Название: Time to Repair: How yoga can restore body and mind in 5 minutes a dayАвтор: Vicky Fox
Издательство: Hammersmith Health Books
Год: 2023
Страниц: 363
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 10.2 MB
When recovering from surgery and/or aggressive medical treatments we may need help with healing over and above rest and a good diet. Vicky Fox's expertise in yoga for those with cancer diagnosis has given her practical understanding of how yoga can promote healing in the gentlest yet most fundamental ways but that patients are often held back by perceived lack of time to learn new skills and put them into practice. In this practical, illustrated guide to developing a yoga practice that supports healing, 5 minutes at a time, Vicky shows how to help the body restore balance, optimising the natural potential to repair following adverse events. Yoga is about becoming more flexible physically and psychologically/emotionally. The book builds on findings that it can help with insomnia, anxiety, bone density, inflammation, immunity, strength, balance and overall wellbeing – provided we can find the time.
Our bodies are incredible, constantly repairing themselves and, although we are largely unaware of it, maintaining our health on a daily basis. Sometimes, however, they need some external help with that process; this might be in the form of surgery, medication or other medical intervention which means for a period of time we become a patient. Patients are often removed from decision-making processes whilst experts decide what to do and how to fix problems. In these periods we can experience a sense of not being in control, of waiting and being in limbo, of being frightened or intimidated, or of feeling confused by language and medical terms that we don’t fully understand. Scans and tests can be noisy, stressful and scary (see ‘scanxiety’) and sometimes actually worse than the problem itself. Then there is more waiting for the results of tests, which is all out of our hands and in those of medical professionals and the healthcare services. Things are happening to you, and you might not feel empowered nor sense that you are a co-crafter of your wellbeing. However, although we might need the expertise of medical professionals, the only person who truly knows what it is like to be you, is you. You are unique.
Integrating yoga into part of your long-term healthcare plan is one way to help you take back some control. Incorporating yoga into your life is a challenge that gives meaning and direction to life but also can give you time to tap into the more instinctive and intuitive layers of your existence, to see your body, mind and spirit as an interconnected whole and repair the whole.
Yoga is not limited to physical movement; it is a practice you can do every day, wherever you are and however you are feeling. It involves breathwork, mudras (hand gestures) and meditation as well as asana (physical poses), so all you really need is a beginner’s mind and an open heart to practise yoga. Even the physical part of yoga can be broken down into practices that are supine (lying on your back), seated or standing, or fully supported restorative practices, so you can find something that fits your level of energy on any given day.
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