Yoga For Health

Author : Linda Sparrowe,Patricia Walden
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002-12-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781570624704

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The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health by Linda Sparrowe,Patricia Walden Pdf

The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health is the first comprehensive book about women's health issues and how to treat them with yoga. The authors offer a complete yoga program for general health as well as pose sequences that address specific health problems—all in the Iyengar tradition, which targets health needs more than other forms of yoga. For example, in the first part of the book, Patricia Walden has organized three chapters showing yoga poses with clear instructions that tell how to get into each pose and describe its benefits: chapter one is the Essential Sequence for all women, and includes modifications for people who cannot or should not do all the poses; chapter two is the Restorative Sequence for stress relief and relaxation; chapter three contains advanced poses that energize and tone. The second part is presented in four sections that broadly represent the stages of a woman's life: teen years and early twenties, later twenties and thirties, midlife, and wisdom years. Each section contains chapters offering specific information about a particular health issue from author Linda Sparrowe, as well as sequences of yoga poses from Patricia Walden that address the problem. For example, the back care chapter includes information about common back problems and their causes (scoliosis, arthritis, lordosis, sciatica, kyphosis, among others) with an emphasis on: emotional and psychological roots of some back problems; physiological information about the spine and back muscles; general information about how yoga addresses different areas of the back; and finally, Patricia Walden's sequences of poses that target different back problems with the goal of not only relieving back pain but of strengthening, and healing old injuries and misalignments. Sections of the book include: • Teens and Early 20s: Eating disorders, menstrual health, immune support • 20s and 30s: Back care, pregnancy, headaches • Midlife: Depression, menopause, digestion • Wisdom Years: Osteoporosis, postmenopause, the heart The final section of the book includes listings of yoga centers, instructional videos, yoga equipment, and where to go for more information about yoga.

Author : Kathryn Budig
Publisher : Rodale
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781609618391

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The Women's Health Big Book of Yoga by Kathryn Budig Pdf

Presents postures and total body sequences, offers breathing and meditation techniques, provides advice on finding the right style of yoga and shares a nutrition plan centered around clean, calming foods.

Author : Selvarajan Yesudian,Elisabeth Haich,John Porter Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Hatha yoga
ISBN : 0041490320

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Yoga and Health by Selvarajan Yesudian,Elisabeth Haich,John Porter Robertson Pdf

Author : Richard Hittleman
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780345544704

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Yoga for Health by Richard Hittleman Pdf

Welcome to total yoga and a new way of feeling, thinking, and being. The fact that more and more people of all ages are enjoying the profound benefits of practicing yoga is due in large part to the work of Richard Hittleman, whose books on the subject have sold more than eight million copies. He has introduced more Americans to this ancient healing and spiritual art than any other living authority, and here he tells you all you need to know to begin living the yoga way. Yoga for Health gives you: • Fully illustrated instruction for performing twenty-seven classical postures that will revitalize your entire body and balance subtle energies. • A guide to safe, healthy vegetarian cooking and thirty balanced menus for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and lunch-box specials—plus expert advice on safe fasting regulating your weight, and eating away from home. • Recipes fo two hundred sixty-seven quick, wholesome vegetarian dishes that will make your new way of eating a pleasure. • A clear explanation of the philosophic principles upon which the discipline of yoga is based. • Complete instruction in ten classical meditation techniques.

Author : Yoga Journal,Timothy McCall
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-07-31
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780553384062

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Yoga as Medicine by Yoga Journal,Timothy McCall Pdf

The definitive book of yoga therapy, this groundbreaking work comes to you from the medical editor of the country’s premier yoga magazine, who is both a practicing yogi and a Western-trained physician. Beginning with an overview of the history and science of yoga, Dr. McCall describes the many different techniques in the yoga tool kit; explains what yoga does and who can benefit from it (virtually everyone!); and provides lavishly illustrated and minutely detailed instructions on starting a yoga practice geared to your fitness level and your health status. Yoga as Medicine offers a wealth of practical information, including how to: •Utilize yogic tools, including postures, breathing techniques, and meditation, for both prevention and healing of illness •Master the art of becoming more in tune with your body •Communicate more effectively with your doctor •Adopt therapeutic yoga practices as either an alternative or a complement to surgery and to expensive, sometimes dangerous medications •Practice safely Find an instructor and a style of yoga that are right for you. With twenty chapters devoted to the work of individual master teachers, including such well-known figures as Patricia Walden, John Friend, and Rodney Yee, Yoga as Medicine shows how these experts have applied the wisdom of this ancient holistic practice to twenty different conditions, ranging from arthritis to chronic fatigue, depression, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, infertility, insomnia, multiple sclerosis, and obesity. Defining yoga as “a systematic technology to improve the body, understand the mind, and free the spirit,” Dr. McCall shows the way to a path that can truly alter your life. An indispensable guide for the millions who now practice yoga or would like to begin, as well as for yoga teachers, body workers, doctors, nurses, and other health professionals.

