Proven to enhance wellbeing, posture, breathing and sleep, and reduce anxiety and agitation, this programme shows how yoga can be adapted to benefit people with dementia.
Based on the findings of a pilot therapeutic yoga programme for people with dementia in care homes, this book offers substantial yoga sequences, breathing exercises, meditations and mindfulness exercises for improving symptoms associated with dementia. It offers an innovative Reminiscence Yoga approach, which uses sounds, music, guided imagery and familiar actions to stimulate memories. The book demonstrates the many benefits of yoga for people with dementia, and describes the ways that each yoga exercise can be adapted for people of different abilities.
Tania Plahay is a certified yoga teacher. She piloted a therapeutic yoga programme for people with dementia in Four Seasons Health Care care homes.
Title: Yoga for Dementia
Author: Plahay, Tania
ISBN: 9781785921599
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Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Date: 2018-02-21
Number of Pages: 264
Weight: 0.7602 kg
I have been diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer type for 11 years. I started practicing yoga 10 years ago, one year after diagnosis. Yoga has helped me with balance, breathing and emotional challenges due to my dementia.
This book was one of the best I have read - clear instructions, visually easy to follow, lots of explanations on why and which moves will help you personally. I loved it and will personally recommend it to my fellow yogis. Namaste.
-- Agnes Houston, MBE
Our yoga project was a great success, with very positive results for our clients living with dementia. I recommend that yoga is considered as a priority in the well-being and enjoyment of those within care, as it evidenced smiles, laughter and fun even for those who struggled to communicate. Thank you, Tania! -- Maggie Candy, Care Home Manager
Tania has provided an easy-to-read and informative book. I am always striving for imaginative ways to keep residents moving and active. Tania's book provides practical and inspirational techniques authenticated by her own experiences. I recommend it for yoga novices young and old and anywhere in between. -- Lisa Kieh, Plas Bryn Rhosyn Care Home Manager, Pobl Care
This book is a vital tool for people who are either living with dementia, caring for those living with dementia, or just travelling the aging pathway. The style (with its dip in, or read in full approach) makes it very accessible with good, clear and colourful illustrations. A marvellous opportunity to enhance lives. -- Dr Lindesay M. C. Irvine, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Queen Margaret University
