page are her arms. The one to the right has been amputated below the elbow. She is pushing down and back with her arms to propel her body forward. In the second image, on the right, the swimmer has her legs bent doing a frog kick . She has her arms stretched out to the front in readiness to push back again. The front crawl (bottom) - These images show a swimmer performing the front crawl. He is seen from the side and facing to the right. One of his legs has been amputated below the knee. In the image on the left, the swimmer has his legs stretched out to the left, doing a scissor kick. He moves alternate legs up and down to give him forward motion. To the right his body is twisted towards you. He has one arm in the air with his hand pointing forward, about to enter the water and push him to the right. Down the page is his head, facing right with his nose below the level of the water and his other arm powering him forward. In the image on the right, the swimmer again has his legs stretched out to the left, doing a scissor kick. To the right, his body has turned away from you and you can now see his back. His arm that was previously down the page, in the water, is now in the air and stretched out to the left. He is swinging it forward to enter the water. His other arm is pointing to the right in the water. It is pushing down and back to propel him to the right.
Paralympic sitting volleyball (Large Print)
This page has three images on it: a player sitting and serving the ball, a player about to return the ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a volleyball court. Members of the team have mixed disabilities. Players must keep one buttock on the ground during an attack. Each image has a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Player serving the ball - The image on the top left of the page shows a player seen from the side, serving the ball. She is sitting facing right. In the top left corner of the image, she has her arm held up, ready to strike the ball in the top centre. Her other arm is down from the ball. She has just thrown the ball up to serve. Further down the page are the player's body and her leg on the ground stretched out to the right. Player about to return the ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows a player seen from above, lying on his back about to strike the ball in the top right corner. Down and left from the ball are the player's hands. Further down and left are his head, his body and his legs. His leg on the right has been amputated above the knee and his leg to the left, below the knee. Diagram of volleyball court - This diagram on the right of the page shows the volleyball court and the six members of each team. The players are represented here by large dots and crosses. The net is set to 1.15 metres high for men's matches and 1.05 metres for women. It is shown as a heavy dashed line and extends horizontally across the centre of the diagram. Above and below this are the attack lines, two metres from the net. The court is 6 metres wide and 10 metres long.
Paralympic sitting volleyball (UEB Contracted)
This page has three images on it: a player sitting and serving the ball, a player about to return the ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a volleyball court. Members of the team have mixed disabilities. Players must keep one buttock on the ground during an attack. Each image has a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Player serving the ball - The image on the top left of the page shows a player seen from the side, serving the ball. She is sitting facing right. In the top left corner of the image, she has her arm held up, ready to strike the ball in the top centre. Her other arm is down from the ball. She has just thrown the ball up to serve. Further down the page are the player's body and her leg on the ground stretched out to the right. Player about to return the ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows a player seen from above, lying on his back about to strike the ball in the top right corner. Down and left from the ball are the player's hands. Further down and left are his head, his body and his legs. His leg on the right has been amputated above the knee and his leg to the left, below the knee. Diagram of volleyball court - This diagram on the right of the page shows the volleyball court and the six members of each team. The players are represented here by large dots and crosses. The net is set to 1.15 metres high for men's matches and 1.05 metres for women. It is shown as a heavy dashed line and extends horizontally across the centre of the diagram. Above and below this are the attack lines, two metres from the net. The court is 6 metres wide and 10 metres long.
Paralympic sitting volleyball (UEB Uncontracted)
This page has three images on it: a player sitting and serving the ball, a player about to return the ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a volleyball court. Members of the team have mixed disabilities. Players must keep one buttock on the ground during an attack. Each image has a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Player serving the ball - The image on the top left of the page shows a player seen from the side, serving the ball. She is sitting facing right. In the top left corner of the image, she has her arm held up, ready to strike the ball in the top centre. Her other arm is down from the ball. She has just thrown the ball up to serve. Further down the page are the player's body and her leg on the ground stretched out to the right. Player about to return the ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows a player seen from above, lying on his back about to strike the ball in the top right corner. Down and left from the ball are the player's hands. Further down and left are his head, his body and his legs. His leg on the right has been amputated above the knee and his leg to the left, below the knee. Diagram of volleyball court - This diagram on the right of the page shows the volleyball court and the six members of each team. The players are represented here by large dots and crosses. The net is set to 1.15 metres high for men's matches and 1.05 metres for women. It is shown as a heavy dashed line and extends horizontally across the centre of the diagram. Above and below this are the attack lines, two metres from the net. The court is 6 metres wide and 10 metres long.
