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Restoring Prana: A Therapeutic Guide to Pranayama and Healing Through th

e Breath for Yoga Therapists, Yoga Teachers, and Healthcare Practitioners
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One of the most common issues clients face is lack of energy, vitality or prana and thisbook presents a simple yet revolutionary breathing approach to restore balance.Grounded in the yogic teachings, this text introduces the Buteyko breathing method as amore contemporary way of understanding the original intention of pranayama. Throughextensive research, Robin Rothenberg establishes that as with Dr. Buteyko's breathretraining technique, the ancient yogis prescribed breathing less not more. Vedic scienceand physiology are broken down and explained in accessible ways. The book presents anew understanding and application of breathing to address a wide range of ailments,including C OPD, asthma, hay-fever, autoimmune disorders, anxiety, sleep apnoea andneurological conditions.
Foreword: Bhavana: Busting Myths; 1. Origins of Pra?ayama; 2. Pra?a, the Subtle Body, and the Energy Bank Account; 3. The Bio-Chemistry of Respiration; 4. Hyperventilation: The Sa?skara of Breathing Too Much; 5. The Nose vs. The Mouth; 6. Center Stage: The Diaphragm; 7. The Core, The Bandhas and the Breath; 8. The Emotional Brain and the Breath; 9. The Mind of the Subtle Body - Citta, Chakras, and the Breath; 10. Pra?ayama as Kumbhaka; 11. Therapeutic Applications: Healing Through the Breath; Appendix 1: Asana Practices to Restore Pra?a; Appendix II - A guide to teaching functional breathing; Appendix III- Pra?ayama Curriculum for Program Directors: Key Concepts and Practices; Sanskrit Glossary; Physiology glossary
In this fascinating book, yoga therapist Robin Rothenberg pulls back what she calls a ""curtain of mysticism"" that shrouds pranayama and offers a comprehensive guide to respiratory physiology and the practice of breath control. Prompted by a health crisis, she embarked on an in-depth study of breathing - pouring over ancient yogic texts and modern scientific journals - and reveals how breath retraining transformed her life. She details the breathing practices and postures that helped relieve her asthma, apnea, and chronic cough-and shed 15 pounds-and challenges the commonly-taught emphasis on ""big breathing"" and ""expansive inhalation and exhalation."" Courageous and compelling, Restoring Prana offers essential information for yoga teachers, yoga therapists and health care practitioners who want to skillfully help students and clients enhance their health and vitality.
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