Yoga & chronic LBP

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Here's the abstract that made the front page of Medpage today RE: Yoga,

Chronic LBP, aerobic exercise and self-help booklets....

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/BackPain/dh/2358

This abstract describes the yoga style studied as " viniyoga, " which

reflects the earlier work of father/son teachers T.K.V. Desikachar and

T. Krishnamacharya. This study used closed-chain asanas, we can be

pretty sure. The son, T.K.V. Desikacher has written a very good book

on building a private practice specialized to individual needs. This

book, " The Heart of Yoga, " also includes Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, with

commentary on each aspect by Desikacher. The Sutras are the

philosophical basis of yoga and address the mental aspects of yoga much

more than the physical asanas. Regarding the asanas, or physical

postures of yoga, only two requirements are necessary for a yoga pose:

steadiness in posture and being at-ease in posture. Here's the table

of contents from that book:

Table of Contents

Heart of Yoga

Developing a Personal Practice

A Blessing from Indra Devi

Forword by Vanda Scaravelli

Introduction by Mark Whitwell

Part I The Practice of Yoga

1. Yoga: Concept and Meaning

2. The Foundations of Yoga Practice

3. The Principles of Asana Practice

4. The Careful Construction of a Yoga Practice

5. Asana Variations

6. Pranayama

7. The Bandhas

Part II The Understanding of Yoga

8. The Things That Darken the Heart

9. Actions Leave Traces

10. The World Exists to Be Seen and Discovered

11. Living in the World

12. The World Exists to Set Us Free

13. The Qualities of the Mind

14. Nine Obstacles on the Yoga Way

15. The Many Paths of Yoga

Part III The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali

Part IV Yoganjalisaram

Appendix 1 The Texts Mentioned in This Book

Appendix 2 Four General Practice Sequences

Glossary 

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