I'm curious how many of you have participated in a yoga class. Have you found it helpful?
As a yoga instructor and someone who's been diagnosed with fibro for 20 years, I first started doing yoga about 15 years ago. At first, it hurt a lot. I was stretching a lot of different muscles that hadn't been used. Plus, I was pushing myself too hard and had to find my personal limits. A good instructor should be able to work with all of your health concerns to create a personal class.
About 3 years ago, I discovered restorative yoga. Here, you hold deep and relaxing postures for 4-7 minutes and mostly on your back and stomach with supportive props. It was mind blowing for me! The class was offered on Friday evenings at 5pm, so it was a perfect way to end a tiresome work/school week. It was 90 minutes and you'd do maybe 6-7 postures. Restorative just means to restore the body to its natural place.
If you have a studio in your area, you may want to see if they offer or look up online and see if any postures may be helpful.
As a yoga instructor and someone who's been diagnosed with fibro for 20 years, I first started doing yoga about 15 years ago. At first, it hurt a lot. I was stretching a lot of different muscles that hadn't been used. Plus, I was pushing myself too hard and had to find my personal limits. A good instructor should be able to work with all of your health concerns to create a personal class.
About 3 years ago, I discovered restorative yoga. Here, you hold deep and relaxing postures for 4-7 minutes and mostly on your back and stomach with supportive props. It was mind blowing for me! The class was offered on Friday evenings at 5pm, so it was a perfect way to end a tiresome work/school week. It was 90 minutes and you'd do maybe 6-7 postures. Restorative just means to restore the body to its natural place.
If you have a studio in your area, you may want to see if they offer or look up online and see if any postures may be helpful.