yoga

[Guest guest]

Hello~

 

do any of you use/practice yoga as an alternative or compliment to your current

treatment of health issues?

[Guest guest]

> Hello~

>

> do any of you use/practice yoga as an alternative or compliment to your

current treatment of health issues?

>

 

Yes, I think everybody would benefit tremendously from it.

 

Specific yoga breathing programs reduce free radical damage in the body

(oxidative stress) and inflammatory cytokines. Also, they reduce psychosocial

stress which contributes with aging and chronic diseases through free radical

mechanisms. It also stimulates the vagus nerve:

 

http://www.subtleyoga.com/220/

 

It is a low risk, cost effective adjunct treatment that can be potentially

applied to improve symptoms associated with cardiovascular disorders, autonomic

disorders, and psychological disorders including those involving stress. With

slow control breathing there is a noted increase in parasympathetic activity

(the relaxing system) and a decrease in sympathetic dominance (the stress

response).

 

The practice of voluntary breath control, consisting of conscious inhalation,

retention, and exhalation in conjunction with meditation and belly breathing has

beneficial applications in treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as

hypertension, pulmonary disease such as asthma, autonomic nervous system

imbalances and psychological or stress related disorders. It is not only

therapeutic, but also preventative.

 

They also decrease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome by enhancing

parasympathetic activity of the gastrointestinal tract and by reducing effects

of stress, and it increases plasticity of motor control indicating that it might

have applications in rehabilitation programs. Stimulation of the vagus nerve is

also a treatment of epilepsy and depression.

 

There are several yoga breathing programs, but my absolute favorite is the

following technique:

 

http://eiriu-eolas.org/about/

 

You can learn how to do it and the science behind it in the above link for free.

 

It includes well-known stress control breathing techniques that stimulate the

Vagus nerve as well as emotional releasing techniques developed by Carl Jung and

promoted by Alexander Lowen: bio-energetic breathing (more info about it here:

http://saveyourself.ca/articles/breathing.php)

 

Best,

 

Navigante

[Guest guest]

I have done and taught Kundalini Yoga for over 35 years and it is my main

alternative therapy I use. I had asthma when I started doing yoga many years

ago. My mom was amazed that my nose was not constantly running from hay fever

last summer when I visited her. She asked what I do. I told her yoga, diet and

herbs. She uses antihistamines and inhalers to combat her hay fever. I also

substitute teach in the public schools and sometimes PE. I do the same

exercises as the students. They are a little bewildered to see a 61 YO man

doing splits. ))

 

GB

 

> Hello~

>

> do any of you use/practice yoga as an alternative or compliment to your

current treatment of health issues?

>