Yoga Therapy: Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781138816152 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 216 str.

Ellen G. Horovitz; Staffan Elgelid

Opis

Yoga Therapy: Theory and Practice is a vital guidebook for any clinician or scholar looking to integrate yoga into the medical and mental health fields. Chapters are written by expert yoga therapy practitioners and offer theoretical, historical, and practice-based instruction on cutting-edge topics such as application of yoga therapy to anger management and the intersection of yoga therapy and epigenetics; many chapters also include Q&A "self-inquiries." Readers will find that Yoga Therapy is the perfect guide for practitioners looking for new techniques as well as those hoping to begin from scratch with yoga therapy.

Spis treści

Introduction  Ellen G. Horovitz  I. History, Philosophy and Regulation of Yoga Therapy  1. Yoga: History and Philosophy in the West Richard Rosen  2. Yoga Therapy Defined Robert Butera  3. Regulating Yoga Therapy: Acceptance in the West Dan Seitz  4. Organizational Yoga Therapy: The Unfoldment of Institutional Consciousness Matthew J. Taylor  II. Models of Practice  5. Yoga and Neuronal Pathways to Enhance Stress Response, Emotion Regulation, Bonding, and Spirituality Patricia Gerbargand and Richard P. Brown  6. Hot Yoga and Emotional Detox Benjamin Lorr  7. Relaxing into the Self: Why We All Need to Learn to Let Go Judith Hanson Lasater  8. How the Yoga Lifestyle Transforms Stress Robert Butera and Erin Byron  9. Yoga Therapy for Our Healers: How to Give to Self to Give to Others Joanne Wu  10. Yoga, Is It Learning or Therapy: Comparing Medical and Educational Models Staffan Elgelid  11. Family Yoga Therapy and Art Therapy: New Models of Treatment Ellen G. Horovitz  12. An Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Diet: An Internet-Based Study Lisa Conboy, Hilary Garivaltis, Erin Casperson, & Scott Blossom  13. Yoga and Mental Health Treatment: The Crumbling Wall Amy Weintraub  14. Yoga for Anger Management Sheri Kreher  15. Music of Yoga/Yoga of Music François Raoult  16. My Other Yoga: A Patient’s Journey through Healing On and Off the Mat Frances Sommer Anderson and Laura (pseudonym)  Appendix  Index