Yoga as medicine - Timothy B. McCall

The definitive book of yoga therapy, this groundbreaking work comes to you from the
medical editor of the country's premier yoga magazine, who is both a practicing yogi
and a Western-trained physician.

Beginning with an overview of the history and
science of yoga, Dr. McCall describes the many different techniques in the yoga tool
kit; explains what yoga does and who can benefit from it (virtually everyone!); and
provides lavishly illustrated and minutely detailed instructions on starting a yoga
practice geared to your fitness level and your health status. Yoga as Medicine offers
a wealth of practical information, including how to:

Utilize yogic tools, including
postures, breathing techniques, and meditation, for both prevention and healing of
illness
Master the art of becoming more in tune with your body
Communicate more
effectively with your doctor
Adopt therapeutic yoga practices as either an alternative
or a complement to surgery and to expensive, sometimes dangerous medications
Practice
safely

Find an instructor and a style of yoga that are right for you. With twenty
chapters devoted to the work of individual master teachers, including such well-known
figures as Patricia Walden, John Friend, and Rodney Yee, Yoga as Medicine shows how
these experts have applied the wisdom of this ancient holistic practice to twenty
different conditions, ranging from arthritis to chronic fatigue, depression, heart
disease, HIV/AIDS, infertility, insomnia, multiple sclerosis, and obesity. Defining
yoga as "a systematic technology to improve the body, understand the mind, and free
the spirit," Dr. McCall shows the way to a path that can truly alter your life.

An indispensable guide for the millions who now practice yoga or would like to
begin, as well as for yoga teachers, body workers, doctors, nurses, and other health
professionals.