The Science of Yoga

The Risks and the Rewards

William J Broad (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2013
Simon & Schuster (Verlag)
978-1-4516-4143-1 (ISBN)

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Lead science writer for the New York Timesscrutinizes the claims made about yoga for fitness, emotional wellbeing, sex, weight loss and creativity.

The Science of Yoga draws on a hidden wealth of science, history, and surprising facts to cut through the fog that surrounds contemporary yoga and to show - for the first time - what is uplifting and beneficial and what is delusional, flaky, and dangerous. At heart, it illuminates the risks and rewards. The book takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of undiscovered yoga that goes from old libraries in Calcutta to the world capitals of medical research, from little-known archives to spotless laboratories, from sweaty yoga classes with master teachers to the cosy offices of yoga healers. In the process, it shatters myths, lays out unexpected benefits, and offers a compelling vision of how to improve the discipline.

William J. Broad has practiced yoga since 1970. A bestselling author and senior writer at The New York Times, he has won every major award in print and television during more than thirty years as a science journalist. With New York Times colleagues, he has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, as well as an Emmy Award and a DuPont. He is the author or coauthor of seven books, including Germs: Biological Weapons and America’s Secret War, a #1 New York Times bestseller.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.5.2013
Zusatzinfo	8-pp insert
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 213 mm
Gewicht	279 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
ISBN-10	1-4516-4143-5 / 1451641435
ISBN-13	978-1-4516-4143-1 / 9781451641431
Zustand	Neuware