Library's review
Contains self help techniques for:
Back problems
Body tensions
Colds
Constipation
Depression
Hadaches
Hypertension
Neck tension
Menstrual tension
Shoulder tension
'Acu-Yoga can be used as a practical handbook, and belongs on every family's shelf along with books like Benjamin Spock's Handbook of Baby
'I find Acu-Yoga to be comprehensive and highly instructive. There are few available texts covering the material offered in this book. I am sure Acu-Yoga will aid many to improve specific problems of the mind and body.'-James H. Tenzel, M.D.
Michael Reed Gach is the founder and director of the Acupressure Workshop in Berkeley, California. The Workshop, established in 1976, offers classes as well as a state approved Acupressure Training Program. Michael has taught acupressure and yoga for more than five years. He developed Acu-Yoga, a practical method for relieving tension and achieving greater health and happiness. Michael conducts classes and seminars both in the U.S.and abroad. He is currently teaching acupressure and stress reduction workshops throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in schools, hospitals, colleges, corporations, and government agencies.
Caorlyn Marco is a freelance writer and holistic health practitioner living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has done yoga for ten years, acupressure for five years, and currently works with the Acupressure Workshop writing classbooks and their materials.
Acupressure Workshop 1533 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
I An introduction to acu-yoga
1 The background of acu-yoga
Holistic health
The origins of acu-yoga
The philosophy of acu-yoga
2 Basic principles of acu-yota
Discipline
Body awareness
The flexibility of the spine
Breathing techniques
Meditation
Meditative exercises
Meditation for exploring the cause of disease
Deep relaxation
II The practice of acu-yoga
Part A; Acu-yoga series of exercises based on yoga
3 A whole-body self-treatment emphasizing flexibility of the spine
4 The chakras
Part B: Acu-yoga series of exercises based on the channels of acupressure
5 The eight regulatory channels
6 The organ meridians
III Acu-yoga postures that benefit specific conditions
Abdominal weakness
Back problems
Body tension
Circulation
Colds
Constipation
Cramps and spasms
Depression
Eye problems
Fatique
Frustration
Headaches
Hypertension
Indigestion
Insomnia
Menstrual tension
Neck tension
Nervous disorders
Pelvic tension
Potency
Resistance to illness
Shoulder tension
Sinuses
Spinal disorders
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Back problems
Body tensions
Colds
Constipation
Depression
Hadaches
Hypertension
Neck tension
Menstrual tension
Shoulder tension
'Acu-Yoga can be used as a practical handbook, and belongs on every family's shelf along with books like Benjamin Spock's Handbook of Baby
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Care.'-Mary Oliver Tasch, Ph.D. Certified Acupuncturist'I find Acu-Yoga to be comprehensive and highly instructive. There are few available texts covering the material offered in this book. I am sure Acu-Yoga will aid many to improve specific problems of the mind and body.'-James H. Tenzel, M.D.
Michael Reed Gach is the founder and director of the Acupressure Workshop in Berkeley, California. The Workshop, established in 1976, offers classes as well as a state approved Acupressure Training Program. Michael has taught acupressure and yoga for more than five years. He developed Acu-Yoga, a practical method for relieving tension and achieving greater health and happiness. Michael conducts classes and seminars both in the U.S.and abroad. He is currently teaching acupressure and stress reduction workshops throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in schools, hospitals, colleges, corporations, and government agencies.
Caorlyn Marco is a freelance writer and holistic health practitioner living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has done yoga for ten years, acupressure for five years, and currently works with the Acupressure Workshop writing classbooks and their materials.
Acupressure Workshop 1533 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
I An introduction to acu-yoga
1 The background of acu-yoga
Holistic health
The origins of acu-yoga
The philosophy of acu-yoga
2 Basic principles of acu-yota
Discipline
Body awareness
The flexibility of the spine
Breathing techniques
Meditation
Meditative exercises
Meditation for exploring the cause of disease
Deep relaxation
II The practice of acu-yoga
Part A; Acu-yoga series of exercises based on yoga
3 A whole-body self-treatment emphasizing flexibility of the spine
4 The chakras
Part B: Acu-yoga series of exercises based on the channels of acupressure
5 The eight regulatory channels
6 The organ meridians
III Acu-yoga postures that benefit specific conditions
Abdominal weakness
Back problems
Body tension
Circulation
Colds
Constipation
Cramps and spasms
Depression
Eye problems
Fatique
Frustration
Headaches
Hypertension
Indigestion
Insomnia
Menstrual tension
Neck tension
Nervous disorders
Pelvic tension
Potency
Resistance to illness
Shoulder tension
Sinuses
Spinal disorders
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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ISBN
087040489X / 9780870404894
Publication
Japan Publications, Inc. Tokyo and New York