Restorative yoga for life A relaxing way to de-stress, re-energize, and find balance
Book - 2014
Restorative Yoga for Life teaches you how to practice restorative yoga -- a form of yoga that focuses on physical and mental relaxation through poses aided by props. It's a gentle yet empowering style that helps you de-stress and re-energize. While restorative yoga is beneficial for your entire body, the author also shows you how to treat more than twenty ailments, such as headaches, digestive issues, and anxiety, through specific yoga poses and sequences.
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Avon, Massachusetts :
Adams Media
[2014]
©2015. - Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 254 pages color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 244) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781440575204
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part 1. What is Restorative Yoga?
- Chapter 1. History of Restorative Yoga
- Chapter 2. Benefits of Restorative Yoga
- Chapter 3. Get Ready to Practice Restorative Yoga
- Part 2. Getting Started
- Chapter 4. Breathing and Visualizations
- Centering Exorcise
- Breathing Exercises
- Apa Japa Breath
- Diaphragmatic Breath
- Breath with Pause
- Ujjaii Breath
- Alternate Nostril Breathing
- Sitali Breath
- Visualizations/Mantra Meditations
- Cloud
- Straw
- White Light
- Hum Sah Mantra Meditation
- Word Meditation
- Yoga Nidra
- Chapter 5. The Poses
- Warm-Ups
- Extended Hand to Foot Pose, Supine
- Neck Stretches
- Cat/Cow Tilts with Feet on Wall
- Wall Downward-Facing Dog
- Wall Half-Triangle Forward Bend
- Seated Twist
- Shoulder Stretches
- Eagle Arms
- Cow Face
- Wind Relieving Pose
- Back Sends
- Blanket Roll in 3 Positions
- Simple Bridge with Block or Bolster
- under Hips
- Reclining Bridge Pose
- Supported Bound Angle Pose
- Cross Bolster Pose
- Fish Pose with Blocks or Bolster
- Heart Opening Pose
- Reclining Hero Pose
- Twists
- Revolved Abdomen Pose
- Belly Down Twist over Bolster
- Scissored Legs Belly Down Twist
- Side Lying Stretch
- Forward Bends
- Child's Pose
- Fan Pose
- Belly Down with Bolster at Hip
- Chair Forward Bend
- Down Dog with Head on Block or Bolster
- Pigeon Pose with Bolster
- Inversions
- Legs Up the Wall Pose Without Bolster
- Legs Up the Wall Pose with Bolster
- Legs on Chair
- Two Chair Boat Pose
- Chair Shoulder Stand
- Poses of Completion
- Prone (on Belly) Savasana
- Savasana
- Side Lying Savasana
- Part 3. The Sequences
- Chapter 6. The Sequences
- Sequences for the Upper Body
- Neck, Upper Back, Shoulder, and Arms
- Sequences for the Lowes' Body
- Legs, Knees, Feet
- Hips
- Sequences for the Bsck
- Lower Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Sequences for Respiratory Issues
- General Respiratory Illnesses
- Asthma
- Sequences for Mental Health
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Sequences for Digestive Disorders
- Colitis, Crohn's, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Constipation
- Sequences for Neurological Disorders
- Stroke/High Blood Pressure
- Alzheimer's and Dementia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sequences for Women's Issues
- Menopause
- Pregnancy
- Sequences for Other Health issues
- Insomnia
- Headaches
- Cancer
- Osteoporosis and Osteopenia
- Jet Lag
- Sore Muscles
- Weight Loss
- Afterword: Where to Go from Here
- Appendix: Recommended Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Index