Science of Yoga The Risks and the Rewards

Name: Science of Yoga The Risks and the Rewards
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ISBN: 9781451641424

ISBN-10: 1451641427

ISBN-13: 9781451641424

Edition: 2012

Authors: William J. Broad

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A lead science writer for The New York Times—and lifelong yoga practitioner—examines centuries of history and research to scrutinize the claims made about yoga for health, fitness, emotional wellbeing, sex, weight loss, healing, and creativity. He reveals what is real and what is illusory, in the process exposing moves that can harm or even kill. Five years in the making, The Science of Yoga draws on a hidden wealth of discovery, drama, and surprising fact to cut through the fog that surrounds contemporary yoga and to show—for the first time—what is uplifting and beneficial and what is delusional, flaky, and dangerous. At heart, it illuminates the risks and rewards.Broad describes yoga as a…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/7/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

William Broad, science writer for the Times, has twice shared the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in the New York City area.



List of Illustrations


Main Characters


Styles of Yoga


Chronology


Prologue



Health



Fit Perfection



Moods



Risk of Injury



Healing



Divine Sex



Muse


Epilogue


Further Reading


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index