Yoga as medicine : the yogic prescription for health & healing : a yoga journal book
McCall, Timothy, M.D.
Yoga as medicine : the yogic prescription for health & healing : a yoga journal book Yoga as medicine : the yogic prescription for health and healing / by Timothy McCall ; photographs by Michal Venera - New York : Bantam Books , 2007 - 568 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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.
9780553384062
2006038917
101293239 DNLM
Yoga---Therapeutic use
Yoga
RM727.Y64 / M43 2007
613.7 MCC
WB 890 / M4776y 2007
Yoga as medicine : the yogic prescription for health & healing : a yoga journal book Yoga as medicine : the yogic prescription for health and healing / by Timothy McCall ; photographs by Michal Venera - New York : Bantam Books , 2007 - 568 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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.
9780553384062
2006038917
101293239 DNLM
Yoga---Therapeutic use
Yoga
RM727.Y64 / M43 2007
613.7 MCC
WB 890 / M4776y 2007