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# Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care

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Review: A rich and valuable reference to health professionals and yoga practitioners - Yoga has always been considered an important instrument to achieve personal transformation. But in modern times, yoga is becoming widely recognized as having important health benefits. The World Health Organization (WHO) defined human health in 1948 as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Today, there is a consensus that our health is the result of a balance between genetics, the environment, and lifestyle. Health organizations used to classify yoga as an “alternative medicine,” but today, it is better defined as part of a new approach called “integrative medicine” (IM), which is the amalgamation of “complementary and alternative medicine” (CAM). This book is a dazzling tool to appreciate the therapeutic benefits of yoga. In addition to the four editors, who are yoga therapy experts, the book includes the contributions of another 62 internationally recognized yoga teachers and therapists and 25 consultants, from different yoga styles and lineages. The book has four introductory chapters about the origins and foundations of this field and the main research results on the psychophysiology of yoga. Through 17 clinical chapters, the book deals with a wide range of conditions including mental health, musculoskeletal, neurological, endocrine, cancer, cardiorespiratory, and particular issues related to specific populations (children, seniors, disabled, etc.). Each chapter presents the scientific rationale for using yoga as a therapeutic instrument and offers a review and analysis of research done on each subject and includes some “clinical insights” from the professional experience of the specialists. The last two chapters concentrate on how to implement yoga therapy and future directions in research and clinical care. The editors said in the Preface: “The intention of this text is to serve as a comprehensive resource for physicians and other health care professionals, as well as yoga therapists, instructors, researchers, and practitioners.” It is interesting to observe numerous references to the Iyengar approach to yoga as it provides a recognized therapeutic contribution to health. The book has a rich bibliography, numerous tables, and a large collection of pictures. Dr. Dean Ornish (U. of California, San Francisco) and author of the pioneering book, “Dr Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease,” (1990), wrote a Foreword, where he says that “changing lifestyle actually changes your genes … Our latest research found that these comprehensive lifestyle changes may even lengthen telomeres, the ends of your chromosomes that control aging … These lifestyle changes are part of the most influential trend in medicine today – what is known as “Lifestyle Medicine,” which is lifestyle as treatment as well as prevention.” Dr. Timothy McCall, one of the four editors, is the author of the best-selling book, “Yoga as Medicine” (2007). He is also the medical editor of “Yoga Journal.” Recently, following a teaching engagement in London, he was invited to speak at a hearing in the British House of Lords on the healing benefits of yoga. Three other physicians presented a review of the scientific evidence and an analysis of the cost effectiveness of yoga in health care.
Review: The MUST book - The MUST HAVE book for health and yoga professional practitioners.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #233,645 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #123 in Physical Therapy (Books) #273 in Exercise Injuries & Rehabilitation #406 in Yoga (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (82) |
| Dimensions  | 7.5 x 1.25 x 10 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 1909141208 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1909141209 |
| Item Weight  | 2.9 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 538 pages |
| Publication date  | June 1, 2016 |
| Publisher  | Handspring Publishing |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A rich and valuable reference to health professionals and yoga practitioners
*by G***S on April 21, 2018*

Yoga has always been considered an important instrument to achieve personal transformation. But in modern times, yoga is becoming widely recognized as having important health benefits. The World Health Organization (WHO) defined human health in 1948 as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Today, there is a consensus that our health is the result of a balance between genetics, the environment, and lifestyle. Health organizations used to classify yoga as an “alternative medicine,” but today, it is better defined as part of a new approach called “integrative medicine” (IM), which is the amalgamation of “complementary and alternative medicine” (CAM). This book is a dazzling tool to appreciate the therapeutic benefits of yoga. In addition to the four editors, who are yoga therapy experts, the book includes the contributions of another 62 internationally recognized yoga teachers and therapists and 25 consultants, from different yoga styles and lineages. The book has four introductory chapters about the origins and foundations of this field and the main research results on the psychophysiology of yoga. Through 17 clinical chapters, the book deals with a wide range of conditions including mental health, musculoskeletal, neurological, endocrine, cancer, cardiorespiratory, and particular issues related to specific populations (children, seniors, disabled, etc.). Each chapter presents the scientific rationale for using yoga as a therapeutic instrument and offers a review and analysis of research done on each subject and includes some “clinical insights” from the professional experience of the specialists. The last two chapters concentrate on how to implement yoga therapy and future directions in research and clinical care. The editors said in the Preface: “The intention of this text is to serve as a comprehensive resource for physicians and other health care professionals, as well as yoga therapists, instructors, researchers, and practitioners.” It is interesting to observe numerous references to the Iyengar approach to yoga as it provides a recognized therapeutic contribution to health. The book has a rich bibliography, numerous tables, and a large collection of pictures. Dr. Dean Ornish (U. of California, San Francisco) and author of the pioneering book, “Dr Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease,” (1990), wrote a Foreword, where he says that “changing lifestyle actually changes your genes … Our latest research found that these comprehensive lifestyle changes may even lengthen telomeres, the ends of your chromosomes that control aging … These lifestyle changes are part of the most influential trend in medicine today – what is known as “Lifestyle Medicine,” which is lifestyle as treatment as well as prevention.” Dr. Timothy McCall, one of the four editors, is the author of the best-selling book, “Yoga as Medicine” (2007). He is also the medical editor of “Yoga Journal.” Recently, following a teaching engagement in London, he was invited to speak at a hearing in the British House of Lords on the healing benefits of yoga. Three other physicians presented a review of the scientific evidence and an analysis of the cost effectiveness of yoga in health care.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The MUST book
*by A***A on September 13, 2025*

The MUST HAVE book for health and yoga professional practitioners.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Unique and comprehensive melding of East and West thinking
*by W***W on April 2, 2017*

The authors bring together the scrutinizing mind of evidenced based practice and a broad and thorough look at yoga in ways I have not seen elsewhere. This is thoughtful and mindful work bridging "Western based medicine" and yoga (and related) studies. For me, it answers how I can combine practices, how things all fit together. Unique! Well researched and written.

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