Yoga for a Healthy Lower Back: A Practical Guide to Developing Strength and Relieving Pain

Owen, Liz; Rossi, Holly Lebowitz

ISBN 10: 1611800498 / ISBN 13: 9781611800494

Published by Shambhala Publications, Incorporated, 2013

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pp. 240 1st edition.

Seller Inventory # 2650991283

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yoga for a Healthy Lower Back: A Practical Guide to Developing Strength and Relieving Pain
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1611800498
• ISBN 13: 9781611800494
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A guide to managing lower back pain through gentle yoga exercises—perfect for beginners and anyone with conditions like fibromyalgia and arthritis
 
The sacrum, or lower back, is an incredibly powerful part of the human anatomy. It’s what enables you to stand upright and tall, it unites your upper and lower body, it roots you to the earth—and it is one of the most common areas where people experience chronic pain and discomfort. Yoga practice can have a transformative effect on lower back problems: it allows the body to gain the range of movement and flexibility that short-circuits the mind’s perception of limitation and pain. Yoga for a Healthy Lower Back will help you understand lower back pain and heal it through gentle exercises that can be done even by those with no previous yoga experience.

Liz Owen describes the anatomy of the sacrum and the region around it, including the hips and lumbar spine, and illuminates both the Western and Eastern approaches to understanding back pain. She then provides simple, easy-to-learn sequences of yoga poses for general sacrum health and then for specific issues or conditions such as pregnancy, fibromyalgia, and arthritis, among others.

About the Author

Holly Lebowitz Rossi is a freelance writer whose articles on religion, health, wellness, and happiness, have appeared in Newsweek, Spa Finder, Tango Magazine, the Washington Post, Slate.com, Parents.com, and Beliefnet.com. She is also a student of Liz Owen, whose methods she credits with eliminating her own lower back pain.