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Yoga and Parkinson’s Disease is a practical how to guide to using yoga to manage stress, improve mental alertness, increase flexibility, correct posture and improve the quality-of-life of readers with Parkinson’s. It follows the author’s own experience and research studies in the subject that have shown a correlation between yoga practice and better health and outcomes after a Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis. More than simply an exercise guide, the book is a deeply soothing form of moving meditation and physical activity that is a safe way to rebuild strength, stamina, and flexibility. Yoga and Parkinson’s Disease shows how yoga ameliorates difficulties that accompany Parkinson’s, including mobility, range of motion, balance, and guides towards leading a healthier life.From the Preface:Quote:Parkinson’s is about rigidity, anxiety, and despair.Yoga enhances strength, stability, balance, limberness, and calm.Yoga teaches movement with greater ease.Yoga embraces the philosophy that this moment is all there is.BiographyPeggy van Hulsteyn, who has practiced yoga for over 40 years, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 12 years ago. She has since become a Parkinson’s advocate and writes extensively on this subject. Her feature article describing how yoga can benefit people with Parkinson’s was presented in both the American and Chinese versions of Yoga Journal. She has written for Mademoiselle, Cosmopolitan, Modern Bride, Country Living, Cat Fancy, New Mexico Magazine, American Way (American Airlines in-flight magazine), and newspapers such as The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Examiner, and USA Today. Her work has been translated into Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Portuguese, and has appeared in Australian periodicals.For more information, visit her at http://www.pdhatlady.com.ContentsCover TitleCopyright Contents ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments Author’s Note Part 1: Yoga to the RescueChapter 1: My StoryChapter 2: Research and Findings on Yoga for Parkinson’s DiseaseChapter 3: How to Use This BookPractical Tips for Beginning Your Yoga PracticeNotes on Safety and ComfortChapter 4: An Introduction to Yoga Part 2: The PosesChapter 5: Supine Postures (Lying on Your Back)Chapter 6: Prone Postures (on Knees or Belly)Chapter 7: Seated PosesChapter 8: Standing PosturesChapter 9: Yoga Snacks: Approachable Postures to Begin Your Day or When You Have Limited Time or EnergyChapter 10: MeditationConclusionNotesResourcesIndexPaperback: 144 pagesPublisher: Demos Health; 1 edition (August 28, 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1936303507ISBN-13: 978-1936303502ASIN: B00EC9P1RC