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      Copyright © 2015 by Leeann Carey

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      Photographs and text design by Wendy Saade

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Carey, Leeann, date.

      Restorative yoga therapy : the Yapana way to self-care and well-being / Leeann Carey.

      pages cm

      ISBN 978-1-60868-359-8 (paperback) — ISBN 978-1-60868-360-4 (ebook)

      1. Hatha yoga. 2. Hatha yoga—Therapeutic use. 3. Mind and body. 4. Self-care, Health. I. Title.

      RA781.7C358 2015

      613.7'046—dc23

      2015007680

      First printing, June 2015

      ISBN 978-1-60868-359-8

      Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper

New World Library is proud to be a Gold Certified Environmentally Responsible Publisher. Publisher certification awarded by Green Press Initiative. www.greenpressinitiative.org

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       I have been truly blessed with the opportunity to share yoga with gifted instructors and to learn from master teachers around the world. This book is dedicated to all the yoga enthusiasts who have entrusted me with their process and the yoga teachers who have given their time, knowledge, and invaluable life lessons.

       Change is not something that we should fear. Rather, it is something that we should welcome. For without change, nothing in this world would ever grow or blossom, and no one in this world would ever move forward to become the person they’re meant to be.

       — B. K. S. IYENGAR

      CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1

       YAPANA YOGA THERAPY

Chapter 2

       MEET YOUR YOGA PROPS

       Chapter 3

       AWAKENING: BACK BENDS

       Chapter 4

       UNWINDING: TWISTS

       Chapter 5

       DECOMPRESSING: INVERSIONS

       Chapter 6

       CALMING: FORWARD BENDS

       Chapter 7

       OTHER POSE OPTIONS

       • Seated Poses

       • Side-Lying Poses

       • Supine Standing Poses

       • Supine Poses for Legs

       • Supine Pose for Shoulders

       • Prone Poses

       Chapter 8

       STILL POSES: FINAL RELAXATION THE YAPANA WAY

       Chapter 9

       BEING AND BREATHING: THE YAPANA WAY TO MINDFULNESS

       Chapter 10

       PURPOSEFUL PRACTICES

       • Timetable: Minutes Spent in Poses

       • Powerful Peace

       • Stiff Shoulders

       • Lower Back Luck

       • Happy Hipsters

       • Active Recovery for Athletes

       • Tension Tamer

       • Immunity Enhancer

       • PMS Relief

       • Menopause Makeover

       Chapter 11

       PRENATAL PRACTICE

       Conclusion

       Pose Index

       About the Author

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      I extend special acknowledgment and gratitude to my family: Stephen, Robyn, Timothy, Alex, and Rob. For as long as I can remember, each one has supported me in my passion for yoga. I wish to acknowledge important people with whom I have developed business and personal relationships that have helped to make this book possible: Stephen Anderson, Jeff Homolya, Genesis Moss, Lisa Muehlenbein, Marc Newman, Wendy Saade, and Stacy Shimabukuro. I also acknowledge the book’s models: the Carey kids, Yvette Hamara, Leilani Kashida, Jules Mitchell, Patrick Moore, Stacy Shimabukuro, and Marla Landa Williams. Huge gratitude and thanks to each of you.

      I also wish to express special thanks to Wanda Marie, my spiritual sister, friend, and mentor and the greatest supporter of all I have ever tried or dreamed of doing.

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