Yoga Therapy At The Wall: Your Guide to Using the Wall as a Prop in An Anatomically Based Therapeutic Yoga Practice Written by Laura Goellner
“Yoga Therapy At The Wall” encapsulates the expertise derived from Laura’s 15 years of teaching therapeutic yoga and a decade working as an Occupational Therapist in healthcare.
Transforming this readily available tool “The Wall” into your preferred accessory for asanas. This book provides insights into utilizing the wall to make yoga tools accessible to a broader population, including individuals with medical conditions or varying physical abilities.
The Wall Brings A New Dimension To Yoga Practice:
- Enhancing and moderating challenge in postures.
- Cultivating awareness of the back body.
- Establishing a settling effect to regulate Vata Dosha
- Offering a surface for body rolling
- Amplifying awareness of alignment and posture
- Infusing new variety into traditional movement patterns
- Balancing effort and ease
Anatomical & Physiological Principles:
- Exploring the three planes of movement
- Active, passive, and resisted movement dynamics
- Understanding the four types of stretching
- Distinguishing isolation versus integration of movements
- Facilitating versus inhibiting muscles
- Integrating stabilization, strength, flexibility, and mobility
Beyond Asana Practice:
- Unveiling the layers of our being through the Kosha System
- Examining the causes of suffering through the Kleshas
- Enhancing self-awareness and self-regulation skills
- Contrasting active versus passive relaxation techniques
- Exploring the breath’s relationship to gravity and body position
- Balancing the Yin and Yang elements of yoga
- Navigating the up-regulation and down-regulation of the nervous system
I highly recommend this book ! Great for both teachers and students.
Enjoy!
Take the opportunity to explore her online Anatomy classes when you can. https://www.lauragyoga.com/