Kam Thye Chow

Thai Yoga Therapy for Your Body Type

An Ayurvedic Tradition

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Produktbeschreibung

A form of Thai Yoga Massage that focuses on the three Ayurvedic body types

- Explains how to determine a person's Ayurvedic body type and provides hands-on techniques for working with them

- Brings the practices presented in Thai Yoga Massage to a new customized level of therapeutic healing

The traditional healing arts of Ayurveda and Thai Yoga Massage have a deep and integrated relationship that provides an unparalleled modality for restoring body, mind, and spirit. Although it originated in India, over the centuries Ayurveda has been assimilated into the predominant Thai culture and has evolved into a distinctive folk medicine. With the growing popularity of Ayurveda and Thai Yoga Massage, there is a renewed interest in reuniting these practices into a powerful therapeutic alliance.

Thai Yoga Therapy for Your Body Type bridges the practice of Thai Yoga Massage with its ancient Ayurvedic roots to offer a complete and holistic healing modality. The authors first explain in detail the fundamental principles of Ayurveda and then recommend daily practices for each of the three main body types of vata, pitta, and kapha. Practitioners learn how to customize their work with the appropriate massage approach, recommended yoga asanas, breathing techniques, and diet and lifestyle tips. More than 50 illustrated, full-body Thai Yoga Massage postures are presented as well as a massage flow for each body type. The authors indicate the Ayurvedic benefits of each posture and detail any precautions that should be followed in this dynamic practice of transformative healing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions International
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2006
• Deutsch, Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 215mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780892811847
• ISBN-10: 0892811846
• Artikelnr.: 20896029

Autorenporträt

One of the first Thai yoga massage practitioners in North America, Kam Thye Chow has taught Thai massage in Thailand and throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States. The author of Thai Yoga Massage and Thai Yoga Therapy for Your Body Type, he is the founder and director of the Lotus Palm School in Montreal. Kam Thye Chow lives in Montreal.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Dr. David Frawley

PART 1: THE AYURVEDIC FOUNDATIONS OF THAI YOGA THERAPY
1. The Buddha's Medicine Travels to Thailand
2. Ayurveda and the Five Elements of Life
3. Customizing a Massage According to Ayurvedic Principles
4. Energy Points and Pathways

PART 2: THE PHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF THAI YOGA MASSAGE
5. Thai Yoga Massage Stances and Touch Techniques
6. Working the Sen Lines and Marma Points
7. Thai Massage Pranayama

PART 3: THE THAI YOGA MASSAGE SERIES
8. Sitting Postures
9. Double- and Single-Foot Postures
10. Single-Leg Postures
11. Back Postures
12. Double-Leg Postures
13. Postures for the Abdomen, Chest, Arms, and Hands
14. Session Closure

PART 4: A THAI YOGA THERAPY WELLNESS PROGRAM
15. Yoga Approaches for the Three Doshas
16. Food and Vitality: Ayurvedic Nutrition
17. Ayurveda for Life

APPENDICES
Ayurvedic Consultation Form
Ayurvedic Constitutional Test
Wellness Therapy Program

Thai Yoga Therapy Sequence for Vatas
Thai Yoga Therapy Sequence for Pittas
Thai Yoga Therapy Sequence for Kaphas

Resources

Rezensionen

"I found this book to be well-written, easy to understand and follow, and of interest to those practitioners who may wish to expand their practice, as well as those individuals wishing to become a client of a Thai Yoga pratitioner." Bonnie Cehovet, Angelfire, Aug 2006