Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times [Paperback]

Experience therestof your life with restorative yoga, the supported poses, and breathing practices that will help you heal the effects of chronic stress. InRelax and Renew,the first book exclusively devoted to this work, you'll find:



   • In-depth guidance in Basic Relaxation Pose (Savasana), the heart of restorative practice, as well as the Centering Breath

   • A general restorative sequence that explores backbends, an inverted posture, a twist, cooling forward bends, and a variation of Basic Relaxation Pose (Savasana)

   • Sequences for busy days, including a fifteen-minute practice, yoga at your desk, and the Totally Invisible Relaxation

   • Programs for back pain, headaches, insomnia, jet lag, and breathing problems

   • A special section for women during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause

   • A guide to props: what they are, where they go, how to fold and roll blankets, and around-the-house alternatives

   • Supplemental resources, such as where to find a yoga teacher, recommended books, magazines, newsletters, audio programs, props, yoga vacations, etc.Judith Lasater has taught yoga since 1971. She holds a doctorate in East-West psychology and is a physical therapist. Dr. Lasater is the president of the California Yoga Teachers Association and serves on the advisory boards ofYoga Journaland the Yoga Research and Education Center.

Her yoga training includes study with B. K. S. Iyengar in India and the United States. She teaches ongoing yoga classes and trains yoga teachers in kinesiology, yoga therapeutics, and the Yoga Sutra at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. In addition, she leads workshops and retreats throughout the United States and abroad.

Dr. Lasater writes extensively abol£)