Overview
Experiential anatomy is an embodied learning method integrating interoceptive awareness and conscious movement to empower whole-person healing. This subjective and holistic approach views the body as a doorway into deeper self-awareness and self-understanding that can strengthen personal agency and restore mind-body balance and health. In this illustrated guide to therapeutic applications of experiential anatomy, yoga therapy is used as a framework for somatic exploration. After introducing key foundational and learning principles, subsequent chapters simplify complex anatomical information into digestible components that are integrated into accessible therapeutic practices. Each experiential chapter contains a wealth of explorations incorporating breath, self-palpation, somatic inquiry, and yoga postures that collectively nurture a felt sense of anatomical parts, their interrelationships, and their connection to the multidimensional Whole. These simple embodied practices motivate self-regulation and awaken inner wisdom. This book will help somatically oriented teachers and therapists work with students and clients to cultivate interoceptive awareness and compassionately repattern habits of breath, alignment, movement, and mind.
Full Product Details
Author: Leila Stuart
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint: Handspring Publishing Limited
Dimensions:
Width: 18.80cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 25.10cm
Weight: 0.694kg
ISBN: 9781913426217
ISBN 10: 1913426211
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 18 July 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"Leila Stuart's brilliant book is a milestone in combining subjective experience with the frameworks and languages of many distinct disciplines: physiology, psychology, neuroscience, complementary medicine, yoga theory and practice, fascia release therapy, and pain rehabilitation. It will be of immense value to both health practitioners and those with chronic illness.--Jon Lieff, M.D., neuropsychiatrist, neuroscientist; author of ""The Secret Language of Cells""; Past President, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry"
Author Information
With a lifelong passion for movement of all types and decades of experience as a clinical massage therapist and international trainer of yoga teachers and therapists, Leila is a pioneer in the field of embodied movement and awareness education. She opened one of the first dedicated Yoga Therapy studios in Canada where for 15 years she developed and taught The Anatomy of Yoga Therapy, an innovative 300-hour Yoga Therapy training program. Leila is based in British Columbia, Canada. Visit www.leilastuart.com
