Category: yoga therapy

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HATHA YOGA FOR ANXIETY

Allow yourself to experience breathing techniques to deal with your anxiety and
Nurture self-cultivation through calm yoga poses

Having suffered from anxiety myself, I understand what you are going through so I decided to help others build up a tool kit to manage their own anxiety.

First, a bit about myself, I have been practising yoga for more that 25 years . The road that lead me to practice was my own anxiety and fears! Step by step I have been able to explore Yoga and Osteopathy as tools to transcend my fears and therefore, my own anxiety.

Second, let me share what I have learnt in my own journey . I am offering you a straight forward but nurturing course just for you!!

What to expect?

Improve your breathing.

Eliminate the feeling of abdominal or chest blockage.

Improve blood circulation.

Unlock the movement of those areas that were in tension.

Repair possible injuries and muscle contractures.

Mental well-being and relaxation.

If you suffer from anxiety do not think about it anymore. You have nothing to lose, come and try. Email me for details !!

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Dosa “a thing that goes out-of-balance”

Ayurveda fall

Have you ever noticed that your body responds differently every time you practice an asana? Let me be more explicit. One day you are able to be in Vrksasana (tree pose) for a few seconds or even a minute and in another day, you are unable to even stand on one foot? or maybe some days you are very capable of thinking clearly and some other days you are forgetful! These changes are examples of something getting out balance in your body & mind.

According to Ayurveda, a thing that goes out-of-balance is called dosa. There are three main dosas or bio-elements: Vata, pitta and Kapha, which are responsible to maintain the body homeostasis, constantly change with day or night and mainly with food. Ayurveda provides us with the principles to determine which one of the dosas is more predominant in your constitution and which ones are fluctuating in each given moment.

Vata consists of the elements air and ether. It relates to the principle of motion/movement. When vata is balanced, the movement in the body are graceful and controlled. When this dosa is out –of-balance, the movement becomes erratic, excessive or blocked.

Pitta is condensed from the elements fire and water. It is the principle of transformation of energy and governs heat and metabolism in the body. When pitta is balanced, transformation processes are sharp. When out-of-balance, transformation processes, such
digestion, get irritated or not working properly.

Kapha consists of the elements water and earth. It is the principle of stabilizing energy; it is in charge of the growth in the body. This dosa oversees the structure, stability, lubrication, and fluid balance.When kapha is balanced, clarity and stability are manifested in our actions. When kapha is out-of -balance, instability & laziness strike.

Observation (Svadhyaya) during yogasana sadhana (practice) , meditation or pranayama (breathing) sadhana will allow you to understand how these forces play a daily role in your life.

See you on the mat

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Therapeutic Yoga and its benefits

Therapeutic Yoga is a practice mainly focused on recovering health on a physical, mental, emotional and energetic level. Therapeutic yoga offers techniques and tools to restore balance. Balance or homeostasis is regained through a process of body awareness, relaxation and self-observation, in order to recover vitality.

What is a Therapeutic Yoga class like?

In a therapeutic yoga session, repeated movements of the body and breathing are worked on, as well as postures performed with the help of supports, wooden blocks, belts, chairs, blankets or ropes. The practice focuses on restoring the body’s alignment in the spine and in general at a structural level.

Yoga asanas allow us to explore and work on our ailments, finding different variations in posture, so that the student can always apply the one that suits him best, according to his own aptitudes and limitations.

During the class, restorative postures are included, which are held for a longer time than normal asanas. These asanas together with the appropriate breathing exercises are essential to relieve stress, mental tiredness, anxiety and depression.

A therapeutic yoga class offers a practice adapted and accessible to the abilities of the student, regardless of the age or condition of the person who practices it. It is a practice especially indicated for people who have some type of limitation of movement or injury, as well as the elderly or pregnant women.

What to expect during therapeutic Yoga?

During therapeutic yoga, asanas are tailor-made and centered on alignment, the movements are gentle to help restore tissue and mobility, Yoga props are used to aid during asanas seeking mobilization, releasing the spine, hips, and shoulders. These techniques serve the propose of mitigating stress and are meant to act on the autonomic nervous system to somehow be more aware of unconscious functions such as breathing, heart rate and other organic and psychological functions.

A Yoga practice can heal you or injure you

All yoga practices are healing, but the way we apply them is what makes them therapeutic. You can practice yoga and get injured or healed. It all depends on how much knowledge you have and how much body awareness you have developed. In therapeutic yoga, postures are worked with special attention.

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What is sciatica? and how can yoga therapy help?

Sciatica pain

What is sciatica?

When you suffer from sciatica, you feel intense pain. It can be felt from the buttocks to the feet, following the course of the nerve. Among the symptoms, we can also add back pain and spinal stiffness.

This pain is caused by compression of one of the five nerve roots. It may be due to a herniated disc, osteoarthritis, a lack of elasticity of the hips, but not only. A false movement can also lead to a sharp pain that affects the entire leg. The pain comes on brutally, like an electric shock.

It is better to be careful when lifting large boxes during a move, for example.

Does therapeutic yoga help?

Passive yoga exercises allow you to bring true well-being when you suffer from sciatica.

The sciatic nerve (or rather, the sciatic nerves, since there are two of them) is the longest and thickest nerve in the human body. Lower from the lumbar to the feet. It is a mixed nerve: it carries sensory and motor information.

How can a yoga session help you relieve sciatica pain?

To begin with, in the case of sciatica, it is not advisable to stop doing physical activity for too long, at the risk of losing muscle mass. Therefore,  a tailored -made yoga practice is important so you maintain your muscular mass, improve mobility, release hormones to decrease pain and make you feel good!!

If we are active, we can help the muscle to release tension more easily. It is proven that people who are active recover faster.

Remember,  we are talking about a yoga designed for you, when we say movement, we don’t mean running a marathon!

After the therapeutic Yoga classes, allow the body to rest between 24 and 48 hours before gradually returning to normal daily activities, such as walking, mainly. Then, the intensity of these activities can be progressively increased and you will be able to come back to your daily activities including hobbies and sports.  A tailored-made Yoga practice will help you improve mobility, increase the production of endorphins and reduces pain.

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