This book helps yoga teachers understand the importance of our respiratory and immune systems in how we relate to the world and equips them with the skills to design yoga practises that support their optimal function.

CONTENTSForewordIntroductionAcknowledgementsDiagram: Overview of Yoga and Somatics for Immune and Respiratory HealthPART 1: Healthy DefencesPART 1 Physical Practice: Somatic & Loosening Sequence page xxPART 1 Subtle Practice: Mindfulness of Breathing page xxPART 2: Stress and InflammationPART 2 Physical Practice: Undulating and TwistingPART 2 Subtle Practice: Coherent BreathingMoon Piercing BreathPART 3: Fluid AdaptationPART 3 Physical Practice: Primal motions: lunging, stepping & squattingPART 3 Subtle Practice: Heart MudrasPART 4: Mindful BoundariesPART 4 Physical Practice: Standing into Full Breathing and Protective SupportPART 4 Subtle Practice: Ujjayi BreathAutogenic ReleasePART 5: Embodied AwarenessPART 5 Physical Practice: Rest and RecoveryPART 5 Subtle Practice: Traditional PranayamaPART 6: Good VibrationsPART 6 Physical Practice: Bringing it All Together - Movement with Optional SoundPART 6 Subtle Practice: Simha pranayama (Lion's Breath)So Hum mantraBija MantraForeword by Joanne AvisonGlossary of Sanskrit Terms