Foreword: Bhavana: Busting Myths; 1. Origins of Pra?ayama; 2. Pra?a, the Subtle Body, and the Energy Bank Account; 3. The Bio-Chemistry of Respiration; 4. Hyperventilation: The Sa?skara of Breathing Too Much; 5. The Nose vs. The Mouth; 6. Center Stage: The Diaphragm; 7. The Core, The Bandhas and the Breath; 8. The Emotional Brain and the Breath; 9. The Mind of the Subtle Body - Citta, Chakras, and the Breath; 10. Pra?ayama as Kumbhaka; 11. Therapeutic Applications: Healing Through the Breath; Appendix 1: Asana Practices to Restore Pra?a; Appendix II - A guide to teaching functional breathing; Appendix III- Pra?ayama Curriculum for Program Directors: Key Concepts and Practices; Sanskrit Glossary; Physiology glossary
Training manual on transformative breathing for yoga therapists, yoga teachers and all bodyworkers, grounded in Vedic science and validated by western physiology.
Robin Rothenberg served for six years on the IAYT Accreditation Committee in addition to running a busy yoga therapy practice. Her yoga therapist training programme was one of the first to be accredited by IAYT in 2014 and she has been a yoga therapist for over 20 years.
Restoring Prana by Robin Rothenberg is a delightful blend of
personal and client stories, Yoga and The Buteyko Method, all
integrated by cutting edge science. This book should be required
reading in the education of all rehab professionals who are dealing
with clients with breathing or other chronic health issues. It
should also be read by anyone who has a breathing or chronic health
issue that have not responded to conventional care. Hopefully the
information in this book, will become conventional care in the
future.
*Staffan Elgelid, PT, PhD, PhD, GCFP, C-IAYT*
Restoring Prana is a pioneering work, looking at the function and
effects of breathing from latest scientific and ancient yogic
resources. Well written, thoroughly researched, referenced by
author's own practice experiences. Provides navigating light into
breath, breathing patterns and pranayama, and its effects on our
health. Robin oscillates with ease between psycho-physiological
effects of breathing and ancient texts on pranayama dispelling the
popular myths alive in yogic studios today. Author reveals this
knowledge as accessible to all of us regular folk: modern day
yogis, teachers, students, and therapy clients alike. I especially
appreciate the summary of each chapter followed by recommendation
of specific breathing techniques to practice. Very needed book for
all yoga teachers and yoga therapists.
*Lee Majewski, MA, DYEd, C_IAYT*
Yoga teachers and therapists will find an unequalled and
enthusiastic education in prananyama that evolves how we learn,
understand, and teach the breath. From philosophical roots and
physiological context to practical explorations, this book gives us
Robin's deep wisdom and experience with every element of breath. It
transforms our ability to educate and improve the countless
conditions influenced by how we, and our students, breathe.
*Rachel Lanzerotti, MSW, C-IAYT, The RE/ST Method™ for Pain
Recovery*
Restoring Prana delves deep into the physiology of breathing,
explaining in understandable language what constitutes functional
breathing and more importantly how to teach it. For any healthcare
specialist who teaches breathing exercises, Restoring Prana makes
for compulsory reading. Rothenberg offers simple strategies to
improve oxygen uptake and delivery throughout the body. Yoga
Masters of old knew about the importance of subtle breathing
through the nose and admonished the practice of hard breathing.
This book uncovers the truth about the breath and brings wisdom
from the ancient Sutras into the 21stCentury.
*Patrick McKeown, author of The Oxygen Advantage*
I have never met anyone with so much curiosity and drive to grow as
Robin Rothenberg. Her journey into the breath from a new
perspective contradicted decades of yoga training. By integrating
the Vedic teachings with western science, Robin validates reduced
breathing and its impact on the entire human organism (body, mind,
and spirit). As a psychiatrist, I found this book incredibly
satisfying and useful. Restoring Prana will help you understand the
essential role of functional breathing on health and provide a
framework to use the tools for retraining with confidence. There is
no better teacher to guide you on this adventure than Robin.
*Lynn Hughes, D.O. RYT-500 Board Certified Psychiatrist*
Restoring Prana is a must read for healthcare practitioners,
regardless of their knowledge or experience of yoga. Robin
Rothenberg masterfully weaves fundamental yoga teachings with the
contemporary Western physiology of respiration and its role in
health and disease to show that how we breathe is both a key
measure of our health and an efficacious pathway to healing. Robin
has done both the yoga community and the healthcare practitioner
world a tremendous service in connecting the dots as she has in her
book. It's nothing short of outstanding-practical, accessible,
inspiring
*Aggie Stewart, MA, C-IAYT, Yoga Teacher/Yoga Therapist, former
Accreditation Manager at IAYT, and author of Yoga as Self-Care for
Healthcare Practitioners: Cultivating Resilience, Compassion, and
Empathy.*
In this fascinating book, yoga therapist Robin Rothenberg pulls
back what she calls a "curtain of mysticism" that shrouds pranayama
and offers a comprehensive guide to respiratory physiology and the
practice of breath control. Prompted by a health crisis, she
embarked on an in-depth study of breathing - pouring over ancient
yogic texts and modern scientific journals - and reveals how breath
retraining transformed her life. She details the breathing
practices and postures that helped relieve her asthma, apnea, and
chronic cough-and shed 15 pounds-and challenges the commonly-taught
emphasis on "big breathing" and "expansive inhalation and
exhalation." Courageous and compelling, Restoring Prana offers
essential information for yoga teachers, yoga therapists and health
care practitioners who want to skillfully help students and clients
enhance their health and vitality.
*Carol Krucoff, C-IAYT, E-RYT, author of Yoga Sparks: 108 Easy
Practices for Stress Relief in a Minute or Less*
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