Meditation is associated with every moment of our lives.

Thanks so much for posting this. I am definitely a yoga person

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Thanks! Please share it with others. What is your first name, if you don't mind me asking?

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Nice thread.I was always interested in Yoga.dont know too much about it except the breathing.I would love the sista /experts to put some hints on here for us to do at home.I do lots of stretching all day long no matter what i do i get that in AND I run an excercise stretching class for seniors 2x a week.Anything you have to offer would help some people who can hardly move.Thanks sistas and God bless.hugggggggggggs K

Hello 3jays! Yawn. Up early. Returning today. Don't forget your sitting side stretch. I just did a few yoga poses to wake me up. Sending a long-distance hug.

I wouldn't call myself an expert, except in the arena where I teach, with women who have had BC. But I agree with you that yoga is most definitely wonderful exercise in more ways than one. I love the Sun Salutation for Vinyasa. I'm 58 and take a VERY long hike every autumn. Last year I began the 800-kilometre Camino in Spain. Unfortunately, one of our patients died before I'd walked half-way. But there's always next year. I attribute yoga for my flexibility, strength and endurance--but I practise yoga at noon and during the evening. I'm a night person.

Grannydukes: Pick up or check out at the library, a DVD for beginners. Patricia Walden has one out and she goes very slowly so you can pick it up easily. If you can't find this one, just get one for beginners by someone else. Or, enroll in a beginning yoga class in your city. You can find them at yoga studios, hospital fitness centers, the YWCA or park and recreation centers.

It's not difficult. And soon your body will learn and it will always be easy to pick up where you left off. Something called "muscle memory." Good luck and have fun.

3jays: Good evening. So this is the lovely woman who placed flowers for you. Sneh, thank you, what a lovely thing to do. 3jays is real important to me.

Hi Sneh. You are so kind, but really, just doing my job. I love the women I work with.

Did I understand correctly you have completed taking Arimidex? If so, will the side effects you speak of then go away? Many women complain of weight gain, joint pain, thinning hair when they are taking Arimidex (and the other AIs). Once our patients are off the hormonal medicines I rarely see them to know, and although some doctors say the side effects go away, I'm not sure they do.

Are you doing any walking? If not, can you walk to work or near your house? I think you may need more than yoga to get started, although if you are flowing Sun Salutation over and over, you are getting a good workout. But, two great poses to tighten the stomach are Downward Facing Dog and Boat pose (some people call this Hip-Balancing Sequence). Start in Staff pose, bend knees and pull them toward your chest. Lean back slightly. Work to straighten your legs. Your body will look like a "V." Add some Sitting Twists and Side Stretches to tone the muscles along your sides. If you already know this, just disregard.

Tell me what you mean by "live oil" or are you saying olive oil? I do not eat any red meats and have not for about 20 years.Your fish and vegetable diet is good. That is mostly what I eat, often cooked in olive oil in a wok. I think you are well on your way to a slimmer stomach.

I drink tea too, both black and green. My favourite is Assam. It is delicious!

 You made me laugh! You don't want to be in a "V." I laugh in yoga class some days too, when I ask everyone to do Downward Facing Dog. There is always one who says "You want me to do what?!" Because Down Dog is so funny looking. Climbing steep hills will definitely help get your body in the shape you want.

Yes, I get Assam tea from Amazon. I can get several boxes at one time. It's more expensive than the more commonly available teas, but not a lot more. I also found it when I lived in the US. Assam is not as readily available as some other types, but I MUST have it, so I look until I find it. There is a tea shop near me where I can try other flavours, but Assam wins thus far.

Hello 3jays. Still cool here, but I have a few things started on my balcony (that get pulled inside every evening). Starting to get more sunshine which I miss terribly in the winter. Don't mind winter, but prefer climates that get plenty of sun during the winter.

Down Dog is a great stretch. I find it stretches out the tightness I get from the rads and the scar tissue. Have to do it for that, but it also builds muscle and strength in our arms and tones the tummy. I do have to be careful when my herniated disc acts up and either skip it or do back bends immediately after. It can cause problems for people with sinus issues or headaches. I try to avoid it during those times, but it is one of my favourite poses.

hey ladies, nothing to report new. just to say hello, hope all is well. love ya both....    3jays

Meditation might beat morphine as a painkiller, new research suggests. In a small study, healthy medical students attended four 20-minute sessions to train them in "mindfulness meditation," based on techniques such as focusing on breathing and banishing of distracting thoughts. Before and after the training, participants underwent brain scans with a pad heated to a painful 120 degrees attached to the back of their leg. They reported a 40 percent decrease in pain intensity and a 57 percent reduction in pain unpleasantness following their training. Morphine and similar drugs typically reduce pain by about 25 percent. Meditation reduced activity in key pain-processing regions of the brain, according to findings published Wednesday in the Journal of Neuroscience. "We found a big effect," study author Fadel Zeidan, a research fellow at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, said in a press statement. "This study shows that meditation produces real effects in the brain and can provide an effective way for people to substantially reduce their pain without medications."