Re: Yoga for Inflexible People

January 15, 2005

I used to do a lot of yoga before RA. I have been afraid to try it again

because it is so hard for me to get up and down from the floor. I cherish my

memories of yoga feeling good. I don't want to experience pain while doing it.

Any suggestions on how to get up and down with as little pain as possible?

Cristen in NC

[ ] Yoga for Inflexible People

Hi y'all ... I cannot remember if I shared this with you or not, but I have

had very good results in gently and carefully expanding my range of joint

motion from the DVD called Yoga for Inflexible People.

I like it because it is very gentle. You can actually choose from 35

different workouts which is great on those days when I feel like I can't do

much.

You can choose just to just floor movements or just work on shoulders and

neck, etc. Basically you can customize what areas you work and for how long

(15 minutes to 75 minutes).

If you are into the mind-body-spirit connection, as I am, this is also a

very peaceful program (read: not a power yoga or trendy yoga program).

I purchased my copy at and Noble, but when you do a web search and

put in the title Yoga for Inflexible People, there will be all kinds of

reviews

and ordering info that comes up. You can order directly for the producers

at _www.bodywisdommedia.com_ (http://www.bodywisdommedia.com) . (I have no

affiliation with any of this -- just want us all to fell as good as we can!)

Hope this helps some of you ... and to those who think they " can't " (I hate

that word!) do any movement (and I have been there, trust me!!), I encourage

you to give it a try -- you have nothing to lose except $20 for the DVD and

you just might gain some really good things for trying. :-)

Here's to our best health possible!

Beth

January 15, 2005

I used to do a lot of yoga before RA. I have been afraid to try it again

because it is so hard for me to get up and down from the floor. I cherish my

memories of yoga feeling good. I don't want to experience pain while doing it.

Any suggestions on how to get up and down with as little pain as possible?

Cristen in NC

[ ] Yoga for Inflexible People

Hi y'all ... I cannot remember if I shared this with you or not, but I have

had very good results in gently and carefully expanding my range of joint

motion from the DVD called Yoga for Inflexible People.

I like it because it is very gentle. You can actually choose from 35

different workouts which is great on those days when I feel like I can't do

much.

You can choose just to just floor movements or just work on shoulders and

neck, etc. Basically you can customize what areas you work and for how long

(15 minutes to 75 minutes).

If you are into the mind-body-spirit connection, as I am, this is also a

very peaceful program (read: not a power yoga or trendy yoga program).

I purchased my copy at and Noble, but when you do a web search and

put in the title Yoga for Inflexible People, there will be all kinds of

reviews

and ordering info that comes up. You can order directly for the producers

at _www.bodywisdommedia.com_ (http://www.bodywisdommedia.com) . (I have no

affiliation with any of this -- just want us all to fell as good as we can!)

Hope this helps some of you ... and to those who think they " can't " (I hate

that word!) do any movement (and I have been there, trust me!!), I encourage

you to give it a try -- you have nothing to lose except $20 for the DVD and

you just might gain some really good things for trying. :-)

Here's to our best health possible!

Beth

January 16, 2005

Cristen in NC wrote:

I used to do a lot of yoga before RA. I have been afraid to try it again

because it is so hard for me to get up and down from the floor. I cherish my

memories of yoga feeling good. I don't want to experience pain while doing

it. Any suggestions on how to get up and down with as little pain as possible?

Hi, Cristen ... I know it is difficult to get down on the floor -- or worse,

trying to get back up! There are workouts in this series that you can do

seated. I think the thing is (at least for me) is to be really kind and gentle

with yourself. This DVD promotes that and it is really slow paced.

Speaking from my own experience, when I am low on energy and hurting, the

very last thing (in fact the thing I really avoid) is MOVEMENT of any kind.

But the more I sit, the worse it gets. If I can convince myself to do anything

-- just something even if it is for 5 minutes -- it ultimately helps me feel

better and I have a greater range of motion.

Since you have experienced benefits of yoga before, you might want to give

it a try again. I also recommend doing any kind of meditations/visualizations

for healing. I will send a separate email with some resources that may be

helpful, if people are inclined to read and learn more.

Good luck to you! Let me know how it goes!

Love,

Beth

January 16, 2005