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Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause: A Guide to Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Health at Midlife and Beyond
Contributor(s): Francina, Suza (Author)

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ISBN: 0757300650     ISBN-13: 9780757300653
Publisher: Health Communications
OUR PRICE: $15.15  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2003
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Annotation: Yoga expert Francina offers women a natural solution for improving physically, emotionally, and spiritually through menopause by practicing yoga. Includes easy-to-follow indexed photos of various yoga poses.
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BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Women's Health - General
- Health & Fitness | Yoga
Dewey: 618.175
LCCN: 2003044974
Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.34" W x 9.22" L (1.17 lbs) 302 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Library Journal 04/15/2003 pg. 114
Library Journal 04/01/2003
 
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Publisher Description:
Hormone Treatment Is Called Harmful-Washington Post, 7/10/02. Estrogen Use Linked to Higher Cancer Risk-Boston Globe, 7/17/02. More than 31.2 million women facing menopause in America are concerned by these headlines. Most women today will live over one-third of their lives post-menopausal, but what about the age-old solution of hormone replacement therapy? In 2002 the U.S. government halted a major study of hormone therapy because it increased the risk of invasive breast cancer. Now, millions of women are left wondering whether they should approach menopause without hormones, suffering from hot flashes and low sex drive or take hormones and live in fear of being another statistic. Suza Francina has a simpler solution: Yoga. In this practical book, Francina, a leading yogi and author of The New Yoga for People Over 50, shows how yoga can be a powerful tool to help women turn menopause into a positive and empowering experience, both physically and spiritually. Included are easy-to-follow, indexed photos of yoga poses that alleviate key menopausal problems including: hormonal changes; hot flashes; irregular bleeding; fibroids; stress and anxiety, mood swings, depression and fatigue; bone loss; heart disease and cancer. Francina delivers a timely and truly heartening message to women: you don't have to get weaker or depressed when facing menopause, it can truly be an empowering, restorative time.

Contributor Bio(s): Francina, Suza: - Suza Francina is the author of The New Yoga for People Over 50 which has been published in several languages and reviewed on dozens of health-related Web sites, including WebMD.com. She is a certified Iyengar yoga instructor and registered yoga therapist with thirty years' experience in the field of yoga and exercise therapy. Francina teaches internationally and conducts workshops for the Yoga Journal Convention, the annual Prevention Magazine's Walker's Rally and the Omega Institute. She has written for many publications, including Prevention, Yoga Journal and Herbs for Health. Some of her books and contributions include Women's Health Care: A Guide to Alternatives, The Holistic Health Handbook, American Yoga and Living Your Yoga. She has appeared on numerous radio and television shows including Fit TV: Healthy Living (Body by Jake Productions) and the AARP Maturity Broadcast News. Her work with older students will be featured in an upcoming issue of AARP's Modern Maturity magazine. She is based in Ojai, California.
 
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