Yoga for Transformation
Ancient Teachings and Practices for Healing the Body, Mind,and Heart
$53.85
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2002
Summary
Go beyond the physical exercise of yoga with the founder of the American Viniyoga Institute.
While there is no denying yoga’s popularity as a form of physical exercise, the other life-enhancing aspects of this tradition remain obscure to many Westerners. In Yoga for Transformation, Gary Kraftsow introduces techniques that treat not only the physical body but also the emotions, mind, heart, and soul of the practitioner—the places where real transformation can take place. There are brea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140196290 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140196293 |
| Author: | Gary Kraftsow |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Arkana |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2002 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 192mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Compass |
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About The Author
Gary Kraftsow
Gary Kraftsow is the Founder and Director of the American Viniyoga Institute (AVI). He has been an innovator in the transmission of yoga for health, healing, and personal transformation for over 40 years.
Kraftsow began his study of yoga in India with T.K.V. Deśikacar in 1974. He received a Viniyoga Special Diploma from Viniyoga International in Paris, France, in 1988. He graduated from Colgate University in 1976 and received his Master’s Degree in Psychology and Religion from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Around the time he received his Master’s Degree, he opened the Maui School of Yoga Therapy. In 1999, he founded the American Viniyoga Institute, LLC. Since then, he has become a renowned speaker and teacher of the Viniyoga methodology at many conferences and schools nationally and internationally.
Gary has successfully developed protocols for two National Institutes of Health studies: “Evaluating Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain” and “Yoga Therapy for Generalized Anxiety.” He also developed protocols for the “Mind-Body Stress Reduction in the Workplace” clinical trial for Aetna Insurance Company.
He is the author of two books published by Penguin: Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation. He is also the author of four educational DVDs: Viniyoga Therapy for Low Back, Sacrum and Hips, Viniyoga Therapy for Upper Back, Neck and Shoulders, Viniyoga Therapy for Depression, and Viniyoga Therapy for Anxiety.
Additionally, he has produced multiple online workshops: Asana Unlocked, Pranayama Unlocked, Meditation Unlocked, Yoga Therapy for Depression, Yoga Therapy for Better Sleep, and Yoga Therapy for Anxiety.
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