Offers the reader traditional medical, ayurvedic and Yogic views.

Digestive issues are widespread and prove difficult to address through mainstream medicine. Senior yoga teacher Charlotte Watts sheds light on the connection between the gut and the brain, explains the links between stress, trauma and digestive issues and demonstrates how yoga with its focus on stilling the mind can have profound effects on conditions such as IBS, IBD, acid reflux, colitis, diverticulitis and more. Breath awareness allows the breath to drop into the belly and diaphragm, essential for good digestive function and understanding the fascial connections within the viscera help shape movement that enables optimal function. Fully illustrated with clear diagrams and instructions, this volume provides yoga, movement and medical professionals with a solid understanding of the digestive system in relation to breath, mindfulness, posture, anatomy, movement, stress and trauma. It helps them to apply this knowledge to their practice and teaching approach.

Your Secret for healthy digestion and to increase metabolism through simple Yoga exercises.'Yoga for Digestion' is a fluff-free guide, to understanding and Practising simple Yoga exercises to eradicate all your digestive troubles.Ayurveda states that, the health of an individual deteriorates as a result of breakdown of various essential organs due to fatigue, and in Ayurveda a fatigued stomach and digestive system are referred as the root cause of all ill health and disease.Good health begins in your stomach.Indigestion and a lower metabolism can lead to numerous disorders like; Migraines, Leaky Gut, Skin diseases, Immunity disorders, Abnormal weight swings, Acid reflux, stomach aches, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, even Depression to name a few.The bottom-line: Effecient Digestion = Optimal Health Thousands of people have achieved digestive wellness by accepting Yoga in their life.Now it's your turn and this book is here to help you with the same.Discover:: Yoga for DigestionThis book details a variety of Yoga exercises that are to be performed if you wish to have a healthy gut and an efficient digestive tract. Some of the Yoga Asanas that you'll discover inside this book are:# Nauka Asan/ Asana of Boat# Manduk Asan / Asana of Frog# Tadasan / Asana of Palm Tree# Shashak Asan / Asana of HareEverlasting Health is Achievable!! Just accept Yoga into your life with an open heart.Would You Like To Know More?Get this book now to start your journey towards a disease-free life from today.Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy button.

Explore the physiology of 30 key yoga poses, in-depth and from every angle, and master each asana with confidence and control. Did you know that yoga practice can help lower your blood pressure, decrease inflammation and prevent age-related brain changes? Recent scientific research now backs up what were once anecdotal claims about the benefits of yoga to every system in the body. Science of Yoga reveals the facts, with annotated artworks that show the mechanics, the angles, how your blood flow and respiration are affected, the key muscle and joint actions working below the surface of each pose, safe alignment and much more. With insight into variations on the poses and a Q&A section that explores the science behind every aspect of yoga, this easy-to-understand, comprehensive book is an invaluable resource to achieve technical excellence in your practice and optimize the benefits of yoga for your body and mind.

INTRODUCTION Modern science and medicine are increasingly documenting the importance of a balanced diet centered on whole foods and living in harmony with nature as the keys to health, happiness and longevity. Women's health and vitality program offers a dynamic approach for women to cultivate radiant health and spiritual awareness from a holistic perspective. However, in order to garner optimum health one has to take yoga "off the mat" and into the kitchen. Women must become aware of the tremendous benefits of eating in harmony with their own metabolic and energetic levels. When combined with yogic principles, regular dietary practices can help prevent disease and promote internal healing. Yoga diet principles play an important part in getting full benefits from your yoga practice. Our body requires food for getting energy and this energy sustains life. Food is what builds up our body, we are what we eat. Type of food and its quality affects your physical as well as mental health. Modern fast food items like hamburgers, pizzas, jams, jellies, soft drinks, ice creams etc are rich source of sugar, oils and preservatives all of which are not good for our health. People are now attracted by various types of fast food which are very low in nutrition. In addition, these foods tax our digestive system and body has to do extra work for digestion and elimination of such food. Every day we are facing with the choice of selecting our food and we must prefer nutritious food rather than going for the taste. A healthy life is the most important for a happy life. The modern pace of life hardly gives time to take care of health. But ancient Indian wisdom says that the true fulfillment of life begins with good health,

"This book explains how each of the body's internal systems is affected and enhanced by a consistent yoga practice. It allows the serious or curious yogi to better understand how yoga provides myriad benefits for the body and mind. It also encourages readers to engage in critical thinking when evaluating claims about what yoga can do. Chapters cover the musculoskeletal, nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, endocrine, reproductive, and digestive systems of the body. A final chapter provides practical application with four sample yoga practices"--]cProvided by publisher.