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Common Aches and Pains: Viniyoga Therapy for Structural Conditions

Created by Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville (See other events)
  • Dec 3, 2010 at 4:00pm to Dec 5, 2010 at 1:00pm
  • Location: Yogaville, Virginia
  • Latest Activity: Nov 30, 2022

Tuition: $240 - plus 2 nights accommodations of your choice, which includes all meals, Hatha yoga classes and moreOver one hundred billion dollars are spent annually in the United States on back pain. In addition to being the most common job-related disability, back pain is the second highest cause for visits to primary care doctors. Eight out of ten people will experience back pain. In December 2005, the Annals of Internal Medicine reported that Yoga is an effective treatment for chronic back pain. These results were found in a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Yoga protocol in that study was designed by Gary Kraftsow using the gentle approach of Viniyoga.During this program you will explore Gary’s approach to addressing common aches and pains. You will learn and experience specific therapeutic sequences for the lower back, sacrum and hips, as well as the upper back, neck and shoulders. The program is designed for therapists, teachers, and individuals who suffer from any type of back, neck, or shoulder pain.About The Presenter:For over 30 years, Gary Kraftsow has been a pioneer in the transmission of Yoga for health, healing, and personal transformation.His Yoga studies began in India with T.K.V. Desikachar in 1974. Gary holds a Masters in Psychology and Religion from the University of California and received a Viniyoga Special Diploma from Viniyoga International in Paris, France in 1988. He founded the American Viniyoga Institute in 1999. He is a renowned speaker and respected teacher for conferences and schools nationally and internationally. Gary is frequently consulted as one of the foremost Yoga Therapists in the U.S. for research and collaborative projects, notably an NIH study on Yoga for back pain and a Harvard Medical School study for generalized anxiety. Gary composed protocol for the National Institutes of Health Studies: Evaluating Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain and Yoga Therapy for Generalized Anxiety.
Tags: "gary kraftsow", vinyoga, "yoga therapy", "yoga workshop"
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