Yoga Therapy: A Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Yoga and Ayurveda for Health and Fitness
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By: A.G. Mohan
Format: Paperback
From: Shambhala
Pub. Date: November 2004
From: Shambhala
Pub. Date: November 2004
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2004-12-14
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 240
Ean: 9781590301319
Isbn: 1590301315
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2004-12-14
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 240
Ean: 9781590301319
Isbn: 1590301315
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Most people think of yoga as a solitary activity that is inherently therapeutic. While that is generally true, yoga poses and breathing practices can also be prescribed for specific health problems—often in combination with dietary advice taken from Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine. Yoga Therapy is an essential guide for yoga teachers, advanced practitioners, and anyone who wants to make therapeutic use of yoga. A. G. and Indra Mohan prescribe postures, breathing techniques, and basic Ayurvedic principles for a variety of common health problems, including asthma, back pain, constipation, hip pain, knee pain, menstrual problems, and scoliosis. Yoga Therapy is one of the few books that shows yoga teachers how to put together appropriate yoga sequences and breathing techniques for their students. Mohan details how to correctly move into, hold, and move out of poses, how to breathe during practice to achieve specific results, and how to customize a yoga practice by creating sequences of yoga poses for a particular person.
USER REVIEWS
"The more I teach,the more I am interested in the therapeutic aspects of asana and how it links to our lifestyle that can be understood through the knowledge of Ayurveda. Nice explaination in the principles of movement and breathing section on gravity and strength. The section on observation and assessment is useful because it can help the teacher empower the student with greater self-awareness. The asanas illustrated from a chair aswell as from the floor makes the pranayama section meaningful for the student who may well have a bias in the body or be confined to a wheelchair. If you already have a basic understanding of prakruti and vikruti, the ayurvedic/yoga therapy section can be useful. The favorable vs unfavorable choice of asanas can help one understand the groups of asanas that may prove effective in a therapeutic scenario. Whilst I have yet to find a completely effective way to erradicate painful menses periodically, at least I feel more inspiration to continue
trying to find the route cause of the imbalance within me. Camella Nair - author of "Aqua Kriya Yoga""
~ Written on 2007-10-30
trying to find the route cause of the imbalance within me. Camella Nair - author of "Aqua Kriya Yoga""
~ Written on 2007-10-30
"Very good book but could use some user friendly things like a detailed index for quick reference."
~ Written on 2007-05-27
~ Written on 2007-05-27