Iyengar-Yoga für gesundes Altern
This book offers clear background knowledge and yoga practice sequences on topics including: mobility, stability and balance, a daily ritual for staying healthy, exhaustion, sleep disorders, back problems, depression, strengthening the heart, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, pelvic floor health, prostate health, the power of the hands – mudras, and the power of sound – mantras.
- Size: 21 x 28 cm
- Weight: 0,8 kg
- 240 pages
- Language: German
- Author: Rita Keller, Yoga Akademie Wissen, Grafschaft 2019
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Rita Keller wrote the book at the request of Geeta S. Iyengar and Dr. Dorothee Schimpf, with contributions from Dr. med. Kerstin Khattab and a foreword by Prof. Dr. med. Gustav Dobos.
- Of the 240 pages, 190 are dedicated to the practical asana section, with detailed, thorough explanations
- Aimed explicitly also at people taking up yoga practice for the first time due to health limitations, fatigue, or reduced mobility
- The practical section is preceded by a foundational chapter on the background, content and aims of yoga
- Author Rita Keller (born 1952) has practised Iyengar yoga since 1974 and was a personal student of B.K.S. Iyengar from 1986, who personally certified her as an "Advanced Junior" teacher – today one of Europe's most respected Iyengar teachers
Please note: this book is written in German.
Frequently Asked Questions about Iyengar-Yoga für gesundes Altern
For anyone wanting to engage with Iyengar yoga in later life – explicitly including people taking up practice for the first time due to health limitations or reduced mobility.
Among others, mobility, stability and balance, exhaustion, sleep disorders, back problems, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and pelvic floor and prostate health – each with background knowledge and matching practice sequences.
Rita Keller wrote the book at the request of Geeta S. Iyengar and Dr. Dorothee Schimpf, with contributions from Dr. med. Kerstin Khattab and a foreword by Prof. Dr. med. Gustav Dobos.
Rita Keller has practised Iyengar yoga since 1974 and was a personal student of B.K.S. Iyengar from 1986, who personally certified her as an "Advanced Junior" teacher. She is regarded as one of Europe's most respected Iyengar yoga teachers and directs the Iyengar Yoga Akademie Rhein-Ahr.