Do you suffer from fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome? Maybe your pain comes from arthritis or joint pain? Or possibly from having a hip, shoulder, or knee replaced. I’ve been working a lot more with these type of clients the past few years with good success. Any of these concerns can limit your quality of life and keep you from participating in things you love. You may have been put on drugs and don’t want that to be for the rest of your life. Today I’m going to share some ideas that may help your quality of life improve dramatically.
Gentle yoga can prevent some arthritis clients from going on drug therapy, or greatly reduce their reliance on them to get through the day. In one study I read recently, fibromyalgia patients saw a 30% improvement after eight weeks of twice-weekly yoga. “Yoga softens tight muscles to reduce tension and pain,” explains Dr. Genevra Liptan, and “deep breathing calms pain signals.”
I am personally working with many clients that have osteoarthritis and had been told drugs were their only option for pain management. It’s so rewarding to see clients I’m working with 1:1, or in a small group setting notice better movement patterns on a daily basis. I focus on opening up all the major joints and stretch the body in a balanced way. My students have reported less pain and have been able to return to golf and tennis. That’s a big deal to me as I see their quality of life improve.
What style of yoga and conditioning you do should be tailored to your concerns and progress should be taken slowly. If I’m working with someone just getting going, it will be very slow and each session will build on the last session based on their feedback. When they’re ready for more they can add in some body weight moves like gentle push ups to see if their body handles the functional strength movements.
If you’d like to do some 1:1 yoga/fitness training with me, get in contact with me. I offer a no obligation consult to see if it’s a good fit as well as the right time. I’ll never try to push anything on you. My reward is when someone is ready to commit, does the work, and then enjoys better quality of life. Results speak for themselves.
Have a great, happy, healthy and intentional day!
