Tania Plahay 
Yoga for Dementia [EPUB ebook] 
A Guide for People with Dementia, Their Families and Caregivers

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Proven to enhance wellbeing, posture, breathing and sleep, and reduce anxiety and agitation, this programme shows how yoga can be adapted to benefit people with dementia.
Based on the findings of a pilot therapeutic yoga programme for people with dementia in care homes, this book offers substantial yoga sequences, breathing exercises, meditations and mindfulness exercises for improving symptoms associated with dementia. It offers an innovative Reminiscence Yoga approach, which uses sounds, music, guided imagery and familiar actions to stimulate memories. The book demonstrates the many benefits of yoga for people with dementia, and describes the ways that each yoga exercise can be adapted for people of different abilities.

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Acknowledgements. Disclaimer. Foreword. Introduction. 1. What is Yoga? 2. Types of Yoga. 3. Yoga Philosophy and Principles. 4. Yoga Basics and Simple Everyday Poses. 5. Why is Yoga Beneficial for Older People. 6. What is Dementia and How Can Yoga Help? 7. Running Yoga Sessions for People Living with Dementia. 8. Sequences for All. 9. Challenging and Stimulating Sequences for Those With Early Diagnosis or Mild Cognitive Impairment. 10. Exercises for Anger Management. 11. Easy Joint Release Series for Everyone, Adapted to a Chair. 12. Stimulating the Senses. 13. Bhakti Yoga. 14. Yoga, Meditation and Meditation for Advanced Stages of Dementia, Death and Dying. References. Further Reading and Resources.

Over de auteur

Tania Plahay has been practicing yoga for over 20 years, and teaching for many of them. Drawing on techniques from a range of yoga traditions, yoga therapy and her own research she began adapting yoga for the elderly and in particular those living with dementia. Working with a multidisciplinary team she developed and piloted a therapeutic yoga programme for people with dementia with a UK-based care provider.

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Taal Engels ● Formaat EPUB ● Pagina’s 264 ● ISBN 9781784504335 ● Bestandsgrootte 8.4 MB ● Leeftijd 22-99 jaar ● Uitgeverij Jessica Kingsley Publishers ● Stad London ● Land GB ● Gepubliceerd 2018 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5594644 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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