Yoga is one of the most widely used complementary and alternative medicine therapies to manage illness. The amount of research that is going into studying the beneficial effects for those living with cancer is simply overwhelming. From reducing nausea due to chemotherapy to lowering cortisol levels to improving quality of life, yoga has been proven to be an effective approach to cancer therapy.
I wander the internet from time to time, curious about all the great yoga-related things that are happening. On the odd occasion I find something that really strikes my fancy... something that piques my interest enough to want to stay and have a look around.
That’s what happened when I found dailydownwarddog.com.
Many of us find ourselves spending too much time sitting in a chair, staring into a computer screen. This posture itself is hard on the body, since it keeps your legs in a semi contracted state, your body in a still position for long periods of time and your mind intensely focused on one task.
The Psoas muscle, low back pain and stress are all intimately connected. This article explains how the psoas can create lower back pain, and how to prevent or heal the issue before, or when it arises.
Welcome to Part 2 of our Yoga For Neck Pain series. If you missed Part 1, you can find it here.
Years ago, I discovered the enormous usefulness of an out-of-print Richard Hittleman book, Weight Control Through Yoga. It had handy adaptations for helping teach just about anyone with serious weight, frailty or other issues that were preventing the person from even beginning to perform basic yoga stretches.
Neck pain and headaches are often caused by excessive muscle tension in the neck and shoulders, which can lead to nerve impingements, disc misalignments and feelings of tension, discomfort and pain in the neck and head. These symptoms can be relieved, or at least partially relieved, with a regular stretching routine that lengthens all of the major muscle groups of the neck and shoulders.
It's long been known that diabetes, even when properly treated, can lead to cognitive impairment, memory loss and even higher likelihood of Alzheimers.
