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A wonderful step on your journey to improved wellness with yoga Yogini dharmananda

The information within is not medical advice and is not to take the place of medical care.
Please consult your primary or specialty medical provider for your health care issues. The author and
publisher assume no responsibility.

Bio:
Yogini dharmananda(Heather Johnstone) found the healing effects of water with yoga as part of her own
work with her yin deficiency pattern. She has been working with yoga since childhood and finds it to be
an integral part of her being.

What is Water Yoga about?

The description calls it “a wonderful step on your journey to improved wellness with yoga”. It also says the information is not medical advice and is not meant to replace medical care, and asks readers to consult their own medical provider.

Who is behind Water Yoga?

The title credits Yogini Dharmananda (Heather Johnstone), who the description says found the healing effects of water with yoga as part of her own work with her yin deficiency pattern, and has worked with yoga since childhood as the author.

Summary of the book description only, not medical advice. The description is brief, so look at the Amazon page for the full contents.

What are the benefits and cautions of exercising in water?

Water supports body weight, so many people find exercising in a pool gentler on joints than on land. That makes it popular for older adults, for people recovering from injury, and for anyone who wants to move without impact. The NIA exercise page lists the types of exercise that benefit older adults, and water classes can include all three.

Practical points: use a pool with a lifeguard or with others present, stay hydrated even though you do not feel sweaty, and keep within the depth where you can stand comfortably. Warm pools can raise body temperature, so leave if you feel dizzy.

The author’s own note says the information is not medical advice, and that is good guidance. Speak with your doctor first if you have heart disease, low blood pressure, open wounds, a pacemaker, epilepsy or are pregnant. Report chest pain, breathlessness or faintness immediately.

More on this blog: Can Yoga Cure Illness? What Yoga Can and Cannot Do, and How Athletes Use It and Yoga and Type 2 Diabetes: What the Research Shows and How to Practice Safely

Book: Water Yoga by Yogini Dharmananda
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