Yoga for Wellness: Healing with the Timeless Teachings of Viniyoga
Gary Kraftsow
Language: English
Pages: 352
ISBN: 0140195696
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Mainstream America is finally catching on to what Eastern countries have known for thousands of years--that yoga is not only a great, low-impact way to increase flexibility and reduce stress, it is also useful in healing any number of afflictions, from common aches and pains to chronic diseases and emotional setbacks. In this easy to follow guide for practitioners at all levels, America's leading teacher of Viniyoga emphasizes the physical as well as the spiritual components of healing through yoga. Beginning with a general introduction, he then includes case studies and specific yoga sequences designed to address individual ailments. Best of all, each step of each posture in a sequence is clearly illustrated with its own photograph. The exercises in this book are truly transformative and certain to help those searching for alternatives to mainstream medicine and those looking for a way of becoming more involved in their own physical well-being.
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Though movement in these postures is limited, they build strength and elasticity in the superficial and deep musculature, ligaments, and connective tissues of the spine and rib cage. They also strengthen the diaphragm and abdominal muscles. Through these combined effects, extension Siddhasana After some time you may begin to feel resistance, tightness, and discomfort in your back, neck, shoulders, hips, and/or knees. The discomforts experienced in this simple extension posture reveal imbalances
, and therefore the key to extension postures, is the combined techniques of inhale and exhale. Initiate the inhale in the upper portion of the chest, emphaslzing the natural lifting and expansion of the rib cage that takes place as the lungs fill with air. Tuck the chin slightly in and displace the head slightly backward , to lengthen the neck, as the chest expands and upper ribs lift forward and up. At the same time, the upper thoracic spine begins to straighten. Let the upward and outward
produce a brahrnana effect. These definitions are theoretical and overlapping. In practice, we often need to use both orientations and to mix a variety of methods. For example , in the sequence presented ahead for the chronic fatigue patient, we begin with a gentle brahmana approach to increase her energy; however, because too much heat will deplete her energy and leave her exhausted, we end with a gentle langhana approach to lower her body heat and conserve energy. Among individuals, there are
Common Aches and Pains 157 3. POSTURE: Dvipada Pitham adaptation. EMPHASIS: To stretch neck and shoulders, and to in- tegrate neck and shoulders with arm movement. TECHNIQUE: Lie on back with arms down at sides, knees bent, and feet on floor, slightly apart and comfortably close to buttocks. On inhale: Keeping chin down, press down on feet, raising pelvis and raising left arm up over head Inhale to floor behind, until neck is gently flattened on floor. On exhale: Return to starting
constant, our own condition changes from day to day. Thus the key to the art of personal practice lies in learning how to accurately assess our present condition, how to set appropriate goals, and how to develop an appropriate practice. Learning to accurately assess our present condition involves looking at what is really happening in our body as we practice. For example, we may accomplish the form of a posture beautifully and still actually miss the potential benefits or even neglect to see