Yoga After 50 For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119631514 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 352 str.

Dummies

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: The Age of Yoga 5Chapter 1: Yoga Over 50 is Just Smart 7Chapter 2: Preparing to Practice 23Chapter 3: Breathing through Your Yoga Poses 35Part 2: Yoga on the Mat 47Chapter 4: Twenty Great Postures for the 50-Plus Yogi 49Chapter 5: Meditation for the 50-Plus Mind 71Part 3: Yoga in Your Everyday Life 83Chapter 6: Yoga, Your Food, and Your Weight 85Chapter 7: Connecting Yoga and the Power of the Mind 101Chapter 8: Bedtime Yoga 109Part 4: Adapting Your Practice to Common 50-Plus Conditions 123Chapter 9: Keeping Your Balance 125Chapter 10: Love Your Lower Back 135Chapter 11: Tending to Headaches, Asthma, and Your Upper Back 149Chapter 12: Dealing with Needy Knees 165Chapter 13: Handling Hopeful Hips and Hamstrings 177Chapter 14: Dealing with Joint Replacements 187Chapter 15: Boning Up on Osteoporosis 195Chapter 16: Handling Arthritis 211Chapter 17: Understanding Menopause and Andropause 229Chapter 18: Helping the Pelvic Floor 243Part 5: Routines for Home 249Chapter 19: Five-Minute Routines for Home 251Chapter 20: Fifteen-Minute Routines for Home 261Chapter 21: Thirty-Minute Routines for Home 281Part 6: The Part of Tens 313Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Your Yoga Practice: On the Mat 315Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Your Yoga Practice: Off the Mat 319Index 323

O autorze

Larry Payne, Ph.D. is the founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and coauthor of Yoga For Dummies. Named "one of America's most respected Yoga teachers" by the Los Angeles Times, he also developed Yoga programs at UCLA School of Medicine and Loyola Marymount University.