Back to Balance Program
Back to Balance: Heal Your Spine, Heal Your Life
About the book and program:
Back to Balance: Heal Your Spine, Heal Your Life is a self-directed healing and strengthening program for your spine, especially focused on the lumbar and cervical areas. It was designed to take 30 days, going through each chapter's information and recommended movements/poses and breathwork, however, you can use the book and wisdom at your own pace. Concentrated effort over a specific period of time will create more lasting results, but again, it is your choice of how you use these tools.
Dr. Raven guides the reader through very simple yoga-based movements and breath work, and encourages you to examine and adjust your lifestyle and ergonomics in ways that will enhance and support your ongoing healing.
The book consists of 30 short chapters, one for each day of the program. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of healing the lower back and emphasizes its place in the “bigger picture” of the body, mind and spirit connection. The chapters include one pose or movement for each day, as well as a healing affirmation for meditation purposes. There are black and white photos to illustrate the different poses and movements, as well as black and white and color plates from Gray’s Anatomy.
Back to Balance: Heal Your Spine, Heal Your Life does not offer any medical advice nor is it a substitute for medical treatment or consultation – it offers a complimentary and alternative path to healing. It can be used on its own or in conjunction with other therapies. If you have serious physical or psychological conditions, you should always consult your primary care physician before undertaking this program or any other.
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(Smartbird Publications, July 2013, 225 pages -- updated, expanded and revised from the first edition in 2008; list price $24.95)
What people are saying about the book...
I wholeheartedly recommend this book for those wanting less pain and more balance in their life.
-- Lee Albert, NMT, author “Live Pain Free without Drugs or Surgery”
Dr. Raven Seltzer has created a complete, easy to follow program that offers much more than a physical approach to cure back pain. Her yoga training and personal insight has enabled her to design a holistic approach that will empower anyone who follows the program to take control of their path to wellness.
-- Dr. Thomas S. DeMott, D.C., Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
I heartily recommend Dr. Raven's book for back care, both for healing back pain and for preventing it from developing in the first place. I appreciated the clear, step by step user friendly format and the holistic view from which she guides the reader. I wish I had known about these tools when my back first started "going out" as a 22 year old nurse working with para- and quadriplegic patients. -- Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, RN, E-RYT 500
“Back to Balance” is a comprehensive manual offering gentle and constructive steps one can take to heal their own back and spinal issues. Dr. Raven is a true example of how one can heal oneself through this thoughtful, inclusive and non-judgmental approach. She encourages people to make any change toward healing and helping oneself to feel better. Having worked with her for the past three years, I can attest to the relief one will experience through incorporating these methods into their daily life. -- Stephanie Laverdiere, Occupational Therapist, Boston, MA
"Dr. Raven shares her personal journey back to wholeness in Back to Balance and reminds the reader that they have a choice and the ability to heal. She empowers the reader to take part in their healing and assures them that it is possible." -- Brahmani Liebman E-RYT – Founder & Director of The Rivertown Center for Yoga & Health; Senior Kripalu Yoga Teacher Trainer
"Your book is fabulous! I love your down-to-earth, encouraging, compassionate voice -- it feels as if you are a warm friend/teacher helping readers through their issues and their transformation! The level of anatomical detail is just right... each chapter is very digestible."
-- T. Weinstein, Canaan, NY
"Dr. Raven’s program for my lower back pain have given me tremendous results. I had been having an acute lower back pain for almost 10 years, due to an injury, and I had just gotten used to the pain. After taking the workshop with Dr. Raven, I have actually alleviated the pain and can live my life more fully now. I never would have believed this possible just a few months ago. She paces every session very well to cater to the needs of everyone. The sessions have brought a great deal of discipline to my life.
-- Aadil K., Waltham, MA
"I have already noticed less back/neck/shoulder pain at work. I also LOVE how you showed me how to alter my yoga practice to suit my knee-pain needs- I can do the same exercises with minor adjustments so my knees are not compromised. I feel great! I truly appreciate how you listen to your students and are proactive in making the yoga experience better for your students."
-- Grace P., Roslindale, MA
