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Yoga for grief relief simple practices for transforming your grieving mind & body

"When people grieve, they experience profound pain in both body and mind. Some may experience depression, fatigue, anxiety, or even chronic pain. For readers who've experienced loss (and have lost their way) Yoga for Grief Relief combines over 100 illustrations of gentle yogic poses and the latest r...

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Main Author: Sausys, Antonio (Author)
Other Authors: Prashant, Lyn (author of introduction.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, Calif. : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2014]
Subjects:
Grief.
Bereavement.
Yoga.
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Summary:"When people grieve, they experience profound pain in both body and mind. Some may experience depression, fatigue, anxiety, or even chronic pain. For readers who've experienced loss (and have lost their way) Yoga for Grief Relief combines over 100 illustrations of gentle yogic poses and the latest research in psychophysiology and neuroscience to help them get back on the path to wellness. Written by the founder of Yoga for Health, the step-by-step exercises in this book can be tailored to the reader's personal needs, and are designed to help them work through their loss and begin on the journey to self-knowledge and enlightenment"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xiii, 162 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-162).
ISBN:9781608828180 (paperback)
1608828182 (paperback)
Author Notes:Antonio Sausys,nbsp;MA, IGT, CMT, RYT,nbsp;is a somatic psychotherapist and yoga instructor specializing in one-on-one yoga therapy for people with chronic and acute medical conditions, as well as emotional imbalance.nbsp;He studied with yoga masters and teachers such as Indra Devi, Swami Maitreyananda, and Larry Payne. He has continued his professional development with training in integrative grief therapy with Lyn Prashant, foot reflexology, Swedish therapeutic massage, and Reiki.nbsp;Antonio teaches and lectures periodically at the University of California, Berkeley; at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. He is a member of the World Yoga Council, the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and the Association for Death Education and Counseling. He is the founder and executive director of Yoga for Health--the International Yoga Therapy Conference, and television host for YogiViews. For more information, visit yogaforgriefrelief.com .

The author thanks his freelance editor, Elliott Vogel, for his creative assistance onnbsp;Yoga for Grief Relief. Vogel is a freelance writer and editor.nbsp;A student of yoga for over ten years, Vogel's journey studying the philosophy and practice of yoga originated under the tutelage of the book's author, Antonio Sausys. He currently resides in Mill Valley, CA.

Foreword writer Lyn Prashant, PhD, FT, IGT, SYVC, is a somatic thanatologist, certified grief counselor, massage therapist, yoga instructor, author, and international presenter. She is the director and founder of Degriefing® (Integrative Grief Therapy) and the Institute of Somatic Thanatology.

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