Yoga Therapy for Arthritis: A Whole-Person Approach to Movement and Lifestyle

by Dr Steffany Moonaz, Byron

Yoga therapy is commonly used for the management of arthritis, but often focusses exclusively on adaptation of the physical poses and on structural solutions. This book moves beyond the traditional routines to present yoga as a lifestyle designed to improve quality of life and overall well-being for individuals living with arthritis and rheumatic conditions. By incorporating the ancient practices of yoga as both physical and mental exercises involving a model of 5-koshas or sheaths (physical, energetic, mental/emotional, wisdom, and spiritual), the yoga therapy practice presented here will help reduce pain and shift the perspective of the individual living with arthritis.


This therapy uses a whole-person approach that employs a broad range of tools to address the biopsychosocial effects of arthritis through the application of yoga practices and philosophy. Useful as a guide for people living with arthritis, this book is full of inspiration for self care along with instructions for yoga teachers and medical professionals to guide their clients using this whole-person perspective.

Genres: Health

328 pages, Paperback

Published December 21, 2018

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for people newly diagnosed with arthritis

[Carm · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book, truly. But there's so much writing and detail and it just goes on and on without being able to find a point. The type is small and the paragraph lines close together so there's a lot of writing packed into this softcover. There's no pictures and nothing i saw to break it up. It's very wordy and definitely not written for the arthritis sufferer in pain who is exhausted and just wants a quick inexpensive idea to try. A mega failure of a book that pretends to make helping people cope with their pain from arthritis.