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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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