


Yoga as Therapeutic Exercise. a Practical Guide for Manual Therapists
Worle, L. — Pfeiff, E.
1ª Edición Septiembre 2010
Inglés
Tapa blanda
256 pags
1000 gr
22 x 28 x 1 cm
ISBN 9780702033834
Editorial CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
Recíbelo en un plazo De 7 a 10 días
Yoga as Therapeutic Exercise is a practical guide to prescribing yoga exercises therapeutically for common health problems. The book is aimed at all manual therapists, as well as yoga teachers working with beginners and physically restricted or older students. It describes how to modify yoga postures for a wide range of patients and conditions, integrating relaxation, stretching and strengthening. Written in an accessible style and with a very practical layout, it describes the principles and aims of this exercise approach before providing groups of exercises for specific areas of the body (feet and knees, pelvis, spine, shoulder girdle, neck, arms and hands). Exercises are classified from basic to advanced level and supported by clear illustrative photographs and precise descriptions.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Yoga
- A short survey of the history of Yoga
- Yoga and health
- Aims to be achieved by practice and principles underlying the exercise approach
- Research about therapeutic yoga
- What anatomy teaches for the performance of yoga exercises
- Final considerations
Chapter 2 Mindful exercising
- Theories of mindfulness
- Teaching mindfulness and mindful exercising
Chapter 3 Diagnosis
- General considerations about diagnosis and testing
- Tests that particularly refer to our aims and principles
- Exercising and pains
- Contra-indications
Chapter 4 Motivation and cognitive-behavioural intervention strategies
- General considerations
- Practical measures
Chapter 5 Preparatory practice for the yoga art of breathing
- General introduction
- Basic anatomy and physiology of respiration
- Preparation for Pranayama, the yoga art of breathing
Chapter 6 The Basic exercises
- General introduction Basic exercises
- Basic exercises for the lumbar spine
- Basic exercises for the thoracic cage and ribs
- Basic exercises for the thoracic spine
- Basic exercises for the shoulder girdle and the cervico-thoracic junction
- Basic exercises for the cervical spine, head, and temporomandibular joint
- Basic exercises for elbows, wrists and hands
- Basic exercises for the pelvis
- Basic exercises for the hips
- Basic exercises for the knees
- Basic exercises for the feet
Chapter 7 Selected asanas for integrating the aims and principles
- Introduction
- Selected asanas
- Combinations and sequencing of asanas
Chapter 8 Yoga in everyday life
- Introduction
- Selections from basic practice that are suitable to be integrated in many areas and situations
- Specific examples for integrating the spirit and the practice of yoga into everyday life
- Conclusion
Chapter 9 Conclusion
Author Information
By Luise Wörle, BSc(Hons)Osteopathy MA, Head of Schwabing Yoga Centre (YogaZentrum
Schwabing), Munich and Erik Pfeiff, DiplPsych, Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist,
Manual Therapist; Aikido Coach
Fax91 448 21 88
DirC / Raimundo Lulio, 1, 28010 Madrid, España.
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