Yoga Therapy for Stress, Burnout and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Agombar, Fiona.

Contributor:

Barnett, Leah.

Howard, Alex.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yoga--Therapeutic use.

Yoga.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020.

Summary:

Aimed at yoga therapists, yoga teachers and healthcare professionals, this detailed book presents unique ways to harness energy for fatigue conditions such as Long Covid, burnout, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and stress with the help of yoga therapy. Split into four parts, the book discusses how modern-day living exacerbates stress and how it manifests itself, how healing can be approached from a yogic perspective, the solutions that yoga provides, as well as step-by-step guidance to different yoga practices developed by the author - such as breathing and meditation - that help with these issues. Accessible and containing easy-to-follow instructions, Yoga Therapy for Stress, Burnout and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome shares ancient teachings from the East that have the power to help alleviate the growing source and symptoms of fatigue.

Contents:

Intro

Yoga Therapy Forstress, Burnout and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Cover

Of related interest

Title page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword by Alex Howard

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part One: Modern-Day Living, Stress and Its Manifestations

1. Stress-Related Exhaustion, Burnout and Yoga

2. Trauma and Exhaustion

3. The Crisis: ME/CFS

Part Two: The Yoga Perspective

4. Patterns, Shadows and the Closed Heart

5. The Root of Our Core Wound

6. The Yoga Model of Illness

7. The Role of the Yoga Therapist

Part Three: The Yoga Solutions

8. Energy in Yoga and How We Can Increase Prāṇa

9. The Magic of the Breath

10. The Three Energies: The Guṇas

11. The Secret of Happiness: Understanding Dharma and Karma

12. How to Have a Quiet Mind: A Summary of the Teachings

Part Four: The Yoga Practices

13. Teaching Suggestions and Class Planning

14. Mantra

15. The Practices for Stress, Burnout and ME/CFS

16. Prāṇāyāma: The Vital Key to Healing

17. Mindfulness, Deep Relaxation and Meditation

References

Bibliography and Further Reading

Resources

Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-85701-223-1

OCLC:

1141917081