Yoga for Stuttering: Unifying the Voice, Breath, Mind & Body to Achieve Fluent Speech
Yoga for Stuttering: Unifying the Voice, Breath, Mind & Body to Achieve Fluent Speech Yoga for Stuttering: Unifying the Voice, Breath, Mind & Body to Achieve Fluent Speech OTHER ARTICLES Stuttering, caused by a disorder in the brain’s right hemisphere, can limit one’s life in a variety of ways, from job choices and advancement to social and romantic opportunities. Typical remedies emphasizing antidepressants and electronic devices have had mixed results at best. Yoga for Stuttering takes a fresh approach based on ancient methods. Author J.M. Balakrishnan combines an understanding of the neurological aspects of stuttering with yoga methods long used in India for remediation to form a new, natural method for improving vocal fluency. The book presents three related branches of yoga and their accompanying practices, nada yoga (chanting and vocalization), hatha yoga (yoga poses), and raja yoga (guided meditations), providing the reader with sets of voice, breathing, and physical e...