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The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards
William J Broad
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Description for The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards
Paperback. Lead science writer for the New York Timesscrutinizes the claims made about yoga for fitness, emotional wellbeing, sex, weight loss and creativity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8-pp insert. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFMG; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
The Science of Yoga draws on a hidden wealth of science, history, and surprising facts to cut through the fog that surrounds contemporary yoga and to show - for the first time - what is uplifting and beneficial and what is delusional, flaky, and dangerous. At heart, it illuminates the risks and rewards. The book takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of undiscovered yoga that goes from old libraries in Calcutta to the world capitals of medical research, from little-known archives to spotless laboratories, from sweaty yoga classes with master teachers to the cosy offices of yoga healers. In ... Read more
The Science of Yoga draws on a hidden wealth of science, history, and surprising facts to cut through the fog that surrounds contemporary yoga and to show - for the first time - what is uplifting and beneficial and what is delusional, flaky, and dangerous. At heart, it illuminates the risks and rewards. The book takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of undiscovered yoga that goes from old libraries in Calcutta to the world capitals of medical research, from little-known archives to spotless laboratories, from sweaty yoga classes with master teachers to the cosy offices of yoga healers. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781451641431
SKU
V9781451641431
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About William J Broad
William J. Broad has practiced yoga since 1970. A bestselling author and senior writer at The New York Times, he has won every major award in print and television during more than thirty years as a science journalist. With New York Times colleagues, he has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, as well as an Emmy Award and a DuPont. He ... Read more
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