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Dear Mindy, My name is Sharon Fasnacht and I wanted to thank you very much for the beautiful book, Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body, that you gave me through Kathy Noll. I have recently started working my way through the book, and haven’t gotten real far, but speed is not the goal! 🙂 I practice several poses at a time, and find them both relaxing and energizing! I especially like the breathing techniques. What a wonderful way to set aside daily stresses for a period of time. Hopefully as I become more familiar with this method, that period of time will become longer 🙂 I know Kathy gave this book to me a while ago, but I was in therapy (had a broken shoulder), and needed to get through therapy first. I shared the book with my PT and she was very impressed. A nurse at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital (a rehab hospital in Philadelphia, PA) recently asked me for the name of the book, as she is interested in it for a friend who has MS, and also for their MS and euromuscular injured patients at the hospital. Thank you again for such an incredible gift. I’m sure you have brought much happiness and relief to many, many with your adaptive techniques.
– Sharon Fasnacht

“I wish I could take an adaptive yoga class from Mindy Eisenberg, but since she lives in southeastern Michigan and I live in north Texas, I can’t make it to her classes. However, I have the next best thing, a copy of her new book: Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body, which was created for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromuscular conditions.
Eisenberg’s heartening voice resonates from the first words on the acknowledgements page of this book – a hefty volume that artfully weaves description and demonstration with encouragement and empathy.

Her journey toward adaptive yoga began when Eisenberg was a young girl, watching her mother live with a progressive form of multiple sclerosis that confined her to a wheelchair for more than 25 years. After completing her first teacher training in 2004, Eisenberg volunteered at the Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders, a prominent neurological center in her area, as a yoga instructor for students with MS. Today she provides small group adaptive yoga therapy classes for over 70 students with MS per week, and her book – five years in the making – blossomed from that.

“Why did I write this book?” she asks. “Very simply, my Yoga Moves students asked me to write a guide for them. They needed a way to remember the poses and techniques and asked me for a few photos with accompanying instructions.”

This book more than delivers. It contains more than 500 clear, helpful photos of Eisenberg and her students practicing 71 traditional yoga poses (from physically challenging to deeply restorative) with many adaptations. The book is systematically laid out, beginning with an introduction to the philosophy of adaptive yoga practice, then progressing to the fundamentals of breath practice and alignment, proper warm-up, adaptive poses and the use of mudras.

The final chapter of Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body weaves everything together with an assortment of sequences. One of my favorites is, “In the Kitchen Sequence Waiting for the Rice to Cook,” which ends with the final step: “Enjoy the yummy rice!” Eisenberg’s sense of humor and playfulness are laced throughout this richly researched and well-organized book. Her philosophy is summed up by her words, “The most important yoga pose is your smile, and the most important words in your practice are, ‘Yes, I can!’”

Compassionate self-awareness, the hallmark of LifeForce Yoga®, is fundamental to Eisenberg’s work. “Help defray any anger or resentment you might feel that your body has betrayed you by referring to your body parts as ‘co-workers,’” she writes. “The intricate parts are working together, doing the best they can. You are nurturing yourself through your practice, not competing against your body’s limitations. The advanced yogi is not the one who can put their foot behind their head,” she concludes. “It is the one who knows when to take a break.”

Dana Mildebrath, LFYP-2, RYT-200, and Certified Laughter Yoga Leader has been teaching gentle and adaptive yoga since 2008. As the survivor of a rare neuromuscular disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome, she says, ‘Adaptive yoga is the name of the game for me!’
— Dana Mildebrath, LFYP-2, RYT-200, and Certified Laughter Yoga Leader

I purchased this amazing book last week and I didn’t put it down for two days! This book could not have arrived at a more perfect time. As I prepare to teach some of my first yoga classes, I am grateful for Mindy Eisenberg’s attention to alignment details and the more subtler aspects of each pose, in addition to precautions given for various conditions and injuries. They are like a road map, guiding me on this amazing path called yoga. The ‘jewel in the lotus’ of the book is the many creative pose adaptations, illuminating a path to empowerment for every student, every body. Let us celebrate the many beautiful expressions of each pose! This book is a rich resource for both new and more experienced teachers alike, and would be a valuable reference book for YTT programs everywhere.
— Barbara Wilker, Yoga Teacher

Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body is a well written book that will be easy to use from the beginning yoga student to the more advanced devote. Mindy Eisenberg has taken Yoga and made it easy and fun with demonstrative photos and descriptions that make each yoga position easy to understand and duplicate. This book is very well suited for patients with Multiple Sclerosis as well as for many other neurological conditions. I would recommend this book to my patients and also to anyone else interested in beginning yoga or continuing their yoga journey.
— Bhupendra O. Khatri, MD., Medical Director, The Regional Multiple Sclerosis Center, Milwaukee, WI. Author of the award winning book, Healing the Soul.

Who can benefit from this book?

The principles of adaptive yoga can be applied to any body, and individuals with a variety of needs can benefit from a regular adaptive yoga practice. For example, the same symptoms my Yoga Moves students with MS experience are often manifested in others with various neuromuscular conditions. Rather than be defined by a condition or disease, Yoga Moves students feel more in touch with their humanity, and more comfortable with themselves. Most likely you will find yourself or someone you care about in this list of people who can benefit from Adaptive Yoga Moves

• Any body with movement challenges
• Individuals seeking a gentle practice
• Individuals with MS, and a range of neuromuscular conditions
• Caregivers or family members of those with movement challenges
• Individuals new to yoga
• Experienced yogis who desire a home reference for adaptive yoga
• Yoga instructors seeking to learn how to adapt yoga for their students

Sample Pages

Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body includes photos of Yoga Moves students with easy to follow instructions.