Amy Weintraub je průkopnicí v oblasti jógy a duševního zdraví. Ve své tvorbě se zaměřuje na propojení umění a duchovních praktik jako cesty k léčení. Její psaní, inspirované osobní zkušeností s depresí a transformací skrze jógu, zkoumá hluboké lidské emoce a hledání smyslu života. Weintraub se vášnivě věnuje léčivým účinkům jógy i síle umění, které považuje za klíčové pro rovnováhu a osobní růst.
This book offers a comprehensive toolkit of no mat yoga strategies designed for both practitioners and their clients. It emphasizes adaptable techniques that can be implemented in various settings, making yoga accessible without the need for traditional mats. The focus is on enhancing flexibility, mindfulness, and well-being through innovative approaches that cater to diverse needs and environments. Ideal for instructors and enthusiasts alike, it encourages creativity and inclusivity in yoga practice.
Manage your mood with simple breathing and physical exercises drawn from the yoga tradition―no mat required.Though it isn’t often discussed, mental health disorders are far more common than you might think. More than 40 million Americans suffer from anxiety, while depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Studies show that medications for these conditions can be less effective than a placebo. So what can you do when your mood feels unmanageable?With the Yoga for Your Mood Deck , certified yoga therapist Amy Weintraub provides a unique and welcoming approach to fostering inner balance and mental stability. These beautifully illustrated cards offer simple breathing protocols, basic stretches, and traditional hand gestures known as mudras ―all of which have been curated to soothe, energize, or integrate your emotional state.Each card is color coded and numbered for easy access. Feeling blue? You might need to pull a calming blue card to meet your mood first, and then a red one to elevate it. Is anxiety paying an unwelcome visit? Try an energizing red card breathing practice followed by a calming blue card relaxation pose. Green cards offer grounding practices to close your mini yoga session.Appropriate for in-the-moment interventions or creating your own daily practice, the Yoga for Your Mood Deck brings expert, evidence-based guidance out of the studio and into your hands.
Take the natural path to mental wellness More than 25 million Americans are treated with antidepressants each year, at a cost in excess of $50 billion. But the side effects of popular prescription drugs may seem nearly as depressing as the symptoms they’re meant to treat. Veteran yoga instructor Amy Weintraub offers a better solution—one that taps the scientifically proven link between yoga and emotional well-being as well as the beauty of ancient approaches to inner peace.Addressing a range of diagnoses, including dysthymia, anxiety-based depression, and bipolar disorder, Yoga for Depression reveals why specific postures, breathing practices, and meditation techniques can ease suffering and release life’s traumas and losses. Weintraub also reflects on her own experience with severe depression, from which she recovered through immersing herself in a daily yoga routine. Yoga for Depression is the first yoga book devoted exclusively to the treatment of these debilitating conditions. Amy Weintraub will help readers see their suffering and themselves in a vibrant new light.
TEMPLE DANCER is a spiritual enigma that, like a double helix, entwines the lives of two women from disparate times and cultures. Wendy, a contemporary American artist turned therapist, and Saraswati, an Indian temple dancer in 1938, mirror each other's shame, loss, passion for their art and ultimate triumphs in love.
