Yoga Therapy Foundations, Tools, and Practice

Yoga Therapy Foundations, Tools, and Practice

by Melinda AtkinsSundar Balasubramanian Marsha D. Banks-Harold and others
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 21/06/2021

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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.

ISBN:
9781787754157
9781787754157
Category:
Exercise & workout books
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
21-06-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Uma Dinsmore-Tuli

Uma Dinsmore-Tuli is a certified yoga therapist and Yoga Nidra teacher-trainer. She founded Sitaram Yoga with her husband, Nirlipta, and leads retreats and courses worldwide.

Jivana Heyman

Jivana Heyman is the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an international non-profit organization dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings for people of all abilities and backgrounds.

Accessible Yoga offers two Conferences per year, which focus on community-building and education, as well as a popular Ambassador program, and Accessible Yoga Trainings.

Jivana is co-owner of the Santa Barbara Yoga Center and an Integral Yoga Minister. For over twenty-five years Jivana has specialized in teaching yoga to people with disabilities with an emphasis on social engagement.

Jennie Lee

Jennie Lee is the award-winning author of True Yoga: Practicing with the Yoga Sutras for Happiness & Spiritual Fulfillment and Breathing Love: Meditation in Action.

She is a recognized expert in the fields of yoga therapy and spiritual living. As a certified yoga therapist, she has taught classical yoga and meditation for more than 20 years, and coached private clients in the practices that integrate life spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically.

Her writing is featured regularly in national magazines such as Light of Consciousness and Yoga Therapy Today, and online at Yogapedia, Yoga Digest, mindbodygreen, and many more. She also writes inspirational screenplays and facilitates international wellness retreats.

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