Absolute Beginner's Guide to Alternative Medicine
nutritional awareness rather than a rigid set of rules. Many practitioners support the value of a vegetarian diet with no meat, ...
CHAPTER 14 COMBINED MANUAL THERAPIES 185 The Absolute Minimum ■ Applied Kinesiology and Polarity Therapy use a combination of ph ...
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Mind-Body Techniques PART V Yoga.......................... 189 Meditation...................... 201 Hypnotherapy................ ...
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In This Chapter ■The history and eightfold path of yoga ■Yogic techniques and benefits ■Developing your own practice of yoga 15 ...
What Is Yoga? The word yogameans to direct and concentrate one’s attention, and comes from the Sanskrit word yuj, to yoke or to ...
enhancement of vital energy (breath control). Yoga also has an inner dimension that is the key purpose of yoga. Detachment, conc ...
The Path of Personal Discipline Personal disciplines are about what to do in life. Purity, the first discipline, is achieved thr ...
The Path of Concentration Teaching the mind to focus on one thing instead of many is the goal of concentra- tion. Concentration ...
invasion of a virus leading to a disruption in the first sheath, manifesting as a cold. Living one’s life in moderation is thoug ...
breath control, and meditation. Others start with the poses and may or may not develop interest in breathing and meditation. As ...
■ Increases circulation ■ Lowers blood pressure ■ Increases lymph circulation ■ Improves digestion and elimination ■ Promotes de ...
Yoga can benefit people of any age, from children to older adults. Children take nat- urally to yoga and usually find it fun. Ge ...
right for you. It is most important to remember that it is not a matter of being a beginning, intermediate, or advanced student ...
A Yogic Pregnancy One of many applications of yoga is in pregnancy and childbirth. In fact, many of the techniques taught in chi ...
Start with a few poses and gradually work back to your regular routine. If postpar- tum bleeding gets heavier or brighter red, s ...
In This Chapter ■The history, core concepts, and benefits of meditation ■A survey of different approaches to medita- tion ■How t ...
The components of meditation are quite simple: a quiet space, a comfortable posi- tion, a receptive attitude, and a focus of att ...
How Does Meditation Work? Meditation is both simple and difficult: simple because it is nothing more than maintaining focused at ...
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