Applied Yoga(tm) for Musculoskeletal Pain - by Jory Serota (Paperback)

About the Book

This practical and evidence-based book provides step by step guidance on how yoga therapists and bodyworkers can help empower clients struggling with chronic musculoskeletal pain. It provides yoga sequences including adaptations for people of various abilities and uses an integrated approach by addressing the emotional impact of physical pain.

Book Synopsis

This innovative and evidence-based book provides practical and transformative guidance on how to help clients struggling with chronic and acute musculoskeletal pain through yoga and remedial exercise. Using a holistic framework that addresses the physical, mental and emotional challenges of chronic pain, Jory Serota offers a wide range of tools yoga therapists and bodyworkers can use to empower clients and help them work with their bodies intuitively.

It includes photographs with step-by-step instructions for practice, all of which include adaptations to meet a range of ability and mobility. Common areas of chronic pain are discussed in depth, including the lower back, knees, hips, sacroiliac joint and glutes, shoulders, and neck, allowing practitioners to address specific concerns and maximise healing.

Practitioners will benefit from full yoga sequences and will be able to expand their offering by practically and confidently addressing the widespread struggle of chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Review Quotes

Applied Yoga for Musculoskeletal Pain integrates the practice and philosophies of yoga with principles of training and conditioning to create a holistic approach to addressing pain and dysfunction. These theories can be applied by varying levels of clinicians for patient care ranging from the weekend warrior to the professional athlete.--Scott Barringer, MS, LAT, ATC, Head Athletic Trainer - Major League Baseball

Some people are good at research. Others are skilled in practice. Some people understand advanced principles of Yoga. Others are gifted athletes. Some people understand anatomy and physiology. Others are caring, excellent healers. Jory Serota is the rare being with all of these abilities, and they shine through with radiance and power in this brilliant book.--Michael J. Gelb, Author of the international bestseller, How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: 7 Steps to Genius Every Day

I first met Jory Serota in 2011 when he was practicing sports massage and doing Iyengar Yoga. Since then he has become one of my brightest students and of my most accomplished instructors. Jory has taught NeuroKinetic Therapy internationally, and is now based in Asia and teaching there. His combination of NKT and Yoga is being used by practitioners worldwide. This very in depth book shows his mastery of anatomy and biomechanics as they relate to Yoga. This book is a must read for any Yoga practitioner or instructor.--David Weinstock, Founder of NeuroKinetic Therapy

Jory Serota has a depth and breadth of scholarship that is unparalleled and truly transformative. I've had the privilege of experiencing first hand the healing powers of the Applied Yoga method and know the book will now help anyone struggling with pain who wants more freedom and ease in their body. With Jory's guidance, the yoga practitioner receives true healing.--Alanna Kaivalya, Ph.D, author of Myths of the Asanas and Yoga Beyond the Mat

About the Author

Jory Serota is the founder of Applied Yoga, a mobility system that uses yoga poses and remedial exercises for assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal pain. He is a yoga therapist, licensed massage therapist, NeuroKinetic Therapy Instructor, and has trained thousands of yoga teachers and bodyworkers internationally. He conducts various workshops, seminars, online courses, and retreats each year, blogs actively on his website, https: //joryserota.com, and is also featured in various outlets such as Elephant journal. He currently splits time between Thailand and Woodstock, NY.