Full Description
Applying Therapeutic Yoga in Integrative Health is more than just a book—it is an invitation to actively participate in a journey of growth and transformation.
This comprehensive resource highlights that yoga is more than postures—it is a powerful therapeutic system that belongs in the future of healthcare. This book bridges ancient wisdom with modern science, offering clear and practical guidance for using yoga as complementary care for well-being in a way that aligns with evidence informed approaches in neuroscience, psychology, and integrative health.
For healthcare professionals, yoga therapists, and seekers alike, this book offers a path beyond symptom management toward balance, connection, and transformation.
Contents
Part I: Creating the Framework for Re-imagining Wellbeing 1. Finding our Way to Re-imagine Well-being 2. Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras: Focus on The Mind and Nervous System 3. Patañjali's Practical Solutions for Regulation of Mind and Body 4. Understanding the Pañca Maya Kośa Model for Integrative Well-being: The Five Layers of Being Human 5. The Pañca Vāyu Model in Therapeutic Yoga 6. The Guṇas and Polyvagal Theory: A Journey Toward Wholeness Part II: Putting the Framework into Practice through Assessment 7. The Vyūha Model: A Step-by-Step Approach to Therapeutic Yoga 8. The Co-Negotiated Assessment in Therapeutic Yoga: A Framework for Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, and Self-Empowerment 9. Laṅghana in Therapeutic Yoga 10. Bṛṃhaṇa in Therapeutic Yoga 11. Samāna in Therapeutic Yoga Part III: Practical Application 12. Yamas and Niyamas: Practices to Support Relationships with Ourselves and Others 13. Yoga Āsana and Mindful Movement 14. Prāṇāyāma: The Power of Focused and Regulated Breathing 15. Pratyāhāra: The Essential Bridge Between the External and Internal Limbs of Yoga 16. Meditation, The Last Three Limbs of the Eight Limbs 17. The Importance of Therapeutic Alliance in Healthcare Settings
