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Yoga and Parkinson's Disease

A Journey to Health and Healing (16pt Large Print Edition)
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Yoga and Parkinson's Disease is a practical how to guide to using yoga to manage stress, improve mental alertness, increase flexibility, correct posture and improve the quality - of - life of readers with Parkinson's. It follows the authors' own experience and research studies in the subject that have shown a correlation between yoga practice and better health and outcomes after a Parkinson's Disease diagnosis. More than simply an exercise guide, the book is a deeply soothing form of moving meditation and physical activity that is a safe way to rebuild strength, stamina, and flexibility. Yoga and Parkinson's Disease shows how yoga ameliorates difficulties that accompany Parkinson's, including mobility, range of motion, balance, and guides towards leading a healthier life.

Author Biography:

Peggy van Hulsteyn is an accomplished author and speaker who has practiced yoga for over four decades. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 12 years ago and since then has channeled her skills in writing and promotion toward the cause of bringing greater awareness to PD. Her cover article for ''''Yoga Journal'''' describing how yoga can benefit people with PD received national attention, and she writes and speaks for the Arizona chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association regularly. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband David and their two cats. Peggy van Hulsteyn is an accomplished author and speaker who has practiced yoga for 35 years. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 11 years ago and since then has channeled her skills in writing and promotion toward the cause of bringing greater awareness to PD. Her cover article for ''''Yoga Journal'''' on Yoga and PD received national attention, and she writes and speaks for the Arizona chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association regularly. She divides her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona with her physicist husband and their two cats. Barbara Gage is a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher, with training from the Kripalu Yoga Institute in Lenox, Massachusetts. Her classes feature the classical yoga postures, meditation, breathing practices and reading from the sanskrit texts. She has been a yoga teacher for 35 years and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Connie Fisher has studied yoga with Gary Kraftsow, founder of the American Viniyoga Institute. She is a Doctor of Oriental medicine, a massage therapist, and since 2008, a Viniyoga Instructor. In 2012 she became certified in Yoga Therapy from the American Viniyoga Institute in California. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
Release date NZ
November 21st, 2013
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Edition
Large type / large print edition
Pages
248
Dimensions
156x234x13
ISBN-13
9780369317476
Product ID
31569608

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