Clasping feet yoga posture (UEB Contracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a front view of a woman seated on the floor on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image in the top of the page is the full clasping feet posture. The top of the image is the womans head which is looking forward and downwards slightly. Her arms go straight down from her shoulders. She wears a vest. Her upper legs go out at right angles to her body left and right. They are acutely bent at the knee so the lower legs come back right and left and her feet touch each other. She wears leggings. The soles of the feet are rolled out slightly and she grasps her feet with her fingers and thumbs. The image in the bottom of the page is the easy or beginner's clasping feet posture. She also wears a vest and leggings. The top of the image is the womans head which is looking forwards. Her arms go down from her shoulders to the left and right. Her upper legs go out at near right angles to her body left and right. They are bent at the knee so the lower legs come back right and left and the feet nearly touch each other just in front of her. Her hands rest on her shins.
Clasping feet yoga posture (UEB Uncontracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a front view of a woman seated on the floor on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image in the top of the page is the full clasping feet posture. The top of the image is the womans head which is looking forward and downwards slightly. Her arms go straight down from her shoulders. She wears a vest. Her upper legs go out at right angles to her body left and right. They are acutely bent at the knee so the lower legs come back right and left and her feet touch each other. She wears leggings. The soles of the feet are rolled out slightly and she grasps her feet with her fingers and thumbs. The image in the bottom of the page is the easy or beginner's clasping feet posture. She also wears a vest and leggings. The top of the image is the womans head which is looking forwards. Her arms go down from her shoulders to the left and right. Her upper legs go out at near right angles to her body left and right. They are bent at the knee so the lower legs come back right and left and the feet nearly touch each other just in front of her. Her hands rest on her shins.
Corpse yoga posture (Large Print)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. This is an image of a woman lying on the ground from above. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The womas head is to the left and feet to the right. She wears a vest and leggings. She is in a very relaxed position as though about to go to sleep, but will not. Her face on the left looks up at you. To the right of this is her body. Up and down from her upper body her arms go out straight from her shoulders. Her palms face upwards. Her legs go out right and straight from her hips, one up slightly one slightly down.
Corpse yoga posture (UEB Contracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. This is an image of a woman lying on the ground from above. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The womas head is to the left and feet to the right. She wears a vest and leggings. She is in a very relaxed position as though about to go to sleep, but will not. Her face on the left looks up at you. To the right of this is her body. Up and down from her upper body her arms go out straight from her shoulders. Her palms face upwards. Her legs go out right and straight from her hips, one up slightly one slightly down.
Corpse yoga posture(UEB Uncontracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. This is an image of a woman lying on the ground from above. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The womas head is to the left and feet to the right. She wears a vest and leggings. She is in a very relaxed position as though about to go to sleep, but will not. Her face on the left looks up at you. To the right of this is her body. Up and down from her upper body her arms go out straight from her shoulders. Her palms face upwards. Her legs go out right and straight from her hips, one up slightly one slightly down.
Forward bend - standing, legs wide yoga posture (Large Print)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a standing woman, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the top of the page is the full forward bend standing, legs wide posture. The woman wears a vest and leggings. She bends at the hip so her lower body faces forward and her upper body faces backwards. Her bottom is to the top and her feet to the bottom left and right of the page. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. Her upper body hangs down vertically in the centre of the image. Her arms are bent and touch the floor to the left and right of her head in the bottom centre of the image. Her head does not quite touch the floor. She is looking backwards so her face cannot be found. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the bottom of the page is the easy or beginner's forward bend standing, legs wide posture. The woman also wears a vest and leggings. She is seen from a three quarter view, so some of her front and some of her side on the right of the image are seen at the same time. Her bottom is to the top right and her feet to the bottom left and right of the page. Her upper body bent at the hips, goes diagonally down, forwards and left. Her arms stretch out diagonally down left and right. The upper arm to the left is hidden by the back of her head. She grasps her shins and looks at the floor so her face cannot be found. Her legs are straight. Her hair is tied up in a bun.
