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Yoga for Computer Users:
Healthy Necks, Shoulders, Wrists, and Hands in the Postmodern Age
Sandy Blaine
ISBN-13: 978-1930485198 | $14.95
paperback | 128 pages | 7" x 9"
43 color photos
Rodmell Press Yoga Shorts
Written by yoga teachers, the Rodmell Press Yoga Shorts Series gets right to the heart of yoga practice for specific ailments and conditions.
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Moving Forward: The Human Body in the Technological Age
Necessary Steps and Changes
How Yoga Can Help
A Healthy Musculoskeletal System
Chairs and the Human Back
RSI: What and Why
The Physiological Effects of Stress
How to Use This Book
Part Two: Desktop Yoga
Take a Break! Balancing Practice with Computer Time
Practicing at Work: Issues and Suggestions
The Poses: Take a Break from Your Computer
- Seated Posture
- Seated Mountain Pose with Basic Arm Stretch
- Reverse Prayer Pose
- Seated Eagle Pose
- Seated Cow Pose
- Seated Back Bend Pose
- Seated Twist Pose
- Seated Thread-the-Needle
- Standing Forward Bend Pose
- Seated Forward Bend Pose
- Seated Neck Stretches
- Seated Lion Pose
- Chair Dog Pose
- Inverted Legs Relaxation Pose
- Breathing Awareness and Meditation
Part Three: Computer-Free Yoga
Dedicated Yoga Practice for People Who Spend Long Hours at Their Computers
More Poses: Away from the Computer
- Standing Side-Stretch Pose
- Supported Spine-Stretch Pose
- Supported Shoulder-Stretch Pose
- Downward-Facing Dog Pose
- Gentle Sleeping Yogi Pose
- Reclining Twist Pose
- Bound Angle Pose
- Letting Go Pose
Part Four: Putting the Poses Together
Yoga Practice Guidelines
Cautions and Working with Injuries
Optimizing Benefits
Yoga Practice Sequences
- Making Space
- Take a Break
- Working Yogi
- Energizing Practice
- Evening Transition
Part Five: Everyday Yoga
Yoga Throughout the Day
Daily Mindfulness Practices for Stress Reduction and a Healthy Immune System
Resources
Index
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