This evening will be the first, of hopefully many, yoga classes that I will hold at UT Medical Center for patients living with M.S. Like myself, there are plenty of people who are seemingly healthy from the outside, and although this does not imply that I am suffering on the inside, it does mean that there are times when fatigue and confusion are far more than the average person.
On the other end of the M.S. spectrum there are individuals that are living with constant chronic pain, spasticity in their muscles, vision impairment, weakness, and limited mobility and balance.
No matter where you are in your life, no matter how limited you may feel in your mobility, yoga will meet you where you are....meaning, everything can be tailored to your personal wants and needs. Yoga is so much more than poses, and in realizing this any person can practice yoga. If all you can do is blink and breath you can practice yoga.
So this is the first step of my journey in using my own illness and obstacles in my life as the vehicle that empowers my practice. That empowers my life.
