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The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health: A Lifelong Guide to Wellness |  | Authors: Linda Sparrowe, Patricia Walden
Creator: Judith Hanson Lasater
Publisher: Shambhala
Category: Book
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 52636
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 1570624704
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7046082
EAN: 9781570624704
ASIN: 1570624704
Publication Date: December 3, 2002
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Product Description
The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health is the first comprehensive book about women's health issues and how to treat them with yoga. The authors offer a complete yoga program for general health as well as pose sequences that address specific health problems—all in the Iyengar tradition, which targets health needs more than other forms of yoga. For example, in the first part of the book, Patricia Walden has organized three chapters showing yoga poses with clear instructions that tell how to get into each pose and describe its benefits: chapter one is the Essential Sequence for all women, and includes modifications for people who cannot or should not do all the poses; chapter two is the Restorative Sequence for stress relief and relaxation; chapter three contains advanced poses that energize and tone.
The second part is presented in four sections that broadly represent the stages of a woman's life: teen years and early twenties, later twenties and thirties, midlife, and wisdom years. Each section contains chapters offering specific information about a particular health issue from author Linda Sparrowe, as well as sequences of yoga poses from Patricia Walden that address the problem. For example, the back care chapter includes information about common back problems and their causes (scoliosis, arthritis, lordosis, sciatica, kyphosis, among others) with an emphasis on: emotional and psychological roots of some back problems; physiological information about the spine and back muscles; general information about how yoga addresses different areas of the back; and finally, Patricia Walden's sequences of poses that target different back problems with the goal of not only relieving back pain but of strengthening, and healing old injuries and misalignments.
Sections of the book include:
• Teens and Early 20s: Eating disorders, menstrual health, immune support
• 20s and 30s: Back care, pregnancy, headaches
• Midlife: Depression, menopause, digestion
• Wisdom Years: Osteoporosis, postmenopause, the heart
The final section of the book includes listings of yoga centers, instructional videos, yoga equipment, and where to go for more information about yoga.
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 Wow! A wealth of knowledge! November 24, 2009
jamesgirl (Florida, USA)
I just finished reading the entire book and it is a wonderful book packed with great information..
I have long been a fan of Patricia Walden who created the yoga sequences for this book.
I had not read anything by Linda Sparrowe before but I really enjoyed her style of writing.
The main thing I was looking for in this book was how to deal with pelvic floor disorders. And this book addresses them. This book teaches you how to tone your pelvic floor helping with such things as prolapses and also urinary incontinence.
Urinary incontinence is something that many women deal with every day but are ashamed to admit to it. There is hope for women with urinary incontinence..whether
through yoga or westernized medical treatments.
Great book for women! October 22, 2009
D. Harris (Midlothian, TX)
I got this book when it first came out, and still enjoy reading it. I'm a yoga teacher, a mom, and a women, so this book touched me on many levels. I think it's a great guide for your yoga practice and your life. Patricia Walden is one of my favorite teachers and she does a wonderful job on this book along with Linda Sparowe. Thank you ladies! Namaste'
Excellent resource August 14, 2009
M. Medina
I found this book to be an excellent resource which I will use for many years to come. The most outstanding aspect is the individual routines that focus on specific problems, such as poses which focus on releaving backaches or headaches. Each pose is discribed well, with several photos to illustrate the different stages of the pose. Overall a great yoga book geared towards women of every age and life stage.
 The woman's book of yoga and health March 23, 2009
Maria Wall (Horsham, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a must have for any woman who enjoys yoga. It provides information and step by step asana instruction for conditions we face throughout our lives, beginning with adolescence and puberty and continuing through menopause and beyond. Its useful for teachers to assist their students, but its written well enough that I think anyone with a basic understanding of yoga postures could use the descriptions to get into the poses.
Comprehensive guide to yoga for women...and men (sometimes). November 23, 2008
bernhot (NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Whether looking for an explanation of individual poses or a full therapeutic routine, this book is invaluable. Previous yoga experience with an instructor is helpful (as it is difficult to monitor oneself in doing yoga). The author is an Iyengar yoga teacher. This form of yoga focuses on alignment and precision, so that a practitioner of any form of hatha yoga can learn much here.
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