Tag: cfs
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Grandma I’m Tired by Elena Bernabè
As someone who has been living with chronic fatigue syndrome for almost 30 years now this poem spoke right into my soul. I read this in yoga this morning and so many students also resonated with it so I wanted to share it with you here. And for those of you who have asked about…
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Feeling Stressed? A Meditation and Prayers for Ukraine
Prayers for Ukraine – Prayer for Peace May you welcome peace into your day. May you be at peace with yourself. May you be at peace with others. What if war is happening around me? Choose not to be at war with yourself. Choose not to be at war with others. Choose not to bring…
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Part Two: Struggling On My Yoga Mat With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Click here to listen to this story on my podcast Read this first: Part One: How Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Led Me To Yoga After Dr. Moira Fitzpatrick prescribed “Yoga” on her prescription pad, I trusted and obeyed her suggestion, and found myself silently struggling, muttering, and swearing in my first yoga class at Urban Yoga…
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Part One: How Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Led Me To Yoga
Click here to listen to this story on my podcast. 20 years ago there’s no way in hell I would have considered a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) a blessing. I was struggling. Struggling to breathe. Struggling to work. Struggling to play. Struggling to socialize. Struggling to walk. Struggling to talk. Struggling to get…
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How to Gain More Energy?
As I prepared the theme for today’s yoga classes the word “energy” kept popping into my mind. When I reflect on who is showing up to yoga, meditation, or reading posts like this you might be feeling: Exhausted Depressed Imbalanced Sleep-deprived Or simply curious about what I have to say 🙂 I arrived to two…
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