Yoga off the Mat

Yoga off the Mat is the first book of its kind to detail case study by case study how yoga can work to complement othertreatments/therapies in a health crisis. It explains how peopletook yoga off the mat, and out of the studio into their everydaylives, to deal with chronic addictions, disease, injuries, mooddisorders and emotional trauma. It illustrates the power of yoga to manage various side effects of treatments and to promote an environment where healing can occur.Already yoga is...
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Yoga off the Mat is the first book of its kind to detail case study by case study how yoga can work to complement othertreatments/therapies in a health crisis. It explains how peopletook yoga off the mat, and out of the studio into their everydaylives, to deal with chronic addictions, disease, injuries, mooddisorders and emotional trauma. It illustrates the power of yoga to manage various side effects of treatments and to promote an environment where healing can occur.Already yoga is moving out of yoga studios and into schools,prisons, corporate offices and hospitals world wide. Researchis increasing into yoga with over 670 citations of recent psychological studies alone that involve yoga. Many of thesestudies inquired into the benefit of yoga for drug recovery,insomnia and depression, which may in the future lead to agreater acceptance of yoga as a field of study. More than ever before, yoga is being seen as a healthy adjunct to complement other therapies of choice in dealing with health crisis. This is seen in the increasing number of articles in yoga magazines written by health specialists such as physiotherapists, psychologists and medical practitioners who practice yoga. Many doctors now recommend yoga to their patients and some health insurers recognize yoga as a part of preventative health.