The TMJ Handbook A Therapeutic Guide to Relieving Jaw Tension and Pain with Yoga and Mindfulness

by Shachoy, Cator

• ISBN13: 9781645471035
• ISBN10: 1645471039
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-08-27
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

Alleviate TMJ pain with a powerful, integrative mind-body program that draws on yoga, mindfulness, and craniosacral bodywork and includes more than thirty instructional movements and eleven audio downloads.

In The TMJ Handbook, Cator Shachoy explains the anatomy and physiology of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD)—what we commonly refer to as "TMJ." She unpacks the physical, emotional, and energetic reasons why this pain can occur and become so debilitating—including injury, stress and tension, emotional trauma, grief and rage, hormonal imbalances, among other causes. She then offers a unique and effective approach to reducing TMJ pain that combines yoga, massage, meditation, and craniosacral therapy. The TMJ Handbook delves into:

• A definition and explanation of jaw tension and jaw anatomy
• Headaches, stress, and trauma 
• Conscious healing touch and self-massage
• Yoga poses and sequences

Shachoy shares inspiring and instructive stories of patients she has treated and empowers us with the knowledge and skills to help ourselves. This fully illustrated guide has more than thirty instructional movements and eleven audio downloads.

Author Biography

CATOR SHACHOY is a yogi and mindfulness teacher. She has taught for over twenty years in the U.S., Europe, and South America. She has lived in Buddhist monasteries and spiritual communities in the U.S. and Europe. A Certified International Association of Yoga Therapy (C-IAYT) yoga therapist, Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) instructor, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher and Visionary Craniosacral Work (VCSW) practitioner, Shachoy completed teacher training at the Iyengar Institute of San Francisco and Kripalu Yoga Center in Lenox, MA. Shachoy has studied and practiced extensively with senior Iyengar teachers Ramanand Patel, Judith Lasater, Elise Miller, Donald Moyer, and Marylou Weprin.

Shachoy also offers a range of therapeutic workshops in Buddhism, craniosacral therapy, energy healing, mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. Her work has been published in a variety of publications such as Common Ground, Inquiring Mind, Tricycle, and Turning Wheel.