Yoga Skills for Therapists: Effective Practices for Mood Management

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Synopsis
A toolkit of "no mat" yoga strategies for you and your clients. Drawing on her study of multiple traditions and lineages--from ancient yoga practices to current neuroscientific research on yoga benefits and contraindications--Weintraub presents a compendium of guided breathing exercises, meditations, self-inquiry practices, relaxation exercises, and simple postural adjustments that can readily accompany and complement psychotherapy--no mat or difficult postures required! Therapists learn exactly how to introduce these simple practices into a session, all within the comfort of their therapy room, no prior yoga training or experience necessary. Weintraub shows therapists how to introduce and apply a full range of yogic approaches: targeted breathing practices called pranayama that meet the present mood and bring it into balance; healing hand gestures called mudras; special sounds and tones called mantras; guided imagery and affirmation; yogic self-inquiry, and much more. Clinical stories and anecdotes explore how these yoga-based interventions, rooted in a firm, evidence-based foundation, can be used as effective treatments for a particular mood or mental state. With over 50 photographs that clearly illustrate the practices and gestures, detailed, step-by-step instructions, and scripts for guided relaxation and meditations, Yoga Skills for Therapists is a practical, hands-on guide that teaches the power of basic yoga techniques to bring great self-awareness, balance, and lasting well-being to you and your clients.
Copyright:
2012

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780393707991
Related ISBNs:
9780393707175
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
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Copyrighted By:
Amy Weintraub
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Psychology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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