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| Preface | |
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| How Yoga Can Help the Therapeutic Process | |
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| Yoga's Popularity | |
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| About This Book | |
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| Efficacy and Neuroscience Research | |
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| Efficacy | |
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| Efficacy Studies Overview | |
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| Efficacy Studies for Specific Problems | |
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| Factors of Healing | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Yoga and the Brain | |
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| The Relationship Between Mind and Brain | |
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| Overview of How Yoga Affects the Brain | |
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| The Neuroanatomy of Yoga | |
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| From Mind to Brain: Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| What Is Yoga? | |
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| Traditions | |
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| Tracing Yoga's Roots in Ancient Texts | |
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| Different Forms of Yoga | |
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| Introduction to the West Through Great Teachers | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Philosophy | |
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| From Samkhya to Yoga: Integration of Mind and Matter | |
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| The Eight Limbs of Yoga | |
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| Integration | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Practices | |
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| Integrating Yamas and Niyamas as a Therapeutic Tool | |
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| Asana Postures | |
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| Pranayama Breathing | |
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| Meditation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Applications | |
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| Overcoming Stress With the Eight Limbs of Therapy | |
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| Background and Theory | |
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| Taking Yoga From Theory to Practice | |
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| Using the Yamas and Niyamas | |
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| Pratyahara: Withdrawing | |
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| Dharana: Narrowing the Focus | |
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| Dhyana: Opening the Focus | |
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| Fostering Relaxation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Transcending Anxiety | |
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| The Anxious Mind, Brain, Body, and Spirit | |
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| Categories of Anxiety | |
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| Yoga Treatments | |
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| Overcoming Anxiety Actively | |
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| Dynamic Work on the Anxious Mind-Body-Brain System | |
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| Working With Panic Disorder | |
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| Treatments for PTSD | |
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| Treatment for OCD: Trading Rituals | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Freedom From Depression's Grip | |
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| Theories of Depression and Their Integration | |
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| Working With Depression Integratively | |
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| Altering the Neurochemical Balance | |
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| Fostering Cognitive Change | |
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| Improving Social Interactions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Addiction: Five Steps to Lasting Release | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Neurobiology of Addiction | |
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| A Five-Step Method for Treating Addiction | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Adapting Yoga for Children | |
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| ADHD: Discovering Steady Attention | |
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| Overcoming Anxiety and Stress | |
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| Aggressive Behavior | |
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| Some Special Variations for Children | |
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| Learning and Memory: Using Wisdom to Gain Knowledge | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Healthy Aging | |
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| The Aging Mind, Brain, and Body | |
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| Uncovering the Value of Aging | |
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| Enhancing Vitality, Flexibility, and Strength: Chair-Sitting Yoga | |
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| Working With Memory | |
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| Pain Control | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Freedom: Living From the Soul for Clients and Therapists | |
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| What Is the Soul? | |
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| Soul of the Client: Fostering the Best | |
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| Drawing on the Soul of the Therapist | |
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| Attainment of Freedom | |
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| Warming Up for Supplemental Practice | |
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| A Quick Tour Through the Brain | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |