Gateway to Mindfulness: Follow Tayná on Her Journey and the Science of Letting Go in Savasana - Paperback

by Bárbara Carneiro (Illustrator), Laura Goldfarb Cyrino (Foreword by), Ana Rosa Calgaro (Editor)

"Yoga is good for you!" - It is a very popular sentence and it is true! However, it was not enough for Leticia "Letty" G. Nelson, Ph.D. in genetics, to accept someone just telling us that "yoga is good for you" or "savasana helps make you healthier." Letty wanted to understand, scientifically, why yoga is good for us and how savasana, the relaxation pose of yoga makes us healthier. Thus, Letty weaves together a decade of research, practice and observations of what happens to our anatomy, genetics, and the nervous system while in savasana yoga posture and why it is the gateway to mindfulness. Did you know that the simple act of letting go can improve your health? Our lives often seem like an endless cycle of hustle and bustle. However, Letty's book puts us on the path to let go of stress using savasana, the ancient resting yoga posture. The science of savasana is presented through Tayná, the avatar of a young woman who lives in the heartland of Brazil and who enjoys walking on its trails with crystalline rivers and waterfalls. As her journey unfolds, Tayná brings herself to rest in harmony with nature. Can Tayná's journey show us the way to a healthier and more fulfilling life? How are mindfulness and savasana related and how can they improve our health? In collaboration with the rising star illustrator, Bárbara Carneiro, Tayná's character and the talented medical student Laura G. Cyrino, Letty brings together yoga, culture, art, legend and science to explain the benefits of deep rest in savasana. Join us on this intriguing Journey of Tayná, our morning star avatar. Tayná seduces us into letting go and seeing savasana and yoga like we have never seen them before! Namaste! Also, find your bonus video of savasana practice guided by Letty inside the book. Use your cell phone to scan the QR code or just click on the link. Begin your journey through the Gateway to Mindfulness and just enjoy letting go!