Charlotte has been teaching yoga since 2009, and runs courses for yoga teachers on somatics, as well as specialised trauma-informed courses for various health aspects. She also teaches on the Yoga Therapy courses run by both Yogacampus and The Minded Institute. Charlotte is also an award-winning nutritional therapist, practising since 2000. Her other books include Yoga Therapy for Digestive Health, Good Mood Food and The De-Stress Effect.

Yoga and Somatics for Immune and Respiratory Health is a deep read, rich with valuable information that will inform and transform the understanding of every yoga therapist. Watts and Taylor have created a beautiful weave between yoga's philosophical underpinnings and the gentle movement practice of somatics while offering a short course on physiology and the fascial matrix. Rarely have I encountered such a generous offering of scientific information contextualized specifically for those in the field of yoga therapy. This book will definitely be a required read for my yoga therapy training program going forward!

• CONTENTSForeword Introduction Acknowledgements Diagram: Overview of Yoga and Somatics for Immune and Respiratory HealthPART 1: Healthy Defences PART 1 Physical Practice: Somatic & Loosening Sequence page xxPART 1 Subtle Practice: Mindfulness of Breathing page xxPART 2: Stress and Inflammation PART 2 Physical Practice: Undulating and Twisting PART 2 Subtle Practice: Coherent Breathing Moon Piercing Breath PART 3: Fluid Adaptation PART 3 Physical Practice: Primal motions: lunging, stepping & squattingPART 3 Subtle Practice: Heart MudrasPART 4: Mindful Boundaries PART 4 Physical Practice: Standing into Full Breathing and Protective SupportPART 4 Subtle Practice: Ujjayi Breath Autogenic Release PART 5: Embodied Awareness PART 5 Physical Practice: Rest and RecoveryPART 5 Subtle Practice: Traditional Pranayama PART 6: Good Vibrations PART 6 Physical Practice: Bringing it All Together - Movement with Optional Sound PART 6 Subtle Practice: Simha pranayama (Lion's Breath) So Hum mantra Bija Mantra Foreword by Joanne AvisonGlossary of Sanskrit Terms

Charlotte has been teaching yoga since 2009, and runs courses for yoga teachers on somatics, as well as specialised trauma-informed courses for various health aspects. She also teaches on the Yoga Therapy courses run by both Yogacampus and The Minded Institute. Charlotte is also an award-winning nutritional therapist, practising since 2000. Her other books include Yoga Therapy for Digestive Health, Good Mood Food and The De-Stress Effect.

Yoga and Somatics for Immune and Respiratory Health is a deep read, rich with valuable information that will inform and transform the understanding of every yoga therapist. Watts and Taylor have created a beautiful weave between yoga's philosophical underpinnings and the gentle movement practice of somatics while offering a short course on physiology and the fascial matrix. Rarely have I encountered such a generous offering of scientific information contextualized specifically for those in the field of yoga therapy. This book will definitely be a required read for my yoga therapy training program going forward!

• CONTENTSForeword Introduction Acknowledgements Diagram: Overview of Yoga and Somatics for Immune and Respiratory HealthPART 1: Healthy Defences PART 1 Physical Practice: Somatic & Loosening Sequence page xxPART 1 Subtle Practice: Mindfulness of Breathing page xxPART 2: Stress and Inflammation PART 2 Physical Practice: Undulating and Twisting PART 2 Subtle Practice: Coherent Breathing Moon Piercing Breath PART 3: Fluid Adaptation PART 3 Physical Practice: Primal motions: lunging, stepping & squattingPART 3 Subtle Practice: Heart MudrasPART 4: Mindful Boundaries PART 4 Physical Practice: Standing into Full Breathing and Protective SupportPART 4 Subtle Practice: Ujjayi Breath Autogenic Release PART 5: Embodied Awareness PART 5 Physical Practice: Rest and RecoveryPART 5 Subtle Practice: Traditional Pranayama PART 6: Good Vibrations PART 6 Physical Practice: Bringing it All Together - Movement with Optional Sound PART 6 Subtle Practice: Simha pranayama (Lion's Breath) So Hum mantra Bija Mantra Foreword by Joanne AvisonGlossary of Sanskrit Terms

Charlotte has been teaching yoga since 2009, and runs courses for yoga teachers on somatics, as well as specialised trauma-informed courses for various health aspects. She also teaches on the Yoga Therapy courses run by both Yogacampus and The Minded Institute. Charlotte is also an award-winning nutritional therapist, practising since 2000. Her other books include Yoga Therapy for Digestive Health, Good Mood Food and The De-Stress Effect.

Yoga and Somatics for Immune and Respiratory Health is a deep read, rich with valuable information that will inform and transform the understanding of every yoga therapist. Watts and Taylor have created a beautiful weave between yoga's philosophical underpinnings and the gentle movement practice of somatics while offering a short course on physiology and the fascial matrix. Rarely have I encountered such a generous offering of scientific information contextualized specifically for those in the field of yoga therapy. This book will definitely be a required read for my yoga therapy training program going forward!

• CONTENTSForeword Introduction Acknowledgements Diagram: Overview of Yoga and Somatics for Immune and Respiratory HealthPART 1: Healthy Defences PART 1 Physical Practice: Somatic & Loosening Sequence page xxPART 1 Subtle Practice: Mindfulness of Breathing page xxPART 2: Stress and Inflammation PART 2 Physical Practice: Undulating and Twisting PART 2 Subtle Practice: Coherent Breathing Moon Piercing Breath PART 3: Fluid Adaptation PART 3 Physical Practice: Primal motions: lunging, stepping & squattingPART 3 Subtle Practice: Heart MudrasPART 4: Mindful Boundaries PART 4 Physical Practice: Standing into Full Breathing and Protective SupportPART 4 Subtle Practice: Ujjayi Breath Autogenic Release PART 5: Embodied Awareness PART 5 Physical Practice: Rest and RecoveryPART 5 Subtle Practice: Traditional Pranayama PART 6: Good Vibrations PART 6 Physical Practice: Bringing it All Together - Movement with Optional Sound PART 6 Subtle Practice: Simha pranayama (Lion's Breath) So Hum mantra Bija Mantra Foreword by Joanne AvisonGlossary of Sanskrit Terms