Digestive problems

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FcaR94
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July 3, 2015 at 2:00 pm

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Hello, I would like u to recommend me which yoga to do at home and give me some advice for feeling better, and my problems are the following : I have digestive problems, almost constant unpleasant feeling in my sotmach and loss of apetite, even when I get hungry when I eat something in small amounts I get that feeling again and it is wreaking havoc in my life, I also get that unpleasntness in my chest and usually have trouble talking or swallowing. I also have some sight problems, and headaches due to that, but the primary problems are these digestive. Thanx in forward.

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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July 4, 2015 at 12:26 am

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Hello FcaR94

It seems to me that you are not having a good time of it. What professional opinions have you had about your conditions? It seems you have the right idea to move your body and get into better physical condition with the aim of fixing your problems and enjoying your life. I truly wish that for you.

There is a lot going on for you. I also really don’t have any idea of your physical form, tone or condition. I don’t have any idea of your experience with exercise, your resilience or your motivation. So it’s extremely difficult to go on what you have thus far shared.

What I can say off the bat, without further interaction, is that the body and mind do respond well to the practice of yoga. That practice could involve just physical asana and it could also involve meditation in any of its myriad forms. Both (either separately or together) serve as a holistic form of management.

The trick is to marry your levels of energy, your motivation, ability to sustain a regular home practice and your physical conditions. Some people will put up with a lot of discomfort in trying to achieve their health. Others need a much more ‘gently gently’ approach. All these things and more will determine your choice.

You can probably see why I can’t really tell you which style of yoga is good for you. I don’t know whether you should try some simple poses for 5 minutes per day to start. Or whether I should tell you to invest in a Bikram yoga DVD or Ashtanga, Iyengar or other. There would be a lot more I need to know about you.

I do get a strong sense that learning the art of meditation (by listening to guided meditations for example) would be such a wonderful place for you to start. You seem to be suffering from some stress.

A more gentle form of passive yoga (ie not strenuous and active such as with very physical forms of yoga pose practice) might be to investigate Yin Yoga. These are gentle stretches that are held for a long time. These can be practised while you are meditating too.

There are so many yoga styles, do let me know if you have an inkling as to the type of approach you would likely take and perhaps I can lead you more specifically.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
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