Yoga and Parkinson's Disease
A Journey to Health and Healing
by Peggy van Hulsteyn with Barbara Gage and Connie Fisher
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Pub Date Sep 17 2013 | Archive Date Oct 17 2013
Description
Yoga is one of the most beneficial complementary therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD), helping to increase flexibility, correct posture, loosen tight, painful muscles, build confidence, and in general, enhance the quality of life. Peggy van Hulsteyn has experienced these benefits first-hand as a yoga practitioner for over four decades who was diagnosed with PD twelve years ago. In Yoga and Parkinson's Disease, written with two certified yoga teachers, van Hulsteyn provides an accessible, easy-to-follow, and encouraging guide for bringing the benefits of yoga into your life, even if you've never done yoga before.
Yoga and Parkinson's Disease includes:
-Practical information about clothing, mats, preparing a space, and equipment-Step-by-step instructions for those with limited mobility or unsteadiness
-Postures that can be done in bed to help you start your day
-Variations to ensure comfort and safety
-Tips for making practice easy, approachable, and sustainable
And much more
Advance Praise
In this kind and instructive book, Peggy van Hulsteyn shares her struggles with Parkinson's disease and how the practice of yoga has eased her path. With compassion, humor, and a hard fought perspective, she has written an inspiring book and seeks to provide a practical guide to others in coping with Parkinson's disease. - Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.)
A must-read for the recently diagnosed or people at any stage of Parkinson's disease. Her practical tips and well-explained poses will help anyone with Parkinson's explore ways to live as fully as possible. Van Hulsteyn guides the reader living with the disease to view yoga as a healing practice that will increase flexibility and mobility. -Joyce Oberdorf, president and CEO, National Parkinson Foundation
I am inspired and enthused by van Hulsteyn's ebullient wit, humor, and positive spirit. Yoga and Parkinson's Disease is one of those much needed books that empowers, motivates, and educates people dealing with Parkinson's disease. - Karl Robb, author of A Soft Voice in a Noisy World: A Guide to Dealing and Healing with Parkinson's Disease
Inspiring and motivating...a non-threatening and very practical guide to starting a yoga practice. In wonderfully witty and humorous prose, van Hulsteyn shares her story of living with Parkinson's disease and succinctly summarizes the value of exercise, particularly yoga, for dealing with the many symptoms of this disease.- Cynthia Marie Fox, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, co-founder and vice president of operations of LSVT Global, Inc.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781936303502 |
| PRICE | $21.95 (USD) |
