RESTORING PRANA: A Therapeutic Guide To Pranayama & Healing Through The Breath For Yoga Therapists Yoga Teachers & Healthcare Professionals (O)

One of the most common issues clients face is lack of energy, vitality or prana and this book presents a simple yet revolutionary breathing approach to restore balance. Grounded in the yogic teachings, this text introduces the Buteyko breathing method as a more contemporary way of understanding the original intention of pranayama. Through extensive research, Robin Rothenberg establishes that as with Dr. Buteyko's breath retraining technique, the ancient yogis prescribed breathing less not more. Vedic science and physiology are broken down and explained in accessible ways. The book presents a new understanding and application of breathing to address a wide range of ailments, including COPD, asthma, hay-fever, autoimmune disorders, anxiety, sleep apnoea and neurological conditions.

Robin Rothenberg served for six years on the IAYT Accreditation Committee in addition to running a busy yoga therapy practice. Her yoga therapist training programme was one of the first to be accredited by IAYT in 2014 and she has been a yoga therapist for over 20 years.