Tania Plahay

Yoga for Dementia

A Guide for People with Dementia, Their Families and Caregivers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With yoga sequences, breathing exercises and meditations, this book shows care home staff and family carers how to use yoga to help people with dementia reduce the negative effects of their symptoms. The programme can be used with both individuals and groups, and can adapted for a range of abilities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kingsley
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 179mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 742g
• ISBN-13: 9781785921599
• ISBN-10: 1785921592
• Artikelnr.: 49225027

Autorenporträt

Tania Plahay is a certified yoga teacher. She piloted a therapeutic yoga programme for people with dementia in Four Seasons Health Care care homes.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Disclaimer. Foreword. Introduction. 1. What is Yoga? 2.
Types of Yoga. 3. Yoga Philosophy and Principles. 4. Yoga Basics and Simple
Everyday Poses. 5. Why is Yoga Beneficial for Older People. 6. What is
Dementia and How Can Yoga Help? 7. Running Yoga Sessions for People Living
with Dementia. 8. Sequences for All. 9. Challenging and Stimulating
Sequences for Those With Early Diagnosis or Mild Cognitive Impairment. 10.
Exercises for Anger Management. 11. Easy Joint Release Series for Everyone,
Adapted to a Chair. 12. Stimulating the Senses. 13. Bhakti Yoga. 14. Yoga,
Meditation and Meditation for Advanced Stages of Dementia, Death and Dying.
References. Further Reading and Resources.