Yoga Therapy - Kristen Butera, Staffan Elgelid

Yoga Therapy

A Personalized Approach for Your Active Lifestyle
Buch | Softcover
248 Seiten
2017
Human Kinetics (Verlag)
978-1-4925-2920-0 (ISBN)
23,65 inkl. MwSt
Yoga is more popular now than ever. The benefits are recognized worldwide, and athletes and therapists rely on the practice. Yet its appeal is as varied as those who practice it. Regardless of your activity level and fitness background, yoga is truly for you.

Yoga Therapy: A Personalized Approach for Your Active Lifestyle will help you see your daily activities in a new light by giving you a new understanding of movement. Whether playing sports or exercising for fitness, you’ll recognize your movement and identify the poses to make them more efficient. With detailed instructions and photos, you’ll be guided through the exercises, breathing, and visualization techniques to improve your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

Comprehensive and accessible, Yoga Therapy demonstrates the most effective poses for mobility, strength, recovery, and balance as well as techniques to aid relaxation and help with stress management.

No matter your age, experience, or desired goal, Yoga Therapy will empower you to create personalized approaches that are as unique as you are and learn how to adapt your practice to your changing needs and goals throughout life.

Kristen Butera, a professional yoga teacher and yoga therapist, is the co-owner of the YogaLife Institute in Wayne, Pennsylvania. She is the editor of the regional magazine Yoga Living. Kristen started studying yoga in the year 2000 and has since accumulated more than 3,500 hours of professional education in a variety of yoga styles and movement modalities. She specializes in training yoga teachers and yoga therapists and is the co-creator of the 250- and 500-hour Teacher Training programs and 820-hour Comprehensive Yoga Therapy training programs at the YogaLife Institute. Kristen is known for creating dynamic and interactive learning environments that empower students of all ages and levels to explore a variety of potential practices and apply yoga lifestyle principles toward living a richer, fuller life. Staffan Elgelid, PhD, is a physical therapist, Feldenkrais practitioner, and yoga therapist with RYT-500 and C-IAYT certifications. Elgelid has presented internationally on a variety of topics and created programs on core strengthening, including the SmartCore Training DVD. He is an associate professor of physical therapy at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, where he teaches soft tissue work and health and wellness. Elgelid is a faculty member for the Comprehensive Yoga Therapy training program at the YogaLife Institute. He has written several articles on yoga therapy for the International Journal on Yoga Therapy and Yoga Living magazine. He has extensive experience as a presenter and moderator at professional conferences and continuing education workshops. Elgelid is coeditor of Yoga Therapy: Theory and Practice, written for clinicians and scholars looking to integrate yoga into the medical and mental health fields.

Part I: Fundamentals of Yoga Therapy

Chapter 1: What Is Yoga Therapy?

Chapter 2: Training Movements

Chapter 3: Connecting Brain to Body

Chapter 4: Developing Focus

Part II: Foundations of Practice

Chapter 5: Basic Practices and Props

Chapter 6: Breathing and Relaxation

Chapter 7: Preventing Injury

Part III: Poses for Lifelong Fitness

Chapter 8: Intentions and Connections

Chapter 9: Spinal Movement Poses

Chapter 10: Stability Poses

Chapter 11: Maintaining Fitness and Activity Levels

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Champaign, IL
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 279 mm
Gewicht 703 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Entspannung / Meditation / Yoga
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
ISBN-10 1-4925-2920-6 / 1492529206
ISBN-13 978-1-4925-2920-0 / 9781492529200
Zustand Neuware
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