Forward bend - standing, legs wide yoga posture (UEB Uncontracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a standing woman, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the top of the page is the full forward bend standing, legs wide posture. The woman wears a vest and leggings. She bends at the hip so her lower body faces forward and her upper body faces backwards. Her bottom is to the top and her feet to the bottom left and right of the page. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. Her upper body hangs down vertically in the centre of the image. Her arms are bent and touch the floor to the left and right of her head in the bottom centre of the image. Her head does not quite touch the floor. She is looking backwards so her face cannot be found. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the bottom of the page is the easy or beginner's forward bend standing, legs wide posture. The woman also wears a vest and leggings. She is seen from a three quarter view, so some of her front and some of her side on the right of the image are seen at the same time. Her bottom is to the top right and her feet to the bottom left and right of the page. Her upper body bent at the hips, goes diagonally down, forwards and left. Her arms stretch out diagonally down left and right. The upper arm to the left is hidden by the back of her head. She grasps her shins and looks at the floor so her face cannot be found. Her legs are straight. Her hair is tied up in a bun.
Forward bend - standing, legs wide yoga posture (UEB Contracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a standing woman, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the top of the page is the full forward bend standing, legs wide posture. The woman wears a vest and leggings. She bends at the hip so her lower body faces forward and her upper body faces backwards. Her bottom is to the top and her feet to the bottom left and right of the page. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. Her upper body hangs down vertically in the centre of the image. Her arms are bent and touch the floor to the left and right of her head in the bottom centre of the image. Her head does not quite touch the floor. She is looking backwards so her face cannot be found. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the bottom of the page is the easy or beginner's forward bend standing, legs wide posture. The woman also wears a vest and leggings. She is seen from a three quarter view, so some of her front and some of her side on the right of the image are seen at the same time. Her bottom is to the top right and her feet to the bottom left and right of the page. Her upper body bent at the hips, goes diagonally down, forwards and left. Her arms stretch out diagonally down left and right. The upper arm to the left is hidden by the back of her head. She grasps her shins and looks at the floor so her face cannot be found. Her legs are straight. Her hair is tied up in a bun.
Deep standing forward bend posture (Large Print)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are four images of a standing woman, separated by two dashed lines on the page. In each image she wears a vest and leggings. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the top left of the page is a view from the side of the full deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces to the left and her upper body down and to the right. Her bottom is to the top right and her feet to the bottom left and right of the image. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. Her upper body is bent down diagonally left. Her arms are bent behind her back and her palms touch together with the fingers pointing down and left in the top left of the image so the forearms cannot be found. Her head is in the middle left of the image looking down and right. Her face touches her shin on the left. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the bottom left of the page is a view from the front of the full deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces forwards and her upper body down and backwards. Her bottom is to the top and her feet to the bottom of the page. Her legs are straight and go down the image. Her arms are bent behind her back with the upper arms going up the page and the lower arms left and right so her palms touch together with the fingers pointing down. Her head is in the in the lower middle of the image looking away so only the back of her head can be found. Her leg on the left is largely hidden by her head. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the top right of the page is a view from the side of the easy or beginner's deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces to the left and her upper body down and to the right. Her bottom is to the top right and her feet to the bottom left and right of the image. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. Her upper body is bent down diagonally left. Her arms are bent behind her back and her hands clasp the opposing elbow. The forearms cannot be found. Her head is in the middle left of the image looking down and right. Her face looks at her shin on the left. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the bottom right of the page is a view from the front of the easy or beginner's deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces forwards and her upper body down and backwards. Her bottom is to the top and her feet to the bottom of the page. Her legs are straight and go down the image. Her arms are bent behind her back with her hands clasping the opposing elbow. Her head is in the lower middle of the image looking away so only the back of her head can be found. Her leg on the left is largely hidden by her head. Her hair is tied up in a bun.
