Yoga As Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing
Yoga Self-Help Holistic Health Integrative & Complementary Medicine Mind-Body Healing Therapy & Rehabilitation Adult Learning & Professional Development
Yoga As Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing is the 592-page, fully-illustrated cornerstone reference that blends cutting-edge Western medicine with classical yogic science. Written by Timothy McCall, M.D.—the long-time medical editor of Yoga Journal—this 2007 first edition from Random House distills decades of clinical research into a practical, do-it-yourself manual for natural healing. At 230 mm tall and just over a kilo, the hefty paperback is built like a textbook, yet reads like a conversation with a trusted physician who happens to have a yoga mat rolled out in the exam room.
What sets this volume apart is its “yoga as medicine” lens: each chapter is organized by condition—arthritis, asthma, back pain, anxiety, hypertension, insomnia, cancer support, heart disease, depression, chronic fatigue, and more—then prescribes specific breath-work, postures, meditations, and lifestyle tweaks that have been shown in peer-reviewed studies to reduce symptoms and, in some cases, shrink medication needs. Hundreds of step-by-step photographs and anatomical illustrations make every sequence safe for beginners, while sidebars on contraindications and modifications keep it relevant for therapists, yoga teachers, and health-care providers searching for evidence-based complementary protocols.
Collectors and wellness-minded readers prize this first printing for its comprehensive scope and durable binding. This copy arrives clean and tight—no ex-library markings, no marginalia, no dog-eared corners—just light shelf scuffing that testifies to careful ownership. Whether you’re a young adult managing stress, an adult navigating chronic pain, or a professional integrating holistic tools into clinical practice, Yoga As Medicine remains the go-to desk reference for leveraging yoga’s therapeutic power without abandoning conventional care.
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