Meditation, Yoga and Chronic Pain

03/02/2024

Namaste Yogis

We will have our live online yoga class tomorrow as scheduled at 10 am EST 🕉️

Focus for the month of March will be Heathy Neck and Shoulders 🏋🏼‍♂️🤸🏼

03/01/2024

No time for exercise/Yoga?⏰ 🧘‍♀️

Then these tips are for you:

✅ Let go of the perfectionism.

🕉If you don't have the time for a perfect 30 or a 60 min workout, it's ok. Do what you can. Even shorter sessions are highly beneficial. 🏃

✅ If you say "I am busy" or "I don't have the time", you are blocking your mind.

🕉Start saying: "I will find time for a 10 min workout" Just this thought will open up new possibilities for you. 🕘

✅ Affirm the importance of exercise/yoga in keeping the body healthy. Make it a priority. You don't have to loose your strength and freedom of movement as you age. 💪🙏

02/29/2024

🕉🌼🙏Sankalpa or affirmations for healing chronic pain: 🌼🌼

What you think about your pain is important. Thoughts are very powerful. If you don't believe me, try an experiment yourself.

Every day, repeat the following statements multiple times a day. As often as you can. Slowly they will seap into your subconscious mind and change your thinking pattern.

🌼Say this:
🕉 My body is getting healthier every day! 🧘‍♀️

Instead of saying:
It hurts to walk. My neck hurts every day. ❌

🌼Say this:
🕉 My body is getting stronger and more flexible every day. I am taking steps to improve my strength and flexibility. 🚴‍♀️🚴

Instead of saying:
My muscles are weak. My back/neck back is stiff. ❌

It takes time to change thoughts. Do not finish the negative statement. You can reverse the course and focus on positive statement.

Try this for one week and let me know how you feel.

02/29/2024

2 great postures for shoulder and spine:

1. Parighasana: Helps improve mobility and stability of hips and pelvis as well as improves flexibility of the spine and shoulders.

2. Seal Pose: Improves extension of the spine to help improve posture and enhances shoulder stability.

Flexibility of your spine and hips is crucial for healthy neck and shoulders. If you have restrictions in this area, your body is compensating daily for it and it might lead to more pain.

DM me if you want to join our yoga and exercise classes for healthy neck and shoulders on Saturdays, 10-11 EST.

02/28/2024

3 poses to for healthy neck and shoulders:

1. Side bend in seated position: Improves flexibility of hips, spine and shoulder.
2. Sphinx pose: Improves extension of the spine for better posture, improves shoulder stability
3. Plank pose: improves core strength and shoulder stablity.

🧘‍♀️Practice poses that inlcude multiple joints. We rarely use one joint or one muscle at a time. The whole body functions as one unit so train your body that way. Don't isolate muscles to body parts. Treat the whole body. 🕉🌼🙏

02/28/2024

Tips for Healthy neck and shoulders:

🌼 If you have neck and shoulder pain, work on your core and hip mobility as well.

🌼 Your core and hips are the foundation on which the upper body is supported.

🌼 If you have stiffness in your hips from sitting for long hours at work or have reduced mobility of your spine, it is going to affect your neck and shoulder pain.

02/28/2024

Focus for online yoga classes for March: Healthy Neck and shoulders!
Saturdays, 10-11 am EST

02/28/2024

How do you treat chronic pain?

🌺Exercise:
Muscle imbalances can lead to chronic pain. Exercise regularly to strengthen weak muscles
🌺Stretch:
Tight muscles can lead to poor alignment of your joints. Flexible and strong muscles will support your joints better
🌺Relax:
Practice relaxation techniques. Give your muscles a chance to relax and let go. Reduction in muscle tension will help reducing chronic pain
🌺Sleep:
Get good sleep at night. Good sleep can help repair minor tears in muscles and help the body heal
🌺Nutrition:
Eat wholesome and nutritious food. Certain foods can increase inflammation in the body and worsen your pain
🌺Stress management:
When you are stressed, anxious or overwhelmed, you might experience increase in your symptoms. So learn to manage your stress effectively.

02/26/2024

Hello Friends

I am now offering online private yoga sessions for chronic pain management. It will be $ 75 per 60 min session. 🕉🌼🧘‍♀️

Chronic pain is a complex issue. We feel it at physical level but it's roots can be traced deeper in our energy (prana) body as well as mental body. If we want a long term solution, then we need to address it at all these levels.

I love working 1:1 with my clients to help them reach their health goals. We all have unique bodies with unique problems. When working with clients in a private session, I can take a closer look at these problems. It helps me individualize the session for each client.

If you would like to work with me, you can send me a DM. You can also call me or text me at (832) 610-5564.

01/30/2024