Yoga Therapy Foundations, Tools, and Practice

By: Crystal L. Park • Marsha Therese Danzig • Uma Dinsmore-Tuli • Gail Parker • Steffany Moonaz • Christopher Key Chapple • Amy Wheeler • Jennie Lee • Marlysa Sullivan • Jivana Heyman • Melinda Atkins • Sundar Balasubramanian • Marsha D. Banks-Harold • Judi Bar • Kelli Bethel • Leigh Blashki • Courtney D. Butler-Robinson • Madoka Chase Onizuka • Theresa Conroy • Kazuo Keishin Kimura • Yana Kofman • Rachel Krentzman • Leigh Leibel • Gina Macauley • Michael J. de Manincor • Molly McManus • Tracey L. Meyers • Marybeth Missenda • Mamta Parikh • Nya Patrinos • Sarajean Rudman • Karen Soltes • Robert H. Stucky • Robyn Tiger • Dorcia J. Tucker • Camille Freeman • Stephanie Lopez • Marilyn Peppers-Citizen

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Synopsis

Providing essential support to schools and universities that offer yoga therapy training programs, this comprehensive, edited textbook develops robust curricula, enabling them to prepare yoga therapists to integrate into healthcare settings safely and effectively.The book includes a large and international list of contributors from diverse lineages and backgrounds such as Matthew Taylor, Gail Parker and Steffany Moonaz, and is the first resource on yoga therapy that aligns with the educationl competencies of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). It covers yoga foundations (philosophical background, ayurveda, tantra), biomedical and psychological foundations, yoga therapy tools and therapeutic skills, yogic and biopsychosocial-spiritual assessments, and professional practices.As the field of yoga therapy continues to root and grow, this book is essential for both new yoga therapy practitioners, and for schools developing training programs.

Book Details

Book Quality:
ISBN-13:: 9781787754157
Publisher:: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date of Addition:: 2021-06-21T07:03:13Z
Language:: English
Categories:: Health, Mind and Body, Nonfiction,
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.