Dr. Krishna Raman is the Yoga Doctor of the Future!

Dr. Krishna Raman's monumental book on therapeutic yoga is an unsurpassed resource for yoga teachers, medical doctors and other health professionals seeking to understand how yoga works. Dr. Raman combines modern medicine and yoga to treat or prevent a wide range of common ailments. He is a longtime student of yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar who taught him about the immense clinical benefits of utilizing yoga as a tool for health care. This book is the culmination of Dr. Raman's research in integrating the two sciences of medicine and yoga.

As a yoga teacher specializing in yoga for people at midlife and older, I was especially interested in Dr. Raman's demonstrations of the use of yoga props for those who start yoga later in life. I highly recommend the sections on geriatric health and yoga and aging for teachers who offer classes for seniors. Clear, inspiring photographs demonstrate how even older beginners can reap the benefits of yoga using simple yoga props. The last section of the book presents a comprehensive discussion of common medical disorders that particularly respond to yoga therapy, including cardiovascular disorders. Dr. Raman describes the causes and symptoms and shows how excessive and prolonged medication and surgery can possibly be avoided in many cases through the practice of yoga. The book is illustrated with exceptionally educational photographs and diagrams of the human body.

I highly recommend this book on its own merit and also as a companion to "Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health" by B.K.S. Iyengar.

Dr. Krishna Raman is truly the yoga doctor of the future! He has done us all a tremendous service by writing this book. For more information visit his virtual office at DrKrishnaraman.com.

Namaste. Suza Francina, author, The New Yoga for People Over 50 and Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause.

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