Yoga and Parkinson's Disease by Peggy Van Hulsteyn

Yoga and Parkinson's Disease by Peggy Van Hulsteyn

Ease stiffness, improve strength and balance, and relieve stress with gentle, easy yoga postures.

Yoga is one of the most beneficial complementary therapies for ParkinsonÌs 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, who was diagnosed with PD 12 years ago, has experienced these benefits firsthand. In Yoga and Parkinson's Disease, van Hulsteyn draws on her 40-year yoga practice, collaborating with two certified yoga teachers to provide 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 ParkinsonÌs Disease includes:

• Step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow photographs
• Seated and assisted postures for those with limited mobility and 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

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Van Hulsteyn, Peggy: - Peggy van Hulsteyn is an accomplished author and speaker who has practiced yoga for over four decades. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 12 years ago and since then has channeled her skills in writing and promotion toward the cause of bringing greater awareness to PD. Her cover article for ''''Yoga Journal'''' describing how yoga can benefit people with PD received national attention, and she writes and speaks for the Arizona chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association regularly. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband David and their two cats. Peggy van Hulsteyn is an accomplished author and speaker who has practiced yoga for 35 years. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 11 years ago and since then has channeled her skills in writing and promotion toward the cause of bringing greater awareness to PD. Her cover article for ''''Yoga Journal'''' on Yoga and PD received national attention, and she writes and speaks for the Arizona chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association regularly. She divides her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona with her physicist husband and their two cats. Barbara Gage is a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher, with training from the Kripalu Yoga Institute in Lenox, Massachusetts. Her classes feature the classical yoga postures, meditation, breathing practices and reading from the sanskrit texts. She has been a yoga teacher for 35 years and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Connie Fisher has studied yoga with Gary Kraftsow, founder of the American Viniyoga Institute. She is a Doctor of Oriental medicine, a massage therapist, and since 2008, a Viniyoga Instructor. In 2012 she became certified in Yoga Therapy from the American Viniyoga Institute in California. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781936303502
ISBN 10	1936303507
Title	Yoga and Parkinson's Disease
Author	Peggy Van Hulsteyn
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Demos Medical Publishing
Year published	2013-08-28
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.