Healing Yoga for People Living with Cancer
Seiten
2004
Taylor Trade Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-58979-105-3 (ISBN)
Taylor Trade Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-58979-105-3 (ISBN)
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A friendly, playful and easy-to-use guide to yoga routines, this book is designed specifically for people who are in the active cancer treatment and early recovery stages. Presents important combination of gentle stretching, conscious breathing, safe strength building poses to recover from effects of surgery, bed rest & chemotherapy fatigue.
Millions of Americans are diagnosed with cancer every year. But fewer Americans are taking a passive approach to their diagnosis by exploring the many ways they can personally improve their condition. Many experts believe a person with cancer can use physical movement as a way to improve functional status, quality of life, well being and survival. Perhaps the most gentle of options, yoga has long been employed by countless active men and women as a tool for relaxation, flexibility, focus and general holistic health. Now, Healing Yoga interprets this popular movement for persons with cancer. A friendly, playful, and easy-to-use guide of yoga routines, this book is designed specifically for people who are in the active cancer treatment and early recovery stages. Whereas most cancer treatments are invasive and done to patients by caregivers, yoga empowers individuals to actively participate in their own healing process. Healing Yoga presents the unique and important combination of gentle stretching, conscious breathing, and safe, strength building poses to recover from the effects of surgery, bed rest, and chemotherapy-induced fatigue.
Millions of Americans are diagnosed with cancer every year. But fewer Americans are taking a passive approach to their diagnosis by exploring the many ways they can personally improve their condition. Many experts believe a person with cancer can use physical movement as a way to improve functional status, quality of life, well being and survival. Perhaps the most gentle of options, yoga has long been employed by countless active men and women as a tool for relaxation, flexibility, focus and general holistic health. Now, Healing Yoga interprets this popular movement for persons with cancer. A friendly, playful, and easy-to-use guide of yoga routines, this book is designed specifically for people who are in the active cancer treatment and early recovery stages. Whereas most cancer treatments are invasive and done to patients by caregivers, yoga empowers individuals to actively participate in their own healing process. Healing Yoga presents the unique and important combination of gentle stretching, conscious breathing, and safe, strength building poses to recover from the effects of surgery, bed rest, and chemotherapy-induced fatigue.
Lisa Holtby is an Affiliated Anusara Yoga instructor who has taught yoga since 1993, including two years of teaching classes for people living with cancer. She also founded Positive Yoga, the first national, all-volunteer yoga benefit for breast cancer research. She lives in Seattle. Lisa Holtby and Debra Paduano can be contacted via their websites: www.lisaholtby.com and www.photosbydebra.com.
| Verlagsort | Lanham |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 229 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 417 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| ISBN-10 | 1-58979-105-3 / 1589791053 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-58979-105-3 / 9781589791053 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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