Receiving the diagnosis of cancer may be one of the most stressful events in someone's life.
The news itself, the treatment preparations, physical anxiety, and financial implications may all wreak havoc on one's state of mind and body.
What could be more frightening? How is one to relax in the midst of the most stressful thing that has ever happened to them? Although not everyone's release, Yoga is a unique way to release stress both mentally and physically.
Yoga teachers across the world empathize with cancer survivors and fighters and have reformed poses to exercise every muscle, nerve, and gland in the body.
Yoga postures precisely address the tension, holding, and even blockage of energy in joints and organs.
When this stress is released, energy can flow more easily throughout the body and align one's mind, body, and spirit.
This flow frees negative energy and promotes the circulation of healthy energy.
The key to incorporating Yoga into one's life during stressful times is to take a holistic approach.
A beginner Yogi will become lost or miss the mark completely if they focus their energy only on the physical aspect of Yoga.
The physical demands alone are generate a grueling workout when poses are done in alignment.
The real benefit lies in bridging one's mind with the body's energy.
A stressed conscience will lead to unpleasant physical expressions just as a rushed contorted pose generates unpleasant thoughts.
Yoga practitioners use their minds to free their body and their bodies to free their minds.
Yoga is ultimately a tool to align the mind and body and promote healthy energy in one's life.
Yoga may not cure stress but it will improve wellbeing given the right balance in energy.