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Adapting Yoga for People Living with Cancer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watts, Charlotte.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cancer--Alternative treatment.
- Cancer.
- Yoga--Therapeutic use.
- Yoga.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021.
- Summary:
- "This practical guidebook explains how to adapt physical poses and breathing exercises for people with cancer. Offering guidance on meditation and relaxation techniques as well as providing an essential overview of living with cancer, treatments and side effects, the book emphasises the importance of physical space and demonstrates the personal and professional skills required to hold a place of safety for those who experience life-threatening illnesses. Covering key topics such as scope of practice, boundaries and appropriate language, Adaptive Yoga for Working with People Living with Cancer is an essential guide for yoga teachers looking to hold cancer-inclusive classes"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Adapting Yoga for People Living with Cancer
- Cover
- Of related interest
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword by Charlotte Watts
- Padmasana
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Yama
- Niyama
- 1. Ahimsa
- Why do this work?
- Yoga and cancer
- Treatment considerations for adapting the practice
- Health questionnaire
- Set and setting
- Language and metaphor
- 2. Satya
- The benefits of Yoga for Cancer
- The science
- Myth busting
- 3. Asteya
- Scope of practice
- The wounded healer
- Confidentiality
- 4. Brahmacharya
- Boundaries
- Accessibility and inclusion
- Looking after yourself
- 5. Aparigraha
- Cultivating compassion
- Metta (loving kindness)
- Cultivating presence
- Poetry
- 6. Saucha
- The five Koshas
- The three Gunas
- Ayurveda
- 7. Santosha
- Yoga, cancer and stress
- Meditation
- Relaxation
- Yoga Nidra
- 8. Tapas
- Asana (posture)
- The breath
- Practical self-help
- Mantra
- Mudra
- 9. Svadhyaya
- Reflective practice
- Supervision
- Mentoring
- 10. Ishvara Pranhidana
- Being of service to your students
- Working in partnership
- Ethical marketing
- Case Studies
- Resources to Inform Your Research
- Endings and Next Steps
- Further Reading
- Endnotes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78775-651-3
- OCLC:
- 1249472430
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