| Ever wondered why Yoga is recommended to | | | | gentle, so it is important that you listen to your |
| people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and M.E.? | | | | body throughout and know your limitations. For |
| Many people with CFS are told that they should | | | | example - some days when muscles are too |
| attempt graded exercise. Walking short distances | | | | ‘achey', stretching them will likely cause |
| each day is a great way to ‘exercise' - even | | | | discomfort or pain. But sitting in a cross legged |
| if it is just to the other side of the room, then | | | | position for 5 minutes with a relaxed straight back |
| building up to the length of the garden. Another | | | | and a calm breath is still Yoga! |
| great way to ‘exercise' is Yoga. | | | | A major part of Yoga practice is meditation. |
| Yoga offers physical and mental wellbeing, and it | | | | Calming and relaxing the mind. Having too much |
| leaves you energised, where most other forms | | | | time to think and worry can make your health |
| of physical activity leave you tired, or even | | | | worse and so meditation is a great way to relax |
| exhausted. But Yoga is so much more than | | | | and calm the mind - which then helps with sleeping |
| physical exercise, and can be incredibly valuable | | | | problems and anxieties. |
| for people who are attempting to cure their | | | | Yoga is really a spiritual practice and above all else |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It promotes calm | | | | it can help you spiritually. Letting go of your |
| within the body, helping your immune system, as | | | | ‘old life' is something which is hard to come to |
| well as relaxing your vital organs. | | | | terms with, for better or worse. A healthy mind, |
| If you have moderate to severe CFS it is likely | | | | body, and spirit is vital to all round wellbeing. |
| you will undertake no, or very minimum physical | | | | Yoga can be a very complex subject and I have |
| activity. You may spend much of your day in the | | | | only skimmed the surface in this brief article, but I |
| same position, either in a chair or bed, and I am | | | | also believe that Yoga is simple. The most simple |
| guessing that you won't be demonstrating good | | | | thing there is. |
| posture. The physical postures in Yoga help to | | | | Please note that this article is NOT medical advice. |
| stretch muscles, relieving them from tension, and | | | | The author can NOT be held responsible for |
| these stretches can really help in cases where | | | | incorrect information or any results that come |
| your muscles are tight, teaching them to let go | | | | from reading this article. |
| and relax. Yoga should always be relaxing and | | | | |