Structural Yoga Therapy: Adapting to the Individual

Written for yoga teachers and committed practitioners, this book shows how to use yoga to bring the whole body into balance. It opens with an overview of yoga's spiritual philosophy and its many branches, then guides the reader through choosing a practice and finding a suitable teacher. Anatomy and kinesiology are explained so that readers can see how each posture moves the muscles and bones. The core of the method is a set of 24 postures, approached through techniques for reading posture, assessing joint mobility and strength, and freeing the joints. Readers learn to build a personal sequence from these postures. The book also suits therapists working in physical therapy, myofascial release and massage.