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Author Mohan, A. G. (Angarai Ganesha), 1945-

Title Yoga therapy : a guide to the therapeutic use of yoga and ayurveda for health and fitness / A.G. Mohan and Indra Mohan.

Imprint Boston : Shambhala Publications, 2004.

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  613.7046 M697Y    Check Shelf
Edition 1st ed.
Description vii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Summary Yoga Therapy is one of the few books that shows yoga teachers how to put together appropriate yoga sequences and breathing techniques for their students. Mohan details how to correctly move into, hold, and move out of poses, how to breathe during practice to achieve specific results, and how to customize a yoga practice by creating sequences of yoga poses for a particular person.
Contents Yoga for fitness. An Introduction to yoga and ayurveda -- Principles of movement and breathing -- Designing an asana and pranayama practice. Observation and assessment -- Sequencing : progression with balance -- Personalizing the practice of asanas -- Pranayama -- Yoga and ayurveda as therapy. The practice of yoga and ayurveda therapy -- Case studies for the yoga therapist.
Subject Hatha yoga -- Health aspects.
Medicine, Ayurvedic.
Yoga. (DNLM)D015013
Medicine, Ayurvedic. (DNLM)D008515
Medicine, Ayurvedic. (OCoLC)fst01015196
Genre/Form Nonfiction.
Added Author Mohan, Indra.
ISBN 1590301315 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781590301319 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
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