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Yoga May Not Cure Disease, But It Can Help Us To Live Joyfully With Our Illnesses

August 17, 2017 by Guest Author 1 Comment

by John Guthrie, International Yoga Teachers Association of New Zealand The whole notion of disease is an interesting subject. Those of us who take on yoga as a part of our lifestyle can easily find ourselves striving to be absolutely whole and well; after all, why shouldn't we? To have a strong healthy body fit that enables us to integrate the various limbs of yoga is a noble endeavour indeed. But is perfect physical health always a guaranteed result of a yoga practice? And have we failed as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deepening • The Yoga of Life, How Yoga Helped Me, What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: ashtma, Disease, iyta, John Guthrie, pain, suffering, yoga

Yoga Injuries and Pain During Yoga Class – What’s the Story?

February 3, 2014 by Kara-Leah Grant 12 Comments

We can injure ourselves in yoga class

by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat Matthew Remski is currently researching asana-related injuries in an attempt to understand what we are actually doing with yoga, and how we can know the value or safety of the postures we practice. After taking the time to read his first article on the subject - What Are We Actually Doing in Asana - I found myself asking questions about my practice and the pain I sometimes experience in yoga. In particular, Matthew says: I would like to explore … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga in the Media Tagged With: astanga, Bikram, injury, Matthew Remski, pain, sciatica, SI joint

The Benefits of Chasing Pain and the Gifts of Living with an Auto-Immune Disease

September 18, 2013 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Aching joints mean even opening jars is impossible

by guest author Emma Fernbloom, former owner of The Dunedin Yoga Studio It wasn’t that long ago I was standing in front of a room full of people and assuring them that if they practice yoga regularly, not only would all of their health problems disappear but they would be successfully avoiding old age, loss of vitality and disease. I was glowing with my own certainty that I had found the keys to a healthy fulfilled life. I was strong, flexible and graceful. I was meditating every day and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: auto-immune disease, emma furness, illness, pain

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