Yoga for Running poses

For those of you who requested the names of three of the poses featured in June's "Yoga Journal" on yoga for running, there isn't a direct link to the article, but there are the names of the poses, and you can likely Google all of them and get a picture:

Anjaneyasana (Low Lunge) -- it's a runner's lunge, but done much lower

Ardha Chandrasana (with foot against the wall) -- Half moon pose, but with a variation

Janu Sirsasana (Head of the Knee Pose)

The article was written by Sage Rountree, who has written a book, "The Athlete's Guide to Yoga", as well as run her first marathon in 2002. She uses yoga to help her be in comfort and discomfort as well as to keep herself steady. 

If you are interested in purchasing ONE book on yoga asana (posture), the "Bible" on postures is often considered to be Iyengar's massive text from the 1970's. However, if you would like to get a simple guide on Kripalu Yoga practice, purchase "Kripalu Yoga" by Richard Faulds and the staff at the Kripalu Center, which has simple descriptions and black and white picture of the core postures for warm up, standing, seated, inversions, and twists, as well as an overview of the system of yoga (the eight limbed path).