Yoga

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YES IT IS! It does make me feel good, mentally, as well as physically. And they

God for props! With them, we get as much out of a class as anyone else. I need

to see what we have available at our Y. I think I saw that we have Yoga classes

there, too. And also, there is church near here that advertises a gentle yoga

class. But the one I just found is awesome anyone. And it is at a place that

does accupuncture. Has anyone tried that? I am wondering if I should give it a

try, but I haven't gotten up the nerve yet.

: )

Cathy

-Witt srwitt@...> wrote:

hey cathy,

isn't restorative yoga the best??? i've been working

w/a yoga teacher here at my house for a few months and

she took me to a restorative class recently. it was

awesome! you're right about learning to use pillows,

chairs, and other props and, for me, it has also been

letting go of the old ego;-)

i'm like you, i was really into yoga pre-illness but

my practice now is nothing like it was. but i'm coming

around to being okay w/that. i just started taking a

gentle yoga class at the Y a couple of months ago that

one of my old teachers instructs and that's been good.

also gets me out of the house.

btw, i LOVE the end of your post, cathy!!! you are so

right about that!! must ignore the ms spaghettis in

class--hee hee;-)--because it really IS harder now.

thank you for replying. it's so helpful to find out

what's working for other people on the physical

therapy front.

sarah

--- Cathy cathykwest@...> wrote:

> I just started going to a restorative yoga class a

> couple of weeks ago and I think it is helping me

> some! I have talked to the teacher about my problems

> and she is so supportive. She brought a chair into

> the class and some extra pillos and things to help

> me do some of those poses that I otherwise couldn't

> do. For instance. I used to could do downward facing

> dog pre-illness and when I tried it at home the

> other night - all 4 limbs went into a cramp at once!

> Bad Experience! The teacher showed me how to bend

> over onto the chair...much better!!!!! I used to do

> yoga, so I know that you have to watch which class

> you get into. Some are really hard and you have to

> have good strength and balance to do them, even a

> gentle or restorative yoga class can be quite

> challenging. So, listen to your body! The important

> thing that I always hear the teachers say and that I

> have to remind myself is that it isn't a competitive

> thing!!!! You have to remind yourself that when you

> see someone take their leg

> and put it behind their head....you don't have to

> do that!!! For me, if I am just able to pull my leg

> up to my body at all, I know that I have done good

> and also that that was harder for me than miss

> spaghetti putting her leg over her head and wrapping

> it around her body 3 times! ha ha ha

>

> Cathy, Georgia, PLS

>

> -Witt srwitt@...> wrote:

> thanks for comments all. i'm going to look into

> what

> our Y has, and we have an aquatic PT center close by

> w/a heated therapy pool too.

>

> also, thanks eva for info on yoga/meditation. that

> is

> cool! i'm doing both now (limited # of yoga poses)

> and

> i do think they help, especially in terms of helping

> me stay calm and relaxed when my body starts acting

> crazy (or my mind for that matter;-)

>

> sarah

>

> --- briteeyestwo briteeyestwo@...> wrote:

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> > Cleveland Clinic highly recommended aquatic

> therapy.

> > The thought of

> > cold water and the undressing and redressing when

> I

> > lived up north

> > didn't interest me. I promised myself a heated

> pool

> > once I moved south

> > but Florida Power took that dream away (so many

> > rules). BUT I just

> > read on my MedAlert e-mails that Yoga and

> meditation

> > have more benefit

> > than aquatic therapy in arthritis and chronic

> pain.

> > I say try what you like and see what happens.

> > Eva

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> > > hey all,

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> > > has anyone tried aquatic physical therapy? if

> so,

> > did you like it?

> > >

> > > thanks!

> > >

> > > sarah

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