The author of Living Your Yoga guides readers though the practice of restorative yoga and how it can help heal the effects of chronic stress
Whether you have five minutes or an hour, taking time out of each day to relax and renew is essential to living well. This book presents nurturing physical postures and breathing techniques called restorative yoga. When practiced regularly, they will help you heal the effects of chronic stress, recover from illness or injury, balance energy, and quiet the mind.
With clear instructions and photographs, Relax and Renew gently guides the experienced practitioner and enthusiastic beginner-regardless of age, flexibility, or strength-in techniques that will ease your way through this hectic world. Judith Lasater draws from decades of experience to provide readers with:
· A general restorative sequence
· Programs for back pain, headaches, insomnia, jet lag, and breathing problems
· Guidance for women during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause
· Routines for when time is limited, including one for the office
· Practical suggestions that help you prevent stress and live more fully in the present moment
· And much more
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Shambhala Publications Inc
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Maße
Höhe: 278 mm
Breite: 217 mm
Dicke: 14 mm
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978-1-930485-29-7 (9781930485297)
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JUDITH HANSON LASATER has taught yoga since 1971. She holds a doctorate in East-West psychology and is a physical therapist. Dr. Lasater is the president emeritus of the California Yoga Teachers Association, and is one of the founders of Yoga Journal magazine.
She trains yoga teachers in asana, kinesiology, yoga therapeutics, and the Yoga Sutras, and she leads workshops and retreats throughout the US and abroad. She is a pioneer in the teaching and practice of Restorative yoga.
Dr. Lasater writes extensively about yoga. Her feature articles, columns, and essays appear in numerous books, magazines, and anthologies. She is the author of ten books on yoga, including Relax and Renew, Restore and Rebalance, Yogabody, 30 Essential Yoga Poses, Living Your Yoga, among others.
