Yoga as Medicine：The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing

图书标准信息

• 作者 Timothy Mccall 著
• 出版社 Random House Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2007-07
• ISBN 9780553384062
• 定价 179.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 592页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thedefinitivebookofyogatherapy,thisgroundbreakingworkcomestoyoufromthemedicaleditorofthecountry’spremieryogamagazine,whoisbothapracticingyogiandaWestern-trainedphysician.

Beginningwithanoverviewofthehistoryandscienceofyoga,Dr.McCalldescribesthemanydifferenttechniquesintheyogatoolkit;explainswhatyogadoesandwhocanbenefitfromit(virtuallyeveryone!);andprovideslavishlyillustratedandminutelydetailedinstructionsonstartingayogapracticegearedtoyourfitnesslevelandyourhealthstatus.YogaasMedicineoffersawealthofpracticalinformation,includinghowto:

•Utilizeyogictools,includingpostures,breathingtechniques,andmeditation,forbothpreventionandhealingofillness

•Mastertheartofbecomingmoreintunewithyourbody

•Communicatemoreeffectivelywithyourdoctor

•Adopttherapeuticyogapracticesaseitheranalternativeoracomplementtosurgeryandtoexpensive,sometimesdangerousmedications

•Practicesafely

Findaninstructorandastyleofyogathatarerightforyou.Withtwentychaptersdevotedtotheworkofindividualmasterteachers,includingsuchwell-knownfiguresasPatriciaWalden,JohnFriend,andRodneyYee,YogaasMedicineshowshowtheseexpertshaveappliedthewisdomofthisancientholisticpracticetotwentydifferentconditions,rangingfromarthritistochronicfatigue,depression,heartdisease,HIV/AIDS,infertility,insomnia,multiplesclerosis,andobesity.Definingyogaas“asystematictechnologytoimprovethebody,understandthemind,andfreethespirit,“Dr.McCallshowsthewaytoapaththatcantrulyalteryourlife.

Anindispensableguideforthemillionswhonowpracticeyogaorwouldliketobegin,aswellasforyogateachers,bodyworkers,doctors,nurses,andotherhealthprofessionals.

【作者简介】

TimothyMcCall,M.D.isaspecialistinprimarycarewholivesintheSanFranciscoBayArea.Asaboard-certified,Western-trainedphysicianwhohastraveledtoIndiaandthroughouttheUnitedStatesobserving,trainingwith,andinterviewingtheworld’sleadingyogateachersandtherapists,heisuniquelyqualifiedtoreconcilethemedicalfindingsandtechniquesofEastandWest.YogaJournalisthepremieryogamagazineinthecountry.