Relax into Yoga for Seniors: A Six-Week Program for Strength, Balance, Flexibility, and Pain Relief (16pt Large Print Edition)

Relax into Yoga for Seniors: A Six-Week Program for Strength, Balance, Flexibility, and Pain Relief (16pt Large Print Edition)

by Kimberly Carson
Relax into Yoga for Seniors: A Six-Week Program for Strength, Balance, Flexibility, and Pain Relief (16pt Large Print Edition)

Relax into Yoga for Seniors: A Six-Week Program for Strength, Balance, Flexibility, and Pain Relief (16pt Large Print Edition)

by Kimberly Carson

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Overview

Based on the pioneering Yoga for Seniors program offered at Duke Integrative Medicine and the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, this book teaches seniors the twelve principles of practice-guiding them step-by-step, along with posture illustrations, on a six-week program for improved balance, flexibility, and overall well-being.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780369309440
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Publication date: 12/14/2017
Edition description: Large Type
Pages: 388
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Kimberly Carson, MPH, E-RYT, is a health educator at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), in Portland, Oregon, specializing in the therapeutic use of yoga and mindfulness meditation for seniors and people with medical challenges. She currently offers classes to cardiac, oncology, and chronic pain patients. Kimberly has developed and taught yoga programs being researched at Duke University Medical Center and OHSU. The Yoga of Awareness program, developed by Kimberly and her husband Jim, has been shown in research trials to significantly reduce pain and fatigue in women with metastatic breast cancer, breast cancer survivors, as well as women with fibromyalgia. For more information, please visit her website: www.mindfulyogaworks.com.
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