05/01/2024
So excited to be sharing with you!
BOOK REVIEW: JINGJIN YOGA
Review by Pam Ferguson, Dipl. ABT (NCCAOM)®, AOBTA®- and GSD-CI, LMT (TX).
JINGJIN YOGA by Deborah Valentine Smith, LMT, Dipl. ABT (NCCAOM)®, AOBTA®-CI, Authorized Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® Teacher and Barbara “Teddy” Piotrowski, RN, BA, Dipl. ABT (NCCAOM)®, Board Certified Holistic Nurse, Certified Yoga Therapist, Meditation Specialist, and Reiki Master.
Once again, our beloved AOBTA® ex-president Deborah Valentine Smith (DVS) delights us with new insights in a magnificently illustrated book on JINGJIN YOGA, co-authored with Barbara “Teddy” Piotrowski, ABT and Yoga therapist and Holistic RN.
The combo of inventive stretches of Asanas of Yoga with the Tendinomuscular Pathways of Chinese Medicine is presented with such descriptive, bullet-point clarity as to make this work a must for teachers and practitioners of Asian and Western medicine and the families they treat. Kids will love it!
The taut text is enhanced by colorfully detailed muscular diagrams in the different poses, easy-to-follow stick-like figures, and photographs of real people to demo a range of stretches for the fascia in specific muscle groups.
Practical instructions and guidelines accompany each pose.
As one example, a running figure in side view shows the Shao Yang JingJin (Triple Warmer/Gall Bladder) meridians and associated muscle groups, along with simpler stick-like figures in static pose, to address your stiff or strained muscles or difficulties turning your neck or opening your jaw...
Read the rest of the article here -https://cdn.ymaws.com/aobta.org/resource/resmgr/docs/member_library/pulse/2024/AOBTA_Pulse_April_2024.pdf