The Yoga Healer: Remedies for the body, mind, and spirit, from easing back pain and headaches to managing anxiety and finding joy and peace within

by Christine Burke

Overview

Heal your body, mind, and spirit with these quick and easy yoga and meditation practices.

Voted Best Yoga Book in the Soul & Spirit magazine Spiritual Book Awards

Heal your body, mind, and spirit with these quick and easy yoga and meditation practices.

The Yoga Healer will put the power to heal and revitalize into your own hands—mind, body, and spirit! Practitioners of all levels from beginner to advanced, occasional to frequent, will love this accessible handbook of remedies based on the art and science of yoga. The first three chapters—Remedies for the Body, Remedies for the Mind, and Remedies for the Spirit—cover a number of physical, mental, and emotional concerns and provide three simple, concise practices for each one to address the condition. The final chapter includes longer combined sequences for morning, noon, and night to wake up, recharge, and relax. All poses and sequences are illustrated with stylish, clear photography. Each yoga remedy is designed to last 15 minutes or less—perfect for people with busy lives—and targets a specific condition. From alleviating daily aches and pains to improving your state of mind and tapping into your creative spirit, here you will find succinct, powerful tools that can be practiced anywhere, anytime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782493754
Publisher:	Ryland Peters & Small
Publication date:	04/18/2017
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	1,121,106
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Christine Burke began practicing yoga in 1994 and received her first certification as a 200-hour level teacher in 2000. She has been teaching full time ever since. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour-plus level and has taught thousands of students of all ages. Christine and her husband Gary McCleery opened Liberation Yoga in 2004 and the studio has been named in the “Top 20 Yoga Studios In The World” by Travel + Leisure magazine. Christine’s writing has been featured in LA Yoga and Yogi Times and her teaching has been featured in LA Times, LA Weekly, Yogi Times, LA Yoga, Westways, and Great Yoga Teachers. She lives happily sharing the gift of yoga in Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter, Clementine.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

How to Use This Book 8

Key Poses 9

Key Concepts and Practices 14

Warm-up Sequences 16

Cool-down Sequence 23

Part 1 Remedies for the Body: Top to Bottom 26

Headache 28

Think Less, Breathe More

A Pain in the Neck 31

Is a Pain in the Neck!

Tight Throat 34

Feel Free to Express Yourself

Shoulder Tension 37

Carrying the Weight of the World

Upper Back Pain 40

Posture Check!

Tight Chest 43

Open Your Heart

Sore Hands, Wrists, and Fingers 46

Less Text, More Stretch!

Middle Back Pain 49

The Pain of the Middle Child

Lower Back Pain 52

You Are Not Alone

Lady Trouble 55

PMS and Cramps

Lady Trouble 58

For Those in the Age of Wisdom

Bloating 63

Happens to the Best of Us

Tight Hips 66

Flex the Flexors

Hamstrings Strung Too Tight 71

Sciatica in H Minor

Thighs and Knees 75

You're Only as Good as Your Knees

Oh My Aching Feet 79

And Crunchy Ankles!

Part 2 Remedies for the Mind: Who IS Running This Show? 82

Anxiety 84

Small Steps for a Big Feeling

Lack of Focus 88

Sorry, Could You Repeat that?

Impatience 90

What's the Rush?

Irritability 93

From Snappy to Happy

Fear 96

The Other Side is Love

Procrastination 101

No, Now!

Anger 106

Use It or Lose It

Apathy 108

Why Bother?

Depleted and Overwhelmed 111

When the Wind Has Left Your Sails

Obsessive 114

Let Go and Let Go Again!

The Blues 117

Pretty Color-Ugly Feeling

Part 3 Remedies for the Spirit: When You Know What You Want, or Want Another Helping of What You Have! 120

Love 122

It Really is Where It's At

Joy 125

Capture the Rapture

Peace 128

Coming Soon to a Body Near You

Trust 131

Or Bust

Acceptance 135

The Gateway to Change

Creativity 137

You Are the Artist and the Art

Appreciation and Gratitude 140

This is Where Happy Lives

Abundance 143

Another Helping, Please

Balance 146

Embrace the Juggling Act

Energy 148

Harness Your Most Precious Resource

Confidence 150

Feel Your Power

Grounding 154

Find Your Roots

Connection 157

You Are Divine

Part 4 Complete Mini Sequences: For Everyday Practice 160

20-Minute Horning Practice 160

Wake Up and Glow!

Noon Sequence 166

Reset and Revive

Nighttime Sequence 170

Ease On Down

Resources 174

Index 175

Acknowledgments 176