Description
| Product ID: | 9781451641431 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Science of Yoga |
| Subtitle: | The Risks and the Rewards |
| Authors: | Author: William J Broad |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Exercise and workouts, Exercise & workout books, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Lead science writer for the New York Timesscrutinizes the claims made about yoga for fitness, emotional wellbeing, sex, weight loss and creativity. The Science of Yoga draws on a hidden wealth of science, history, and surprising facts to cut through the fog that surrounds contemporary yoga and to show - for the first time - what is uplifting and beneficial and what is delusional, flaky, and dangerous. At heart, it illuminates the risks and rewards. The book takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of undiscovered yoga that goes from old libraries in Calcutta to the world capitals of medical research, from little-known archives to spotless laboratories, from sweaty yoga classes with master teachers to the cosy offices of yoga healers. In the process, it shatters myths, lays out unexpected benefits, and offers a compelling vision of how to improve the discipline. |
| Imprint Name: | Simon & Schuster |
| Publisher Name: | Simon & Schuster |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2013-05-09 |
