Table of Contents
Foreword Stephen Parker 9
Part 1 Understanding Yoga as Therapy 13
1 Beginnings of Modern Yoga Therapy 17
2 Yoga Therapy and its Application 29
3 Yoga Therapy and Spirituality 51
4 Yogic Tools for Assessment and Health Evaluation 73
5 What Makes a Good Yoga Therapist? 107
Part 2 Chronic Disease and the Role of Yoga 121
6 Chronic Respiratory Diseases 129
7 Cardiovascular Diseases 135
8 Diabetes Mellitus 143
9 Cancer 149
10 Coping with Cancer-A Personal Journey 173
Part 3 Application of Yoga Therapy 197
11 The Healing Process 199
12 Yogic Practices 215
13 Yogic Protocol 219
Appendix 1 Guided Meditations 261
Appendix 2 Yoga Nidra 270
Appendix 3 Mudra Practices 291
Appendix 4 Home Plan, Template 308
Appendix 5 Sample for an Individual Asana Sequence 312
Appendix 6 Kirtan Kriya 316
Appendix 7 Feelings Wheel 319
Appendix 8 Life Mandala 320
Bibliography 324
Endnotes 327
Index 340