Deep standing forward bend posture (UEB Uncontracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are four images of a standing woman, separated by two dashed lines on the page. In each image she wears a vest and leggings. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the top left of the page is a view from the side of the full deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces to the left and her upper body down and to the right. Her bottom is to the top right and her feet to the bottom left and right of the image. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. Her upper body is bent down diagonally left. Her arms are bent behind her back and her palms touch together with the fingers pointing down and left in the top left of the image so the forearms cannot be found. Her head is in the middle left of the image looking down and right. Her face touches her shin on the left. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the bottom left of the page is a view from the front of the full deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces forwards and her upper body down and backwards. Her bottom is to the top and her feet to the bottom of the page. Her legs are straight and go down the image. Her arms are bent behind her back with the upper arms going up the page and the lower arms left and right so her palms touch together with the fingers pointing down. Her head is in the in the lower middle of the image looking away so only the back of her head can be found. Her leg on the left is largely hidden by her head. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the top right of the page is a view from the side of the easy or beginner's deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces to the left and her upper body down and to the right. Her bottom is to the top right and her feet to the bottom left and right of the image. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. Her upper body is bent down diagonally left. Her arms are bent behind her back and her hands clasp the opposing elbow. The forearms cannot be found. Her head is in the middle left of the image looking down and right. Her face looks at her shin on the left. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the bottom right of the page is a view from the front of the easy or beginner's deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces forwards and her upper body down and backwards. Her bottom is to the top and her feet to the bottom of the page. Her legs are straight and go down the image. Her arms are bent behind her back with her hands clasping the opposing elbow. Her head is in the lower middle of the image looking away so only the back of her head can be found. Her leg on the left is largely hidden by her head. Her hair is tied up in a bun.
Deep standing forward bend posture (UEB Contracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are four images of a standing woman, separated by two dashed lines on the page. In each image she wears a vest and leggings. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the top left of the page is a view from the side of the full deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces to the left and her upper body down and to the right. Her bottom is to the top right and her feet to the bottom left and right of the image. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. Her upper body is bent down diagonally left. Her arms are bent behind her back and her palms touch together with the fingers pointing down and left in the top left of the image so the forearms cannot be found. Her head is in the middle left of the image looking down and right. Her face touches her shin on the left. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the bottom left of the page is a view from the front of the full deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces forwards and her upper body down and backwards. Her bottom is to the top and her feet to the bottom of the page. Her legs are straight and go down the image. Her arms are bent behind her back with the upper arms going up the page and the lower arms left and right so her palms touch together with the fingers pointing down. Her head is in the in the lower middle of the image looking away so only the back of her head can be found. Her leg on the left is largely hidden by her head. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the top right of the page is a view from the side of the easy or beginner's deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces to the left and her upper body down and to the right. Her bottom is to the top right and her feet to the bottom left and right of the image. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. Her upper body is bent down diagonally left. Her arms are bent behind her back and her hands clasp the opposing elbow. The forearms cannot be found. Her head is in the middle left of the image looking down and right. Her face looks at her shin on the left. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image on the bottom right of the page is a view from the front of the easy or beginner's deep standing forward bend posture. The woman bends at the hip so her lower body faces forwards and her upper body down and backwards. Her bottom is to the top and her feet to the bottom of the page. Her legs are straight and go down the image. Her arms are bent behind her back with her hands clasping the opposing elbow. Her head is in the lower middle of the image looking away so only the back of her head can be found. Her leg on the left is largely hidden by her head. Her hair is tied up in a bun.
Forward bend - sitting yoga posture (Large Print)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a seated woman seen from the side, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image at the top of the page is the full sitting, forward bend posture. The woman wears a vest and leggings. Only one leg and arm are shown. The woman's bottom is to the left and her feet to the right of the page. Her upper body is sharply bent at the hips towards the right. Her arms stretch forward to the right and her hands grasp her feet. Her legs are straight. Her head is between her arms so the middle of her head cannot be found. Most of her face is also hidden by her lower legs as she faces the floor. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image at the bottom of the page is the easy or beginner's sitting, forward bend posture. The woman also wears a vest and leggings. Only one leg and arm are shown. The woman's bottom is to the left and her feet to the right of the page. Her upper body is bent at the hips and she leans towards the right. Her arms stretch forward to the right and her hands grasp her feet. Her legs are bent slightly at the knee as she looks at her feet. Her hair is tied up in a bun.
