Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy - Adapting to the uniqueness of the person
Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy by Mukunda Stiles
A concise and poetic rendering that conveys the essence and depth of this perennial classic of yoga.
I found the books of Mukunda Stiles some years ago, and they have greatly informed my teaching and practice of Yoga. This book on Ayurvedic Yoga therapy is full of knowledge and is also very practical and easy to use. Mukunda offers a clear understanding of the doshas and how Yoga practice can support and bring balance to the different dosha types. This teachers background of depth and wisdom shines through. Highly recommend to any teacher or practitioner who would like a good understanding of Yoga and Ayurveda and how to bring them together.
Saraswati Bella Hancock
I found the books of Mukunda Stiles some years ago, and they have greatly informed my teaching and practice of Yoga. This book on Ayurvedic Yoga therapy is full of knowledge and is also very practical and easy to use. Mukunda offers a clear understanding of the doshas and how Yoga practice can support and bring balance to the different dosha types. This teachers background of depth and wisdom shines through. Highly recommend to any teacher or practitioner who would like a good understanding of Yoga and Ayurveda and how to bring them together.
Saraswati Bella Hancock
Anyone who is a yoga teacher, or who has questions to your teachers about how to take care of your personal needs, will most likely get your questions answered by this book. It is beautiful, and grounded in tradition. I have over 40 books on yoga, and it wasn't until I read this one that I had my questions and the info to really improve my individual practice and avoid unbalanced prana that I had been experiencing from the way I had been doing hatha yoga according to the format my teachers gave me - the class format. The thing that separates this book in such a great way, is that it brings the valuable info to the practitioner in how to create the proper approach to asana, as opposed to the class format. It teaches yoga in the traditional personal way. Specifically it is a dosha type approach, This book is such a great reference and gift to the too often confused yoga practitioner. "This is the most readable and enjoyable interpretation of the Yoga Sutras I have ever seen." |
Mukunda steers away from an increasing tendency to 'medicalize' yoga therapy by avoiding prescriptive recommendations for specific medical diagnoses. He presents sequences of Vinyasa and pranayama suited to the various Ayurvedic body types. Yoga therapists and practitioners using this book can access a deeper level of preventative self-care, attuning to the rhythm of each individual. Enlivened by wisdom teachings, it provides food for body, soul and spirit, guiding practitioners towards fulfillment of their potential.
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