Health Through Yoga: Simple Practice Routines and a Guide to the Ancient Teachings - Softcover

Mehta, Mira

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007116209 ISBN 13: 9780007116201

Publisher: Thorsons, 2002

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of Yoga: The Iyengar Way comes a unique and inspiring new book combining and explaining the two traditional Indian approaches to health and healing: Yoga and Ayurveda.

Health through Yoga provides step-by-step instructions for postures and relaxation methods to alleviate everything from back pain, headaches and digestive problems to stress and fatigue.

These techniques will also enable you to improve concentration and energy levels, and enhance your general well-being. Combining the Yogic approach to bodywork with the integrated Ayurvedic system of healing provides a complete structure for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of a wide range of common ailments. By discovering your body type (dosha), following Yoga exercise programmes and maintaining spiritual and physical well-being through diet and massage, you can achieve health and harmony.

About this title

About the Author

Mira Mehta began Yoga as a child with B.K.S. Iyengar. She studied Sanskrit and Indian Philosophy at Oxford University and, following many years of teaching, gives lecture tours in Europe and the US, and Yoga workshops both in the UK and abroad. She is the organiser and principal teacher of The Yogic Path courses in London and writes regularly for Yoga & Health magazine. Previously published titles include the best-selling Yoga: The Iyengar Way and How to Use Yoga.

From the Back Cover

From the internationally known, best-selling author of 'Yoga: The Iyengar Way' comes a unique and inspiring new book which explains the beneficial effects of Yoga through the principles of Ayurveda, combining the two traditional Indian approaches to health and healing.

By identifying your Ayurvedic body type, you can use Yoga postures (asana) to balance your body's energies and maximise well-being. With fully illustrated yoga programmes, 'Yoga and Ayurveda' provides step-by-step instructions for postures and relaxation methods to alleviate everything from back pain, headaches and digestive problems to stress and fatigue.

Mira Mehta studied Yoga with B.K.S. Iyengar. She lectures and gives workshops worldwide and writes regularly for 'Yoga and Health' magazine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorsons
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007116209
• ISBN 13: 9780007116201
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224