Forward bend - sitting yoga posture (UEB Uncontracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a seated woman seen from the side, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image at the top of the page is the full sitting, forward bend posture. The woman wears a vest and leggings. Only one leg and arm are shown. The woman's bottom is to the left and her feet to the right of the page. Her upper body is sharply bent at the hips towards the right. Her arms stretch forward to the right and her hands grasp her feet. Her legs are straight. Her head is between her arms so the middle of her head cannot be found. Most of her face is also hidden by her lower legs as she faces the floor. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image at the bottom of the page is the easy or beginner's sitting, forward bend posture. The woman also wears a vest and leggings. Only one leg and arm are shown. The woman's bottom is to the left and her feet to the right of the page. Her upper body is bent at the hips and she leans towards the right. Her arms stretch forward to the right and her hands grasp her feet. Her legs are bent slightly at the knee as she looks at her feet. Her hair is tied up in a bun.
Forward bend - sitting yoga posture (UEB Contracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a seated woman seen from the side, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image at the top of the page is the full sitting, forward bend posture. The woman wears a vest and leggings. Only one leg and arm are shown. The woman's bottom is to the left and her feet to the right of the page. Her upper body is sharply bent at the hips towards the right. Her arms stretch forward to the right and her hands grasp her feet. Her legs are straight. Her head is between her arms so the middle of her head cannot be found. Most of her face is also hidden by her lower legs as she faces the floor. Her hair is tied up in a bun. The image at the bottom of the page is the easy or beginner's sitting, forward bend posture. The woman also wears a vest and leggings. Only one leg and arm are shown. The woman's bottom is to the left and her feet to the right of the page. Her upper body is bent at the hips and she leans towards the right. Her arms stretch forward to the right and her hands grasp her feet. Her legs are bent slightly at the knee as she looks at her feet. Her hair is tied up in a bun.
Shoulder stand yoga posture (large print)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a side view of woman, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the left of the page is the full shoulder stand posture. The woman wears a vest and leggings. In the bottom centre of the image is the woman's head looking up. The top of her head is to the left. To the right of her head her shoulders are flat on the floor. Her upper body bends from the neck and shoulders up and to the right. Her legs bend at right angles to her body to the left and up. The legs are straight and the toes pointed in the direction of the leg. The image on the right of the page is the easy or beginner's shoulder stand posture. She also wears a vest and leggings. In the bottom centre of the image is the woman's head looking up. The top of her head is to the left. To the right of her head her shoulders are flat on the floor. Her upper body bends from the neck sharply up vertically. Her legs are straight and go vertically up with the toes pointed in the direction of the leg.
Shoulder stand yoga posture (UEB contracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a side view of woman, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the left of the page is the full shoulder stand posture. The woman wears a vest and leggings. In the bottom centre of the image is the woman's head looking up. The top of her head is to the left. To the right of her head her shoulders are flat on the floor. Her upper body bends from the neck and shoulders up and to the right. Her legs bend at right angles to her body to the left and up. The legs are straight and the toes pointed in the direction of the leg. The image on the right of the page is the easy or beginner's shoulder stand posture. She also wears a vest and leggings. In the bottom centre of the image is the woman's head looking up. The top of her head is to the left. To the right of her head her shoulders are flat on the floor. Her upper body bends from the neck sharply up vertically. Her legs are straight and go vertically up with the toes pointed in the direction of the leg.
Shoulder stand yoga posture (UEB uncontracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a side view of woman, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the left of the page is the full shoulder stand posture. The woman wears a vest and leggings. In the bottom centre of the image is the woman's head looking up. The top of her head is to the left. To the right of her head her shoulders are flat on the floor. Her upper body bends from the neck and shoulders up and to the right. Her legs bend at right angles to her body to the left and up. The legs are straight and the toes pointed in the direction of the leg. The image on the right of the page is the easy or beginner's shoulder stand posture. She also wears a vest and leggings. In the bottom centre of the image is the woman's head looking up. The top of her head is to the left. To the right of her head her shoulders are flat on the floor. Her upper body bends from the neck sharply up vertically. Her legs are straight and go vertically up with the toes pointed in the direction of the leg.
