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With Yoga enhance quality of your life

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According to the American Parkinson Disease Association (ADPA), yoga therapy has been shown to visibly reduce tremors and improve the steadiness of an individual's gait.

Yoga is one of the most beneficial complementary therapies for Parkinson’s disease (PD), helping to increase flexibility; improve posture; loosen tight, painful muscles; build (or rebuild) confidence; and, through these benefits, enhance quality of life.

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Farooqji

have anyone found improvement with yoga? Here is a case study

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Kia17 in reply toFarooqji

I personally have found very much beneficial interms of balance, cognition and softening of joints and flexibility.

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Farooqji in reply toKia17

Do you carry out some special PD yoga? Are there some videos available?

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Kia17 in reply toFarooqji

I do normal youga practice . There are loads on the YouTube.

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rebtar

Your post inspired me to go to a yoga class today which left me feeling looser. I've been meaning to go for a while. There's a yoga teacher in my area, Richard Rosen, who has PD for 15+ years and says that Yoga has kept him well and his progression slow. He's still teaching. youtube.com/watch?v=4gyrJ9G...

Laurie Michley also found yoga to be a factor in living longer and better in the research she's been doing.

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I have pd 4 yrs, and am training to be a yoga teacher- I will focus on pwp and the movement challenged population. I know yoga helps me (I am YO tremor dom.) and I can't wait to share the benefits of gentle yoga/ breathing practices with other PWP!! I exercise a lot, almost every day, with various things like jogging or boxing or weight training, etc. Yoga does something for me that none of the other exercises do. I always feel better after a yoga class! My personal opinion is that we need to exercise ourselves in both directions, meaning physical intensity, as well as the opposite extreme, that being flexible, mindful and meditative.

( turn my lemon into lemonade:)

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Beanie57

My sister finds this lady very good to follow, she has lots on YouTube. One reason is they help her but yet not specifically for Parkinson’s so takes away that focus which she also likes.

youtu.be/niiuYG2NDRM

Janet

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