Yoga for Wellness: Healing with the Timeless Teachings of Viniyoga
About this product
A world-reknowned teacher shows how Yoga can not only make you feel better - it can make you feel well
Yoga offers a great, low-impact way to increase flexibility and reduce stress. It also provides an alternative or augmentation to mainstream medicine. This classic fully illustrated and easy-to-follow guide draws on both the physical and spiritual components of Yoga therapy to show how you can use Yoga to heal any number of afflictions. Some of the areas covered include:
- Common Aches and Pains: neck and shoulders, upper and lower back, hips and knees
- Chronic Disease: digestive and respiratory problems, cardiovascular, lymphatic, and endocrine systems
- Emotional Health: stress and disease,mental illness, anger, anxiety, and depression
Yoga for Wellness presents specific case studies and specific sequences, which can be adapted to your individual needs. And with photographs illustrating each step of every sequence, it the perfect book for beginners as well as experienced practioners including teachers.
"I highly recommend this fascinating, practical guide to the ancient art of Yoga." - Mitchell L Gaynor, M.D., Director of the Strang Cancer Prevention Center and author of Sounds of Healing Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers and Goodreads readers describe this book as a serious, highly useful guide for dedicated yoga students and teachers, praising its clear instruction and practical approach to Viniyoga. Goodreads feedback is generally favorable, with readers saying they enjoyed learning from it, while Amazon review snippets highlight it as a "must have" and "one of the best yoga books" for practitioners. Yoga Chicago’s review calls it a definitive book for serious students and teachers, reinforcing its reputation as an authoritative yoga resource. On the whole, the discussion is positive and centered on depth, usefulness, and its value as a reference rather than a casual read.
- Amazon reviewers praise the book as highly useful and especially valuable for serious practitioners.
- Goodreads readers say they enjoyed learning from it and rate it positively overall.
- Yoga Chicago describes it as a must-have, authoritative yoga book for teachers and committed students.
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| Topic | Yoga |
Product Details
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Publication date | October 1, 1999 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 352 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0140195696 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0140195699 |
| Item Weight | 2.07 pounds |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Dimensions | 8.58 x 0.87 x 10.91 inches |
| Grade level | 12 and up |
| Best Sellers Rank | #183,844 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #281 in Exercise Injuries & Rehabilitation #337 in Yoga (Books) #739 in Healing |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (265) |