Triangle yoga posture (large print)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a standing woman facing forward, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the left of the page is the full triangle posture. At the top of the image is one of her hands. This leads vertically down to her shoulder. She wears a vest. To the left is her head looking straight up and slightly forward. To the right her upper body goes right to the hip where her body bends sharply. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. She wears leggings. On the left of the image the other arm goes vertically down from her shoulder to her foot on the bottom left. She grasps the toes of this foot. The image on the right of the page is the easy or beginner's triangle posture. The woman also wears a vest and leggings. At the top of the image is one of her hands. This leads vertically down to her shoulder. To the left is her head looking straight up and slightly forward. To the right her upper body goes right to the hip where her body bends. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. On the left of the image the other arm goes vertically down from her shoulder to her shin which she holds.
Triangle yoga posture (UEB contracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a standing woman facing forward, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the left of the page is the full triangle posture. At the top of the image is one of her hands. This leads vertically down to her shoulder. She wears a vest. To the left is her head looking straight up and slightly forward. To the right her upper body goes right to the hip where her body bends sharply. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. She wears leggings. On the left of the image the other arm goes vertically down from her shoulder to her foot on the bottom left. She grasps the toes of this foot. The image on the right of the page is the easy or beginner's triangle posture. The woman also wears a vest and leggings. At the top of the image is one of her hands. This leads vertically down to her shoulder. To the left is her head looking straight up and slightly forward. To the right her upper body goes right to the hip where her body bends. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. On the left of the image the other arm goes vertically down from her shoulder to her shin which she holds.
Triangle yoga posture (UEB uncontracted)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a standing woman facing forward, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image on the left of the page is the full triangle posture. At the top of the image is one of her hands. This leads vertically down to her shoulder. She wears a vest. To the left is her head looking straight up and slightly forward. To the right her upper body goes right to the hip where her body bends sharply. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. She wears leggings. On the left of the image the other arm goes vertically down from her shoulder to her foot on the bottom left. She grasps the toes of this foot. The image on the right of the page is the easy or beginner's triangle posture. The woman also wears a vest and leggings. At the top of the image is one of her hands. This leads vertically down to her shoulder. To the left is her head looking straight up and slightly forward. To the right her upper body goes right to the hip where her body bends. Her legs are straight and go diagonally down to the left and right of the image. On the left of the image the other arm goes vertically down from her shoulder to her shin which she holds.
Twisting yoga posture (large print)
by Rnib BookshareThis image can only give an insight into what yoga is. It cannot be used alone as a training / user guide. The posture is only one from hundreds of possibilities and cannot be used in isolation. Yoga must be taught with breathing exercises and sequencing of postures. Each posture involves a timed procedure of movement, breathing and focused thought, not a static exercise position. There are two images of a side view of a sitting woman, separated by a dashed line on the page. There is a locator dot shown which will be in the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image in the top of the page is the full twisting posture. The womans head in the top of the image is looking to the left so only one eye and ear can be found. To the right of her head her hair is tied up in a bun. Her upper body faces forward. She wears a vest. Her arm to left cannot be found as it is held tightly behind her back. To the right her upper arm wraps in front of her right knee and the lower arm goes behind her lower legs. Her hands grasp together behind her back, this cannot be found. Her right leg in the centre of the image is bent tightly at the knee. The foot of this leg is in the bottom left of centre of the image. The other leg is straight and lies along the floor with the foot to the right. She wears leggings. The image in the bottom of the page is the easy or beginner's twisting posture. The woman's head in the top of the image is looking to the left so only one eye and ear can be found. To the right of her head her hair is tied up in a bun. Her upper body faces forward. She wears a vest. Her arm to left goes vertically down as she supports her body on her hand. To the right her upper arm wraps behind her right knee and the lower arm goes in front of her lower leg. Her hand rests lightly on her leg. Her right leg in the centre of the image is bent at the knee to forty five degrees. The foot of this leg is in the bottom left of centre of the image. The other leg is straight and lies along the floor with the foot to the right. She wears leggings.