Gentle Yoga for Fibromyalgia

Successful studies have proven whereas Gentle Yoga done on a regular basis showed significantly greater improvements on the standardized measures of Fibromyalgia symptoms, levels of pain, fatigue, mood and several many other areas. People who practice Gentle Yoga have noticed a beneficial shift on how to cope with pain, including greater use of adaptive pain-coping strategies.  Those strategies include engaging in activities, the use of religion as a coping mechanism and the ability to just relax.

Nia Connecticut offers this strategy of improving on the discomfort of Fibromyalgia through 6 Gentle Yoga classes weekly and 2 of these including a very relaxing stress releasing Guided Meditation after these two sessions.  We also suggest our newest class “TaiyogaQi” as this incorporates a very soothing combination of tai Chi, Yoga and Qigong and ending in relaxing full body Guided Meditation.

We suggest at least two Gentle Yoga or TaiyogaQi classes weekly.  You will then notice improvement of you daily discomfort in just a few weeks.

TaiyogaQi

(Tie-yoga-Chi)

The unique blend of ancient Martial & Healing Arts

Today it is even more important to connect to our body and listen to the messages.  The combination of toxins in the air, negative forces in your workforce and harmful additives in our food need to be addressed even more. Yoga, Tai Chi and Qigong are excellent tools to address all these areas of concern.

The session of TaiyogaQi encompasses mostly standing postures combining Tai Chi and Qigong with basic yoga postures.  You will open joints and lengthening muscle groups which will enable blood to flow with more oxygen throughout all areas of your body.  This is vital as blockages create illness and overall poor performance.

The session ends with a nice Savasana (corpse) posture.  This is complimented with a guided mediation throughout your body which enables completed relaxation and therefore lowers blood pressure. The Savasana posture will complete the entire session of TaiyogaQi.

A must to try!

Yoga for Depression

PASCHIMOTTANASANA

(Seated Forward Bend)

Sit on your mat with legs outstretched.  Stretch your arms overhead and lengthen the spine.  On the exhalation, reach the arms forward and rest the hands on the feet, calves, or knees, depending on your level of flexibility.  Stay in the pose, inhale deeply, and on each successive exhalation, let the torso sink toward the legs.  After several breaths, reach the arms forward on an inhale and come up to sitting.

Yoga for Back Pain

PRASARITA PADOTTANASANA
(Wide Legged Standing Forward Bend)

Stand tall with feet parallel, 4 to 4 ½ feet apart. The lower back should be neither flattened nor overarched. Rotating the pelvis over the hip joints, so the alignment of the spine does not change, place the hands on the floor. If your hamstrings are tight, you may have to place your hands on a chair or two yoga blocks to avoid hinging in the lower back.

Yoga For Stress

SUPTA BADDHA KONASANA
(Reclining Bound Angle Pose)

Set a block lengthwise on your mat, on its second-highest height. Place bolster over the block so the block is centered underneath the top half of the bolster, Sit in front of the bottom half of the bolster with your sacrum touching the edge. Slowly lie back, and then place the blankets under the outer thighs. Press the soles of the feet together and let the knees drop open onto the blankets. Make a blanket pillow for the head. Place a sandbag over the feet and an eye bag over the eyes, then bring your arms out to your sides, palms up. As you breathe, release the exhalations down the front of the spine and out toward the feet. Stay here for 10 to 45 minutes.

Yoga for Headache

Viparita KARANI
(Legs Up The Wall Pose)

With the back of the pelvis on a bolster paced 4 to 6 inches from the wall, swing legs up the wall. Drop your sitting bones into the space between the blanket and the wall and open your arms out to your sides. If your Hamstrings feel tight, try turning the legs slightly in, or move the bolster closer to the wall. Relax into the pose holding for a minimum of 5 minutes.

Yoga for Common Cold

ADHO MUKHA SVANASANA
(Downward Facing Dog)

From a position of all fours on the floor, lift the buttocks up toward the ceiling on an exhalation. Elongate the spine and straighten the knees as much as you can without forcing. Lift from the wrists and from the top front of the thighs closest to the hips. Move the abdominal muscles in and keep them firm; drop your head toward the floor and let it hang loosely. Release after three breaths.