Yoga for Depression: A Compassionate Guide to Relieve Suffering Through Yoga (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780767914505)

"A brilliant illumination of how the ancient wisdom of the yogic tradition can penetrate the often-intractable challenges of depression."--Phil Catalfo, Yoga Journal

Take the natural path to mental wellness.

More than twenty-five 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.

Author: Amy Weintraub
ISBN-10: 0767914503
ISBN-13: 9780767914505
Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2003
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/13/2003 pg. 73
Booklist 11/15/2003 pg. 554