Yoga!

Chemgirl · Post by **Chemgirl** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 9:18 am

This week was particularly stressful meeting a major deadline for work and then I was involved in a hit and run on Tuesday that resulted in extensive damage to my brand new, less than 200 miles on her, car.

Cue watery D.

I usually go to hot yoga 2-3 times per week, but skipped due to dehydration. I don't do yoga as a stress release, instead choosing power and deep stretch classes as a compliment to running.

Anyway moral of the story: I show up to yoga this morning, lay down, and my stomach starts gurgling. I have that tight pain across my mid section and I start to panic. I don't want to have an accident in yoga class! Then something amazing happened. Class started and within 5 minutes the pain was gone. I'm not rumbling anymore and I feel normal.

I think it was the stretching. Any insight?

Blueberry · Post by **Blueberry** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:12 pm

That is a rotten way to start out a new auto ownership! Hope the repair work is handled well and quickly.

I don't have insight on yoga helping with MC. I have a relative though that for awhile was lobbing for me strongly to try yoga. She was sure it would help my stomach condition. I personally believe she was confused thinking I had a constipation IBS problem. That certainly isn't the case. So In the end I passed on yoga. I've known for awhile that for me using my stomach muscle, with exercise, lifting projects etc, will bring on a MC attack. I figured yoga wouldn't be different. With that said I haven't tried yoga though so I could be wrong.

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:13 pm

Meditative yoga....yoga nidra and amrit yoga always help me get into remission. I find yoga that is more into meditation and less into the difficult poses helps me.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:32 pm

multiple reasons -
yoga slows breathing and heart rate so is relaxing to whole of body
the stretching is good as it energises the body in a nurturing way
mindfullness for the mind, you are focussing on the poses / breathing

Post by **tex** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 5:14 pm

Sorry about the hit and run, but

on the yoga. I have never done any form of yoga, but I am a strong believer that the negative effects of stress can trump virtually any situation for any MC patient. And I have no doubt that yoga in general is a very powerful stress relief agent. So I'm convinced that your MC symptoms responded favorably to the stress relief aspects of that yoga class.

Tex

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 5:34 pm

I find listening to the good instructors voices are stress relievers.

Marcia K · Post by **Marcia K** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:31 pm

I haven't taken yoga since the LC, but before it definitely helped me to feel better. I would imagine that the stretching alone would help your G.I. issues. I would love to start again, I have to find a class. I did have a massage this week for the first time in a year and that worked wonders, too.

CathyMe. · Post by **CathyMe.** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:02 am

Sorry about your accident! I started doing Hot Yoga once a week approximately 7 weeks ago. I am in remission now but was looking to increase my flexibility, balance and as a stress reliever. LOVE it so much so that I have started doing a 10-15 minutes sequence before bed that has really helped my sleep! I feel so good afterwards, like all of the toxins have left my body and it gives me a great energy boost.

Chemgirl · Post by **Chemgirl** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:22 pm

Just wanted to update that I've been keeping up with the yoga and guts are still behaving themselves!

Work is still a mess and the police investigation for the accident went nowhere so I have to pay the deductible and jerkface gets away with hitting me, but my insides are working properly so yey!

I think I need to invest in more yoga classes.