Marilyn Wei M.D. - The Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga 8 Weeks to Strength, Awareness, and Flexibility

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Copyright 2017 by Harvard University

Illustrations, Figures, and Tables: Marlynn Wei, MD, JD

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Groves, James E., author. | Wei, Marlynn, author.

Title: The Harvard Medical School guide to yoga : eight weeks to strength, awareness, and flexibility / by Marlynn Wei, MD, JD and James Groves MD.

Description: First Da Capo Press edition. | Boston, MA : Da Capo Lifelong Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2017.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016057402 | ISBN 9780738219363 (paperback) | ISBN 9780738219370 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Hatha yogaPopular works. | Self-care, HealthPopular works. | BISAC: HEALTH & FITNESS / Yoga. | BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Meditation.

Classification: LCC RA781.7 .G77 2017 | DDC 613.7/046dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016057402

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