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doing it for ourselves. We can
be playful and have fun.”
Since MS is characterized by
extreme chronic pain, fatigue
and impaired coordination,
yoga can potentially benefit all
three. Through stretching and
breathing exercises, Eisenberg
says the pain and sometimes
stiffness associated with the
disease can be significantly
reduced.
“Yoga can help calm the
nervous system and help cope
with pain,” she explains.
Many participants at Yoga
Moves MS have noted that they
experience less muscle spasms,
sleep better and have improved
circulation throughout their
body. They also have increased
energy.
Other benefits of yoga
for MS can include muscle
strengthening and increased
flexibility. “There’s weight
bearing; there are core
practices,
” Eisenberg says of
different yoga moves. Unlike
traditional yoga, adaptive
yoga moves at a slower pace.
It can also include restorative
yoga, which focuses solely on
restoring the mind and body
through breathing and stretches.
Yet above all, Eisenberg
believes the biggest benefit of
adding small-group yoga into
an MS care regimen is the
community that comes with it.
Now, thanks to going online
and holding virtual classes,
Yoga Moves MS is even seeing
participants from as far away as
Australia.
“Many people are good
friends now,” she says of the
program’s participants, who
range in age from 18 to those in
their 70s. “You have the support
of everyone around you.”
Register for the Yoga Moves Holistic
Health Forum at yogamovesms.
org/2020-holistic-health-and-wellness-
forum-for-ms/.
Adapting yoga for those with MS
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