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I don't think it's a good idea if you are quite ill.
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Rivendell
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Yoga is VERY powerful. I would just start with learning the Complete Breath (extremely cleansing) and a few basic postures. Learn them one at a time, adding each one as your body is up to it.
People think yoga is easy, simple. It is very powerful. Those simple looking postures have powerful effects on you body organs, immune system, circulation.
The complete breath greatly increases oxygen in your body. Oxygen is a powerful blood cleaser. People have done too many of these breaths and developed a full body rash and high fever.
Go very slow.
The heated version is for very healthy people.
If I do too much of the simple posures (doing too many, or holding the posture too long) and I develope Post-exertional malaise.
Go Slow.
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But, just the right amount of yoga can make you feel wonderful. In the beginning, you can have a lot of detoxing from it, so go very slow.
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Rivendell, I LOVE your screen name!!
Well update, hubby has done 4 sessions of Yoga (I will join him next week). He is a BIG muscular guy but has zero flexibility!! Recently his back started to bother him, and after trying everything he could think of, I suggested Yoga. He resisted until he could no longer bend over to brush his teeth or tie his shoes before he relented and went.
2 weeks and 4 classes later, he is almost back to normal!! He's a complete Yogi now!! LOL. Even after he gets back to his weight training he's not giving up Yoga he said. So yes Yoga is powerful and I cannot wait to go back to it next week. I know I'm out of shape and w/ a Picc line on my left arm and numb right leg I probably can't do much, but I figured if I just breath and stretch, it's still better than not moving!
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Good luck scorpiogirl. These exercises work on a very deep level. Very healing. But I have to be so careful.
I love Lord of the Rings. And I don't think that Rivendell had ticks.
Best wishes.
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I was really into bikram yoga when I was in college. I have done yoga off and on for years. I'm still having a lot of symptoms including muscle twitching, trigeminal neuralgia, muscle weakness in one arm, back pain/spasms, and some burning nerve pain. But my stamina is back. I'm running 3.5 miles every other day as well as swimming and biking. I raced in a triathlon recently and did pretty well.
I've read that hot yoga is good for detox. I was worried the heat would be too much got me at this point in my journey back to wellness, but I guess I can always stop if I need to.
Scorpiogirl- good luck with yoga and let us know how it goes!
I guess I'll try it and see if it helps.
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I don't think you should do any yoga that involves your arms with a PICC line.
Depending on your anatomy you can pinch your line with your clavicle.
I carried heavy weight fine (which I don't suggest) but my PICC line went up my neck from moving my arms over my head.
Also, I don't know how sick you are but I don't think being that hot is good for your brain on Lyme and certainly not exerting yourself while hot.
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