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sandie99
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Ch and yoga
« on: Feb 17th, 2008, 8:16am » |
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I know that some of us in here do yoga. I found this article about yoga and chronic pain.
Although it's not particularly about ch nor headaches, those who do yoga/consider starting it, check the article out; there are asanas/poses, which can be uselful what comes to dealing with pain.
http://www.beliefnet.com/gallery/yogachronicpain.html
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Re: Ch and yoga
« Reply #1 on: Feb 17th, 2008, 8:54am » |
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Do you also do the breathing exercises? I was recently reading that the yoga exercises that involve breathing through one nostril can have a beneficial effect on the nervous system. It tends to increase brain activity in the hemisphere opposite to the nostril that is used. Different varieties of the exercises can increase/decrease sympathetic/parasympathetic nerve activity, to the point of lowering the pressure inside the eye!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2625214
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Re: Ch and yoga
« Reply #2 on: Feb 17th, 2008, 11:32am » |
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Monty,
I practice yoga again after a break. I did my first yoga asanas sometime in 2001, but I've never been to a proper yoga class, so I'm probably not doing the yoga breathing exercises correctly. But sure will learn, if doing that can help with ch! 
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Re: Ch and yoga
« Reply #3 on: Feb 17th, 2008, 11:42am » |
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I can't say for sure it will help with CH - zero research, and I have only recently become interested in that, so I can't say anything about the effect on me. But anything that improves health and normalizes the nervous system is a good thing - especially when free!
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Re: Ch and yoga
« Reply #4 on: Feb 17th, 2008, 11:52am » |
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I agree; anything which can help with well-being is good. Absolutely! When I begun yoga, it helped me mentally a lot. Although I've been practicing it again just a week, I've noticed already how much good it has done.
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Re: Ch and yoga
« Reply #5 on: Feb 17th, 2008, 1:10pm » |
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I have been practicing yoga for a little over a year now. It hasn't cured my CH by any stretch but has brought many other benefits including better flexibility, I seem to catch fewer colds, increased lung capacity, improved core strength and I sleep a lot better. No more back and shoulder soreness waking me up 
While I have practiced some asana that use breath (pranayama) exclusively, it hasn't been the focus of my practice. However in everything we do breath is linked with movement and you maintain your focus by focusing on the breath. It keeps the mind from drifting off to that grocery list you've been mentally writing 
I do find that yoga has inproved my ability to focus during a lower level hit. It does nothing for Kip8 or above. At that point I just get swept along with the pain.
It might be my imagination but during my last cycle I seemed to have less high kip level hits. I have a theory that an increased ability to focus (on O2!) has kept the smaller hits from becoming bigger ones 
Then again it could just be the beast f'ing with my head
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Re: Ch and yoga
« Reply #6 on: Feb 17th, 2008, 4:05pm » |
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i'am sure doing yoga helpes with pain. i practice yoga every day, being that i stretch, with dumbells for increased stamina, breath deep and rest. i'am sure any yogi would laugh at my attempts, but it helps. andrew.
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Re: Ch and yoga
« Reply #7 on: Feb 20th, 2008, 12:46pm » |
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on Feb 17th, 2008, 8:54am, monty wrote:Do you also do the breathing exercises? I was recently reading that the yoga exercises that involve breathing through one nostril can have a beneficial effect on the nervous system. It tends to increase brain activity in the hemisphere opposite to the nostril that is used. Different varieties of the exercises can increase/decrease sympathetic/parasympathetic nerve activity, to the point of lowering the pressure inside the eye!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2625214
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Here is a short piece on alternate nostril breathing:
http://www.yogajournal.com/health/2108?utm_source=DailyInsight&utm_m edium=newsletter&utm_content=b&utm_campaign=DI_022008
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Re: Ch and yoga
« Reply #8 on: Feb 22nd, 2008, 7:45am » |
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Thank you, Dennis!
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Re: Ch and yoga
« Reply #9 on: Feb 22nd, 2008, 8:22am » |
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When I was doing yoga it did help me focus a little better when I felt something coming on. But when I went to full-on cycle the overheating would trigger me.
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