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"Yoga and Scoliosis: A Journey to Health and Healing" is intended to be a source of encouragement, knowledge, and healing for those who have scoliosis and need to treat it, but want to avoid braces and/or surgery. The book looks at scoliosis not as a pathological syndrome but as a spiritual, and metaphysical pattern that embraces the multiple dimensions of the spine (vertical, horizontal, and sagittal). It briefly covers the history and treatment modalities of scoliosis and discusses the development of the spine in the embryo. "Yoga and Scoliosis" also explores the complexities of the concept of alignment in the body, with the main part of the book showing how to address scoliosis with Iyengar yoga. Four chapters give instruction in yoga asanas for scoliosis, and another chapter discusses yoga practice in daily living. Finally there is an advanced yoga chapter that was developed by B. K. S. Inyengar.
About the Author
Marcia Monroe is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was first certified as a Yoga teacher by the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City for levels 1, 2, and 3. She has been studying with the Iyengar family since 2001 and in 2005, she received certification from B.K.S. Iyengar at the Iyengar Yoga Institute. She now teaches children in New York City at the Bloomingdale Family Program. Marcia is a Body Mind Centering teacher, an Infant Developmental Educator, is registered as a somatic movement educator, and is one of a handful of people who have worked extensively with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, founder of The School for Body-Mind Centering. Marcia has taught Yoga internationally, in Brazil, Canada, India, New Zealand, and the U.S. Currently she teaches classes and workshops on yoga and scoliosis and maintains a private practice in New York City and Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Loren Fishman has been a specialist in Electrodiagnosis of low back pain and sciatica for over 20 years. His other specialties are functional assessment, cognitive rehabilitation, and the application of yoga within the medical context. Over the last 20 years, he has lectured frequently, authored multiple books and contributed to over 45 publications including Demos Health's book Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis: A Journey to Health and Healing. He is Assistant Clinical Professor at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. Loren also received his certification to teach yoga from the Iyengar Yoga Institute.
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This review is from: Yoga and Scoliosis: A Journey to Health and Healing (Paperback)
Amazingly detailed book on yoga postures that are beneficial for scoliosis and how to effectively use props to compensate for your curve. This is ideal for experienced yoga students, or teachers. This is not however for those with little or no experience in yoga. When I do the postures in this book, my spine and body feel amazing. Monroe's insight into scoliosis and yoga is not to be ignored by anyone who wishes to better treat the condition.
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Impressive, but not for the Layperson,
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This review is from: Yoga and Scoliosis: A Journey to Health and Healing (Paperback)
This seems to be a very well-researched and informative book about yoga for scoliosis. There are numerous photos and thorough descriptions which detail how to modify yoga poses for people with scoliosis. However, it's impossible for me to judge how good it is because it's not something that I-- a solo practitioner and a layperson-- can use. There's an EXTENSIVE list of props recommended for these modifications and not just basic blocks and straps, but also stools, chairs, ropes, pulleys, bolsters, balls, etc. In the photos for several of the poses, there's also a rack of some sort to which the straps have been attached. It further gives the feel that this requires a professional set-up to follow. Each pose requires so many props and has so many directions that it isn't possible to do on one's own; just the multi-sentence directions for each pose alone requires someone to at least read to you all the things you should be doing and paying attention to. I did find some of the appendix items useful, such as the modifications you can do for sitting more comfortably at a computer. The introduction was very enticing, with its tales of people's curvatures improving dramatically through a dedicated yoga practice, especially one such as this targeted for the peculiarities of scoliosis. I have no doubt what the author says is true as I've seen my own scoliosis improve through yoga. Overall though, I was disappointed to see that this book is more of a reference guide for yoga teachers and/or physical therapists and not for the scoliosis patients themselves. If I had access to such a person and they used this book, I'm sure I would feel in very good hands indeed.
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Finally some relief!,
By mandymarie20 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Yoga and Scoliosis: A Journey to Health and Healing (Paperback)
What a stunning accomplishment! Marcia Monroe has created a wonderful how-to for those who wish to hep their scoliosis through natural methods. Dozens of positions and exercises are broken down step-by-step accompanied by helpful photographs. It is so nice that someone has finally created a helpful book for those of us who live with scoliosis. Often pain relief and how to treat your body are not addressed through medical channels, so this refreshing and important book is vital for everyone who wants to feel better and have a better relationship with the scoliotic body.
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This review is from: Yoga and Scoliosis: A Journey to Health and Healing (Paperback)
If you're an Iyengar teacher and have a load of props, this book will be good. It's daunting for the layperson, though. Requires physioballs and special benches and wall ropes and assumes you have the knowledge to position them all correctly.
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