If you have a spine, this book is for you! Seriously! If you are living with back pain, spasm, or instability, Nydia Darby wrote this book especially for you. In Therapeutic Yoga Works, Nydia presents her gentle approach to wellness that is influenced by the melding of physical therapy, fitness, and yoga practices that she has learned, led, taught, shared, and embodied over the last 40 years-the Therapeutic Astanga Method ©, also referred to as "therapeutic yoga." You don't need any special equipment or clothes, and you don't need to be flexible or have any previous yoga or fitness experience. Nydia developed this breath-centered therapeutic practice to be accessible and modifiable to meet the needs of many different people because she recognizes that everyone comes to the practice with their own unique experiences, backgrounds, and abilities. While she directed this book to those suffering from back pain, anyone interested in improving their whole mind, body, and spirit health and long-term functional mobility will find this book valuable. In this book, you will learn:Therapeutic Yoga is accessible (it is not just for flexible people) and can gently mobilize every major joint in your body-in a good way. This can help you to get down on to the floor and back up off of the floor and can save your life. Back pain does not have to rule your world-it can be managed and you can live a life free from pain. You can reverse the limitations that back pain has caused in your life. Knowledge is POWER- this book addresses the most common misconceptions of back pain and provides the reader with knowledge that can help them make better informed decisions for their long-term well-being..-"Set. Your intention to create your reality."-(Nydia's tagline). Everyone can do this practice because the most important thing that any one of us will do and the foundation of this practice is that-- "The ONLY thing that you have to do is BREATHE."-(Nydia's tagline). You don't have to have back pain to benefit from this book. The mobility and strength derived from doing these practices can benefit many other challenges/limitations and can be an important part in PREVENTING the challenges in the first place. - "I am in training for my next decade."-(Nydia's tagline). Nydia invites you to begin a therapeutic yoga practice with her, whether you want to free yourself from pain and get your life back or you simply want to invest in your long-term health, well-being, and mobility. You will be glad that you did! Get a copy now!