Our respiratory and immune systems are intrinsically linked to how we relate to the world around us. Engaging with our vitality through the movement we were designed to express equips us with an invaluable ability to support the optimal functioning of our internal systems.
This book explains how movement, embodied awareness, and self-compassion can be incorporated into yoga practice to support respiratory and immune health. It delves into how stress, trauma, breath, movement, and posture can impact the quality of these systems and how yoga teachers can integrate a range of practises focussing on movement, meditation, and breath to help improve them.
Through an exploration of our boundaries, our breath, and our bodies, this book will help yoga teachers develop a more integrated and nuanced approach to their teaching
Author(s): Watts, Charlotte;
Year: 2022
Language: English
Commentary: Yoga and Somatics for Immune and Respiratory Health
Pages: 394
Tags: Yoga and Somatics for Immune and Respiratory Health
Yoga and Somatics for Immune and Respiratory Health
Cover
Of related interest
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Foreword by Joanne Avison
Introduction
Acknowledgements
1. Healthy Defences
Physical Practice: Somatic and Loosening Sequence
Subtle Practices: Mindfulness of Breathing
2. Stress and Inflammation
Physical Practice: Undulating and Twisting
Subtle Practices: Breathing for Regulation
3. Fluid Adaptation
Physical Practice: Primal Motions – Lunging, Stepping and Squatting
Subtle Practices: Heart Focus
4. Mindful Boundaries
Physical Practice: Standing into Full Breathing and Protective Support
Subtle Practices: Internal Soothing
5. Embodied Awareness
Physical Practice: Rest and Recovery
Subtle Practices: Traditional pranayama
6. Good Vibrations
Physical Practice: Bringing It All Together – Movement with Optional Sound
Subtle Practices: Simple Sounding and Mantra
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
Subject Index
Author Index