Author : Nirmala Heriza
Publisher : Tarcher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Exercise
ISBN : 1585422924

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Dr. Yoga by Nirmala Heriza Pdf

The yoga cardiac specialist draws upon the findings of her clinical studies on the medical benefits of yoga on cardiac and other patients to provide a total program of prevention and treatment using yoga.

Author : Heather Mason,Kelly Birch
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781912085262

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Yoga for Mental Health by Heather Mason,Kelly Birch Pdf

Yoga is a comprehensive mind-body practice that is particularly effective for self-regulation, mood management, fostering resilience, and promotion of wellbeing. Inherently, yoga is a system for improving mental health and alleviating suffering at the deepest levels. Consequently, yoga's potential as a key component of integrative and complementary mental health is now being recognized internationally. This book serves as a reference, but also as a bridge between yoga therapy and healthcare, helping to add to the process of growing integration. It provides a professional resource for mental health professionals interested in the potential for yoga interventions that facilitate the therapeutic process, and who want to learn ways in which yoga can catalyze and deepen this process across a broad spectrum of mental health approaches. Similarly for yoga professionals with a focus on mental health and wellbeing who want to expand their understanding of how yoga relates to mental health approaches and their knowledge of best practices. The format is designed for consistency and ease of reading. Chapter 1 introduces the reader to the yogic viewpoint of mental health and wellbeing, and the psychological and neurological rationale for yoga's usage in mental health conditions. Each subsequent chapter is organized into a clinical overview of mental health conditions, followed by sections on current research and the rationale for incorporating yoga into the treatment of the condition, recommended yoga practices, and future directions.

Author : Baxter Bell,Nina Zolotow
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780834841222

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Yoga for Healthy Aging by Baxter Bell,Nina Zolotow Pdf

The definitive resource on how to use yoga to foster your physical, mental, and emotional health for a lifetime. Everyone would like to age with as much strength and grace as possible and now numerous studies confirm what many yoga practitioners have known for a long time: yoga practice has a remarkable impact on physical and mental health—and spiritual well-being—as you grow older. Yoga for Healthy Aging is the definitive resource on how to use yoga to foster your physical, mental, and emotional health for a lifetime. Baxter Bell, MD, and Nina Zolotow, respected yoga teachers and authors of the popular “Yoga for Healthy Aging” blog, explain how yoga can address concerns related to strength, flexibility, balance, agility, cardiovascular health, brain health, and stress management, among other issues. They offer a safe, real-world yoga program to suit your particular needs, which includes poses, breathing practices, meditation, and yoga philosophy. Their program was developed in consultation with scientific and medical experts on aging, and allow you to focus on maintaining overall physical health and/or addressing target problem areas. Yoga for Healthy Aging is a yoga toolbox that will set you up for a lifetime of emotional and spiritual well-being.

Author : Liz Owen,Holly Lebowitz Rossi
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780834829022

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Yoga for a Healthy Lower Back by Liz Owen,Holly Lebowitz Rossi Pdf

The sacrum, or lower back, is an incredibly powerful part of the human anatomy. It’s what enables you to stand upright and tall, it unites your upper and lower body, it roots you to the earth—and it is one of the most common areas where people experience chronic pain and discomfort. Yoga practice can have a transformative effect on lower back problems: it allows the body to gain the range of movement and flexibility that short-circuits the mind’s perception of limitation and pain. Yoga for a Healthy Lower Back will help you understand lower back pain and heal it through gentle exercises that can be done even by those with no previous yoga experience. Liz Owen describes the anatomy of the sacrum and the region around it, including the hips and lumbar spine, and illuminates both the Western and Eastern approaches to understanding back pain. She then provides simple, easy-to-learn sequences of yoga poses for general sacrum health and then for specific issues or conditions such as pregnancy, fibromyalgia, and arthritis, among others.

