{"product_id":"yoga-and-multiple-sclerosis-a-journey-to-health-and-healing-9781932603170","title":"Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis: A Journey to Health and Healing","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoga for people with multiple sclerosis? Absolutely  Today, people with a wide range of medical problems use yoga successfully. Because of its emphasis on relaxation, breathing, and deliberate movement, it can be especially beneficial for individuals dealing with a neurologic disease like multiple sclerosis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoga and Multiple Sclerosis\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored by Dr. Loren Martin Fishman and Eric Small, a yoga teacher who first embraced these techniques as a way to manage his own symptoms of multiple sclerosis, is a comprehensive guide to applying the principles of yoga to the management of MS. The first section is a straightforward but gentle introduction to yoga - a therapeutic approach to the practice itself. The second part is functionally oriented. Different yoga poses that work toward a common goal, such as combating fatigue, reducing spasticity, and increasing range of motion, are included and illustrated. This user-friendly guide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes how yoga works \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Includes photographs and descriptions of each pose \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Explains effects, advantages, and contraindications \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Contains starter poses that will help the uninitiated or physically challenged to gently achieve a posture\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoga and Multiple Sclerosis: A Journey to Health and Healing\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent guidebook and tool for people with MS, people who undertake yoga on their own, and for all members of the medical and yoga communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Demos Medical Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781932603170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2007 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Loren M. Fishman, Eric L. Small","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670883594396,"sku":"9781932603170","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_758d9448-032e-4eab-a5d0-b923c12bca2d.jpg?v=1603923875","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/yoga-and-multiple-sclerosis-a-journey-to-health-and-healing-9781932603170","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}