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(Bhakti) Saraswati

WORKSHOP
(1 Day or Weekend)
Healthy Backs

A very practical session exploring the causes and management of back pain. About 80% of people who come to Yoga have had episodes of back pain and find relief and reduced recurrence of pain through their practices.

Whether you have pain now or have suffered it in the past this is a workshop to help you understand and make friends with your aches and pains. As a long term backache person I started yoga to help with back pain about 30 years ago!

We will cover

• how pain and injury occur
• the process of repair
• acute and chronic pain
• postural patterns and their implications for spinal health
• movements that benefit
• what to avoid
• the role of thoughts and feelings in back pain
• attitude and motivation

Each student has their standing and sitting posture assessed and comes to understand which stretches and strengthening asanas (postures) will help prevent or relieve back pain.
(See the related  for asanas and pranayama that are indicated)

We also use the breath, awareness and movement of prana (vital energy) to help in maintenance and repair of the back.
(See the related Yoga Nidra Spinal Health)

By the end of the day you will have a clearer understanding of how Yoga can help, and what you can do for yourself. There is a booklet and cassette which are designed to be used together. They remind you of the material we covered in the workshop and give more information.

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BOOKLET
YOGA AND THE MANAGEMENT
OF BACK PAIN 2nd Edition
(44 pages, £4.00/€7/AU$10+ pp)

This booklet has been updated and revised. It gives further details of the information presented in the workshop.

• how pain and injury occur
• the process of repair
• acute and chronic pain
• postural patterns and their implications for spinal health
• movements that benefit
• what to avoid
• the role of thoughts and feelings in back pain
• attitude and motivation

This 2nd Edition gives important information on

• aligning the pelvis
• pre-menstrual pain
• cerebrospinal flow

It makes an ideal accompaniment to the workshop, but is also useful on its own especially where you have experience of the Satyananda Yoga practices.

Extracts from the Book

"Exercises are done to address the structural problems in the joints and the spine as a whole. They can be therapeutic or preventative. They keep the muscles in good tone and prevent contraction so that the muscles can allow complete movement and lubrication of the joints."

"When we've gained insight into our thoughts and mental patterns, we can then use our minds in a positive and constructive way. Meditations specific to pranic flow, strengthening, healing of injured tissue and clearing away the toxins are easy to learn and powerful in speeding up and completing the healing process."

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CD
YOGA & THE MANAGEMENT OF BACK PAIN
(70 mins, £9/€15/AU$25)

This CD is recommended for all who wish to practice asana and pranayama to ease back pain. My voice guides you through gentle effective practices. You can select the tracks that work best for you to make up a daily practice. It works best when used with the booklet "Yoga and the Management of Back Pain".

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CD
YOGA NIDRA FOR SPINAL HEALTH AND GENERAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING
(£9/€15/AU$25)

TRACK 1
YOGA NIDRA FOR SPINAL HEALTH

Practised lying comfortably you are taken on a relaxing journey around your body and then guided to focus on your head and spine. The flow of cerebrospinal fluids is enhanced and the increased awareness of skull and spine assist in their transformation and realignment. The spine is elongated and a clear pathway for awareness and prana to flow is created. This has direct benefit in any spinal problems and associated pain.
(27 mins)

TRACK2
YOGA NIDRA FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Used as a preventative or during any sickness or painful episodes, this practice uses resolve and visualisation.
(30 mins)

N.B. If you have not attended the Workshop the guidance of a skilful teacher is recommended. Daily practice of Yoga Nidra and Meditation is strongly indicated too.

Feedback from Yoga Teachers

"The practices... have not only been a source of pain relief ... but have given them a way of discovering and experiencing their backs often for the first time... Clients have reported a huge reduction in pain ... some reporting their backs pain free for the first time in years!"
Joseph Stern, Yoga teacher, London

 

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