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Healing Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain: Easy, Effective Practices for Releasing Tension and Relieving Pain Paperback – Illustrated, May 1, 2010
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Everyday activities such as using the computer, driving, or even curling up with a good book can create tension in the neck and shoulders. It's no wonder that so many of us have persistent discomfort and pain in these areas. Healing Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain presents simple, yoga-based practices that you can do at work and at home to release muscle tension for immediate relief.
After suffering from chronic neck pain for years, author and yoga therapist Carol Krucoff developed the unique self-care program found in this book. Now you, too, can free yourself from neck pain by practicing simple yoga exercises to stretch tight muscles and strengthen weak ones and by learning to properly align your body when performing everyday activities that may be contributing to your pain. This fully illustrated, easy to follow guidebook also addresses common problems that may accompany neck tension, including headaches, upper back pain, and stress.
- Print length184 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherNew Harbinger Publications
- Publication dateMay 1, 2010
- Dimensions6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101572247126
- ISBN-13978-1572247123
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"In this wonderful, easy-to-read-and-use book, Carol Krucoff has gracefully and intelligently integrated several important healing traditions in order to bring relief to those suffering from neck and shoulder pain and the pain of stress. I recommend it enthusiastically as a friendly vehicle anyone can use to explore and experience the amazing power and healing potential of these human bodies."
—Jeffrey Brantley, MD, director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at Duke Integrative Medicine, and coauthor of Five Good Minutes® in Your Body
"Unlike modern medicine, which often does little more than suppress the symptoms of neck problems with painkillers, yoga can get at the root causes of pain. In this wonderful book, Krucoff demonstrates safe, gentle, and effective strategies to lessen neck and shoulder discomfort. Be careful, though—yoga’s side effects include peace of mind, improved mood, and better sleep. You could get hooked!"
—Timothy McCall, MD, medical editor of Yoga Journal and author of Yoga as Medicine
"What a gift Krucoff has given us! These practices guide us in both postural and emotional healing of the neck and shoulders by allowing the energy to flow freely, uniting head to body and head to heart. This brings about a sense of balance and ease, reminding us of our joyful nature."
—Nischala Joy Devi, author The Healing Path of Yoga and The Secret Power of Yoga
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About the Author
Foreword writer Tracy W. Gaudet, MD, is executive director of Duke Integrative Medicine and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Duke University Health System. Author of the highly acclaimed Consciously Female, Gaudet is a practicing, board-certified OB/GYN and was the founding executive director of Dr. Andrew Weil's Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. She lives with her son Ryan in Durham, NC.
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- Publisher : New Harbinger Publications; Illustrated edition (May 1, 2010)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 184 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1572247126
- ISBN-13 : 978-1572247123
- Item Weight : 9.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #108,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #167 in Pain Management (Books)
- #269 in Yoga (Books)
- #2,487 in Alternative Medicine (Books)
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About the author

Carol Krucoff, C-IAYT, E-RYT, is a yoga therapist at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, NC, where she creates individualized yoga practices for people with health challenges and co-directs the Integrative Yoga for Seniors Professional Trainings.
An award-winning journalist, Carol served as founding editor of the Health Section at The Washington Post, where her syndicated column, Bodyworks, ran for 12 years. Her articles have appeared in numerous national publications--including The New York Times, Yoga Journal and Reader's Digest--as well as in medical journals. Her newest book, "Relax into Yoga for Chronic Pain," is co-authored with Dr. Jim and Kimberly Carson, and her previous book, "Relax into Yoga for Seniors," is based on the program they developed at Duke Integrative Medicine. Carol is also author of "Yoga Sparks: 108 Easy Practices for Stress Relief in a Minute or Less," and "Healing Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain." With her Duke University cardiologist husband, Mitchell Krucoff, MD, she is co-author of "Healing Moves: How to Cure, Relieve and Prevent Common Ailments with Exercise." She is also creator of the audio home practice CD, "Healing Moves Yoga" and co-creator of the DVD "Relax into Yoga for Seniors."
Carol is an IAYT-Certified Yoga Therapist (International Association of Yoga Therapists) and an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance at their highest level
(E-RYT 500). She has served as a consultant on several yoga research protocols and has been privileged to study yoga with numerous master teachers for more than 45 years. Carol also spent a decade studying martial arts, where she earned a second-degree black belt and the honored title of Sensei. Visit her online at www.healingmoves.com.
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This book is easy to follow and understand.
The format is well laid out and makes it understandable for all levels of anatomy knowledge.
If you suffer from neck and shoulder pain or are a yoga teacher I recommend you buy this.
It is also not to wordy with many visuals.
I was hoping for some specific exercises for neck
and shoulder problems. Instead its just a basic routine,
do them all but if something hurts dont do it.
Thats not what I bought the book for.
It gives lip service to the anatomy of the shoulder.
The little it says seems pasted in from some
other source and its never referred to at all.
No interest is shown in the clavicles (collar bones) and very little
mention even given to the scapulae (shoulder blades).
Way too much time is spent on relaxation, breathing,
and meditation.
Any old yoga book that you have lying around will
do as well or better than this book.
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Honestly I was very shocked when I read this book to find that it was siding towards xenophobia. The book was written in an extremely American biased manner, many people in the world read English and are interested in yoga not only Americans. I can't understand why a book about yoga has been written in such a politically biased way. I perceive yoga to be an open and peacefully practise that is accessible to all (races, genders, beliefs etc) I did not find that this book supported that view point at all.

