Yoga Builds Bones by Jan Madden

Jan Maddern. Yoga Builds Bones. Element, 2000.

This books offers "easy gentle stretches that prent Osteoporosis" and a bonus section, "stretches for Menopaue Symptom Relief". The author says that no props or speical equipment is needed for the program.

Table of Contents

• Chapter One: Beyond Calcium
• Chapter Two: Getting Started
• Chapter Three: Routine One - Upper Body
• Chapter Four: Lower Body
• Chapter Five: The Ovaries
• Chapter Six: The Aderenals
• Chapter Seven: Parathyroids, Pineal and Pituitary Glands
• Chapter Eight: Special Yoga Techniques for Menopausal Symptom Relief

Note: Yoga builds Bones, like many books that emphasize stretching includes a number of postures that should not be done by persons with Osteoporosis of the spine. Many postures included in the book can be done - just avoid those covered in the Osteoporosis Exercise Warning

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