Author : Bhushan Patwardhan,Gururaj Mutalik,Girish Tillu
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128014349

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Integrative Approaches for Health by Bhushan Patwardhan,Gururaj Mutalik,Girish Tillu Pdf

Despite spectacular advances, modern medicine faces formidable global challenges in several key areas—notably the persistence of major killer diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, leprosy, and newer threats including HIV/AIDS, resistant infections, and Ebola. As such, modern medicine has not led to a significant decrease in chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, and other degenerative and autoimmune diseases. The authors believe that modern medicine needs to experience a paradigm shift, an integration of traditions—in particular from the ancient systems like Ayurveda and Yoga. Integrative Approaches for Health: Biomedical Research, Ayurveda and Yoga brings together the basic principles of interdisciplinary systems approach for an evolving construct of future medicine. Such an approach is already emerging at the cutting edge of current research in omics, bioinformatics, computational and systems biology. Several leading institutions of medicine have adopted Yoga and complementary medicine to widen their reach, and deepen effectiveness in therapeutic practices. The amalgam of modern medicine, with its strengths in scientific rigor, blended with the basic principles of life drawn from Ayurveda and Yoga might evolve into a medicine of tomorrow. Integrative approaches are no longer alternative, perhaps taking these approaches is the only possible way to heal our sick planet. This book introduces important trends and tools for biomedical researchers and physicians alike, to innovate the practice of medicine for the better. Contains a harmonious confluence of ancient and modern concepts, historical perspectives, philosophical underpinnings, and a relevant review of literature supported by worldwide case studies. Provides a critical analysis of ancient wisdom, pointing to potential areas for future research, which provide food for thought for public debate on integrative health care for the twenty-first century. Explains Ayurveda knowledge, and its relevance to drug discovery, nutrition, genomics, epigenetics, regenerative biology, longevity and personalized medicine. Shares Yoga knowledge insights, and explains its relevance to body–mind complex relationships, psychology, neurobiology, immunoendocrinology, bioenergetics, consciousness, and cognitive sciences. Offers illustrations and logic diagrams for enhanced understanding of the concepts presented.

Author : Swami Vishnu Devananda
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-23
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780307786203

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The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga by Swami Vishnu Devananda Pdf

Since 1960, more than 1 million people have used this classic guide to tap the incredible power of yoga. The attractive new edition, in a new size, will appeal to a wide audience of contemporary yoga students.

Author : B K Trehan
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02
Category : Hatha yoga
ISBN : 0230638058

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Effective Yoga for Health and Happiness by B K Trehan Pdf

This book gives practical guidelines on how to keep oneself young, healthy and happy by practicing some simple yogic techniques based on postures (asana), breathing exercises (pranayama), and relaxation and meditation. These time-honoured, all-pervasive

Author : A. G. Mohan,Kathaleen Miller
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1995-04-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0915801515

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Yoga for Body, Breath, and Mind by A. G. Mohan,Kathaleen Miller Pdf

A breath-oriented approach for relaxation and well-being. Over 300 illustrations and photographs.

Author : Tainya C. Clarke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Alternative medicine
ISBN : UCR:31210024293464

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Trends in the Use of Complementary Health Approaches Among Adults by Tainya C. Clarke Pdf

Author : Acharya Bhagwan Dev
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789350830444

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Yoga For Better Health by Acharya Bhagwan Dev Pdf

Yoga for Better Health' provides you the guidance and makes your learning easy about Yoga. It enables you to practice the exercises to suit your body, especially 'Pranayam', 'Meditation' and 'Hasya Yoga', thus enjoy a healthy life. You are truly healthy when you are not just physically fit but also mentally and emotionally balanced. "International Yoga Day, 21 June, was declared as the International day of Yoga by the United Nations on December 11,2014." This book is prepared with an objective to introduce the reader to Yoga. It comprises number of "Illustrations' explaining finer key points for each posture of the Asanas. Also how yoga is going to develop an 'All Round Fitness' by giving relief from 'Stress'. It also narrates - how yoga is going to develop true happiness comes from within and enhance the efficacy of your heart. This book is helpful to children & ladies, as well. "Health is not a mere absence of disease. It is a dynamic expansion of life - in terms of how joyful, loving and enthusiastic you are." -Sri Ravi Shankar