Hypermobility on the Yoga Mat
A Guide to Hypermobility-Aware Yoga Teaching and Practice
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published:18th Feb '21
Should be back in stock very soon
This insightful guide helps yoga teachers and hypermobile students navigate the complexities of practicing yoga safely and effectively. Hypermobility on the Yoga Mat is essential reading.
This book serves as a comprehensive resource for yoga teachers and hypermobile practitioners, addressing the unique challenges faced by those with hypermobility in yoga settings. It begins with a thorough overview of hypermobility, supported by research that highlights its prevalence among yoga students. The inclusion of case studies and insights into co-occurring conditions helps to paint a fuller picture of how hypermobility can impact practice. A dedicated chapter on hypermobile child development further emphasizes the importance of understanding this population from a young age.
Hypermobility on the Yoga Mat delves into the often-overlooked intersection of yoga and hypermobility. Despite being a common presence in yoga classes, hypermobile individuals frequently go unrecognized, leaving them without adequate guidance on safe practice. The book addresses this gap by providing yoga teachers with essential training and practical techniques to support hypermobile students effectively. By fostering an inclusive environment, teachers can help these students thrive in their practice.
For hypermobile practitioners, the book offers numerous suggestions for adapting their yoga practice to be both helpful and beneficial. It also explores the relationship between hypermobility and neurodiversity, ensuring a well-rounded approach to understanding and accommodating the diverse needs of this community. Overall, Hypermobility on the Yoga Mat is an invaluable tool for anyone involved in yoga who seeks to create a safe and supportive space for hypermobile individuals.
Jess Glenny has produced an invaluable guidebook for the Hypermobile community. Her uniquely intersectional and thorough research offers useful tips, validating information and a wealth of resources for use - on and off the mat! Highly recommended for hypermobile yoga practitioners, teachers and bodyworkers. -- Georgina Obaye Evans, yoga teacher and art psychotherapist
This is a book I will recommend to ALL my yoga and dance students and fellow teachers, whether hypermobile or not; Jess' approach combines insightful somatic perspectives with rigorous yet easy to understand scientific knowledge and methodology. Traditions in yoga are respected, whilst individual solutions to a healthy and enjoyable practice are presented in a way that is sustainable, enabling and forward moving.
Jess' knowledge of hypermobility and yoga is second to none, her book needs to be in EVERY yoga and dance teacher's library.
Hypermobility on the Mat is a wonderful resource for yoga teachers and students alike. Jess uses her lived experience of hypermobility, her expertise as a yoga teacher in order to shed light on this fascinating and under-researched area. Written in both a scholarly and accessible way I would recommend this be on every teacher training's book list. -- Dr Abby Hoffmann, dance and yoga specialist. Director of Embodied Dancer Teacher training. Freelance tutor,Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance.
Another useful book from Jess, not just for yoga teachers, but for anyone working with or living with hypermobility. The book carefully lays out both the science and the anecdotal experiences of a hypermobile body, and links this to a number of key related conditions, from POTS to autism. An important read, especially in conjunction with her previous book - The Yoga Teacher Mentor. -- Theo Wildcroft, PhD
As someone with Ehlers Danlos, I found the information in Jess's book invaluable. If you are a person who is hyper mobile and starting to explore yoga as tool for better health, I would strongly suggest you read Jess's book first. I only wish this book had been available when I started my yoga journey. -- Mick Lawton
ISBN: 9781787754652
Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 28mm
Weight: 560g
384 pages