Re:To Linda on Pain

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, nierika@a... wrote:

> [Linda wrote:]

> [....] It is a struggle often for me to try and

> figure out how this illness fits into my life,

> my spiritual path, etc. [....]

 

Linda,

I've been thinking about you...

 

Last week my hatha yoga teacher talked about pain. He started his

yoga practice as a burn patient; someone recommended he try yoga to

restore some of his movement and flexibility. He says he knows about

pain; that there were times the movements tore his wounds open and he

bled on his mat.

 

He says that because of his background, over the years he has worked

with people to use yogic techniques for pain management. He said one

of his biggest successes was working with his mother to help her with

unmanageable pain from shingles. (He says it's the only time he ever

got to tell his mother what to do :-)

 

I don't know how many hatha yoga teachers work with pain patients,

but maybe this isn't all that uncommon. I remember talking to a yoga

teacher a few years ago who was working in with AIDS patients.

 

I also did a little poking around on the 'net and found a paper for

you; it's a list or compilation of articles (some with abstracts or

summaries) on the use of (hatha) yoga, meditation, and other related

techniques for pain management. I've only read about half of the

list so far. Some of the articles are available online; most

aren't. If you need to track down a particular article, ask your

local reference librarian for help. Librarians are good problem

solvers and he or she may be able to help you acquire a copy of the

article.

 

(you will need Adobe acrobat reader to read this paper; it's 21

pages.)

 

http://iayt.org/painmanagement.pdf

[Guest guest]

Dear one,

Thank you so much for sharing all this information. I have family

members and friends suffering from chronic pain. Perhaps this

extensive bibliography will point them in a new direction.

Namaste

Ardis

, nierika@a... wrote:

> [Linda wrote:]

> [....] It is a struggle often for me to try and

> figure out how this illness fits into my life,

> my spiritual path, etc. [....]

Linda,

I've been thinking about you...

Last week my hatha yoga teacher talked about pain. He started his

yoga practice as a burn patient; someone recommended he try yoga to

restore some of his movement and flexibility. He says he knows about

pain; that there were times the movements tore his wounds open and he

bled on his mat.

He says that because of his background, over the years he has worked

with people to use yogic techniques for pain management. He said one

of his biggest successes was working with his mother to help her with

unmanageable pain from shingles. (He says it's the only time he ever

got to tell his mother what to do :-)

I don't know how many hatha yoga teachers work with pain patients,

but maybe this isn't all that uncommon. I remember talking to a yoga

teacher a few years ago who was working in with AIDS patients.

I also did a little poking around on the 'net and found a paper for

you; it's a list or compilation of articles (some with abstracts or

summaries) on the use of (hatha) yoga, meditation, and other related

techniques for pain management. I've only read about half of the

list so far. Some of the articles are available online; most

aren't. If you need to track down a particular article, ask your

local reference librarian for help. Librarians are good problem

solvers and he or she may be able to help you acquire a copy of the

article.

(you will need Adobe acrobat reader to read this paper; it's 21

pages.)

http://iayt.org/painmanagement.pdf

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