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"A Handbook for Yogasana Teachers provides a lucid blending of Eastern and Western science that helps us understand the human body from both perspectives! It is a major contribution to both medicine and yoga."
-- Rajvi Mehta, editor, Yoga Rahasya, Mumbai<br /><br />"Mel Robin's labor of love has combined his knowledge of modern anatomy and physiology and traditional yoga beliefs (mostly in the Iyengar tradition) together with personal opinion and analysis based on years of teaching and practice within this tradition. By painstakingly collecting this material together, he has done a great service to the yoga community, especially those with an interest in yoga therapy and the intersection between yoga and Western medicine."
-- Dr. Ruth Gilmore, faculty, Yoga Therapy Centre, London<br /><br />"This book is quite obviously the result of extensive thought and effort on the part of the author. It contains a wide range of information, blending present-day anatomy and physiology with knowledge of yoga from ancient texts."
-- Dr. Shirley Telles, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Bangalore<br /><br />"A Handbook for Yogasana Teachers is useful for yoga teachers and serious yoga students who wish to bridge their understanding of Western and Eastern concepts. It may help practitioners of other Eastern methods of healing find ways to explain what they are doing to Western students or clients. Western doctors who want to understand Eastern healing methods will find the book extremely beneficial."
-- Jessie Thompson, director, the Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania<br /><br />"There is a paucity of books such as this handbook ... I liked the colorful descriptions and stories interspersed throughout."
-- Lois Steinberg, teacher and therapist, Iyengar Yoga Institute of Champaign-Urbana<br /><br />"The book is unique in its mixture of scientific explanation and practical application...As a practicing Iyengar teacher with no medical background, I have had little choice but to accept the words of B. K. S. and Geeta Iyengar in their description of the effects and benefits of poses...I have had no reason to doubt them, but when teaching students with a Western mind, it helps to present them with a ‘scientific reason' why."
--Renata Cardinal, certified Iyengar yoga teacher, Watchung Yoga Arts Center, New Jersey
-- Rajvi Mehta, editor, Yoga Rahasya, Mumbai<br /><br />"Mel Robin's labor of love has combined his knowledge of modern anatomy and physiology and traditional yoga beliefs (mostly in the Iyengar tradition) together with personal opinion and analysis based on years of teaching and practice within this tradition. By painstakingly collecting this material together, he has done a great service to the yoga community, especially those with an interest in yoga therapy and the intersection between yoga and Western medicine."
-- Dr. Ruth Gilmore, faculty, Yoga Therapy Centre, London<br /><br />"This book is quite obviously the result of extensive thought and effort on the part of the author. It contains a wide range of information, blending present-day anatomy and physiology with knowledge of yoga from ancient texts."
-- Dr. Shirley Telles, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Bangalore<br /><br />"A Handbook for Yogasana Teachers is useful for yoga teachers and serious yoga students who wish to bridge their understanding of Western and Eastern concepts. It may help practitioners of other Eastern methods of healing find ways to explain what they are doing to Western students or clients. Western doctors who want to understand Eastern healing methods will find the book extremely beneficial."
-- Jessie Thompson, director, the Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania<br /><br />"There is a paucity of books such as this handbook ... I liked the colorful descriptions and stories interspersed throughout."
-- Lois Steinberg, teacher and therapist, Iyengar Yoga Institute of Champaign-Urbana<br /><br />"The book is unique in its mixture of scientific explanation and practical application...As a practicing Iyengar teacher with no medical background, I have had little choice but to accept the words of B. K. S. and Geeta Iyengar in their description of the effects and benefits of poses...I have had no reason to doubt them, but when teaching students with a Western mind, it helps to present them with a ‘scientific reason' why."
--Renata Cardinal, certified Iyengar yoga teacher, Watchung Yoga Arts Center, New Jersey
About the Author
A former molecular spectroscopy researcher and award-winning science teacher, Dr. Mel Robin currently devotes his time to the practice and teaching of Iyengar yoga.
- Paperback: 1128 pages
- Publisher: Wheatmark; 1 edition (May 15, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1587367084
- ISBN-13: 978-1587367083
- Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 8.2 x 10.9 inches
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A Handbook for Yogasana Teachers PDF
This remarkable book provides invaluable scientific information and creative insights on virtually every aspect of human physiology as it relates to yoga. It's a vast and useful reference for anyone who wants to understand how their body and brain work, and how yoga affects them. The breadth of this hefty volume is impressive, covering topics as diverse as lung function, pregnancy, ocular physiology, emotional processing, weight-bearing by the bones of the neck in headstand, and literally hundreds of other topics. A book of this nature cannot go into depth or provide definitive information on any one topic, and it doesn't, but that's not its purpose. Readers interested in pursuing a particular question will find here an excellent starting point for further inquiry: they can look up the subject they are interested in by consulting the comprehensive, well-organized index, turn to a clear explanation of the basic concepts, learn about practical applications of the science, pick up some useful practice tips, and find numerous references for further study. It's not a place to find definitive answers to most questions, though. While the author clearly understands the elements of each field he discusses, every field has its own specialists who have a deeper understanding of its nuances. To get a more thorough and authoritative explanation of a physiological or anatomical point introduced by the book, the reader would be well advised to follow up by pursuing the primary sources that underlie them, many of which can be found in the reference section. The rich list of references represent a major strength of this book, but also point out a couple of minor weaknesses. One strength is that everything in the book points to its source.
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