Meditation is associated with every moment of our lives.

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Raj20
Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
edited June 2014 in Bonded by Breast Cancer

In Indian culture, meditation is considered  to be complete form  of every action.Life is incomplete without meditation as we can succeed any physical or spiritual objectives  through meditation. When I was in the hospital, Yoga session  was performed in the evening especially for the cancer patients. I too attended one day. Just after after completion of  my operation I was confined in the rented room waiting for radiotherapy dates. I had enough time to start with few Yoga asanas (poses) by myself. Let me  write here few of my experiences with which till now  it is  become  a part of my life.

One  can sit in a meditative posture ,crossed your legs , back straight up and exale the breath as much as possible at one instance and inhale as much as  again. After that, one can go on with  deep meditation for about 15 - 20 atleast. I did  it  quite often , it  is really helpful. As after the course of deep meditation you comes out  as a new life.

There are other poses too but it is a very difficult, if we can't do  we may be in bad shape. So I  do not perform some postures which is really holistic and keep my mind  away from  worry.

After meditation, I feel good. 

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  • sdstarfish
    sdstarfish Member Posts: 544
    edited November 2010

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

    Lisa

    Visit me at Pink Kitchen

  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited November 2010

    Lisa! you are welcome. You yoga enhances my health to great extend. At present I confind only on meditation and breathing exercise in Yoga.  I like your webside Pink Kitchen but I have to go  through it  once again. I appreciate you for doing great things for needy people.

  • sdstarfish
    sdstarfish Member Posts: 544
    edited November 2010

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

    Lisa

    www.pinkkitchen.info  

  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited December 2010

    Snehlata! you can call me Sneh in short.

  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited January 2011

    Swamiji says ...One of the most important acheivement  of Yoga  is physical and mental cleansing and strengthening .It is so powerful and effective  in one,s life  as it works  on the holictic principles  of harmony and unification. Medical scientists has supported the   success  of  Yoga therapy because  of the balance created in the nervous systems which directly influences all the other systems and organs of the body. Yoga was simply  a means  of maintaining health and well-being  in an increasingly stressful society. Asanas do remove the physical discomfort of the day.Asanas means state of being in which one can remain physically and mentally steady, calm, quiet and comfortable. Regular practice of asana maintains the physical body in an optimum condition and enhances health even in an unhealthy body. snehlata
    Diagnosis: 3/26/2005, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIb, 1/1 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-

  • Maya2
    Maya2 Member Posts: 468
    edited February 2011

    Hi, I teach yoga to women with BC, through treatment and afterward. It helps them and continues to help me. I've been doing yoga for about 20 years. It's amazing to me how much it helped me while going through treatment and beyond.

    Nice to meet some other yogis. 

  • FireKracker
    FireKracker Member Posts: 8,046
    edited February 2011

    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

  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited February 2011

    hi shnh! what a cute name.. what is its meaning? Maya: love ya girl..are you back home? thanks to Maya, i've started concentrating more on yoga than before. i was doing strectches taught to me by MS therapist: turns out, they're yoga poses.. sdstarfish; nice to meet you, also...      3jaysmom

  • Maya2
    Maya2 Member Posts: 468
    edited February 2011

    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.

  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited February 2011

    Hi ! Maya2 .. nice to see you in this thread.  I am not an expert  Yogist.  Yoga exercises are a part of my life. I do  breathing exercises according to  Indian way  as taught to me and meditation besides  surya namaskar. If one find difficulties to  do all the  yoga poses then "Surya (Sun) Namaskar (salutation)" suffix  everything, that is why I do only surya namaskar particularly in the morning hours just before the sun rises. It gives me lot of benefit. I am now 52 , I am quite active. I can clim steep hills without any problem.

  • Maya2
    Maya2 Member Posts: 468
    edited February 2011

    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.

  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited February 2011

    im glad you found this place for you, dear Maya... hello Raj.. good to hear from you, as well. i told Maya about you leaving flowers at the temple for me, as some of the other "gals" when im having a particularly difficult day, i think of that, and smile.         3jays

  • Maya2
    Maya2 Member Posts: 468
    edited February 2011

    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.

  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited February 2011

    Maya2 ! you are doing a tremendous job  for the needy people. I appreciate your work. And at 58  you are so active perhaps  I have started  adoring  you and  will try to be  active like  you when I reach your age. I dont teach yoga to others as it is not required for our people  seems to be smart by themself . I am now 52 , after my treatment  and arimidex ( 5 yrs)  my body  has  totally transformed  to a fat lady particularly  my belly. At present I am trying to reduce  the  fat from my belly through Yoga exercises , no meat, fish  only vegetables with live oil. Let me see how much I can do.

  • Maya2
    Maya2 Member Posts: 468
    edited February 2011

    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!

  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited February 2011

    Hi Maya ! it is very intersting  to get through someone  who is aware of my place  Assam through Tea. From where you get Assam Tea ?  Is it available there ? Then it must be very costly out there.

    At this age of 52 I dont want to be in v-shap but I am trying to reduce  the size of belly only with yoga exercices. I do  yoga  poses of that kind sometimes  only. These days, I have started climbing steep  hills  as a part  of my routine exercies and do meditation which gives me  immense relief. About "Live Oil".. I mean Olive Oil.. letter "O" got missed  as I type  in fast . 

  • Maya2
    Maya2 Member Posts: 468
    edited February 2011

    Laughing 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.

  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited March 2011

    my two favorite gals on the same site!! i am blessed... they tell me not to do downward dog, but of course, i do. i find it a great stretch to relieve back stress, and i don't see where it is hurting anything.. lol

       are you girls gardening yet, or is it still cold for you Maya, esp.. the spring is beginning to come to so. fla and my bulbs are sending little shoote off. im so pleased. my orchisds seem to have survived a winter going in and out of my house.. i wont know for sure till a bloom comes, but they've grown, and the greens are fine.

       Mur started me off this weekend with a beautiful tangeriney.. colored begonia from home depot. hope it does well its such a splendid color!!   sleep well.. sneh and Maya.     3jays

  • Maya2
    Maya2 Member Posts: 468
    edited March 2011

    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.

  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited March 2011

    Hi! 3jays and Maya2 !   Yoga exercises  are not to be done when we are not well, during such time we can do only breathing exercise no poses at all. Down dog is  a good pose  for  tuning the figure so I always  try to do it but find it difficult  because  of body stiffness. At this age  utmost care to be taken before  we  start any poses otherwise there  is  chances  of breaking our body by ourself.

  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited March 2011

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

  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited April 2011

    I extend the same to both of you.

  • luv_gardening
    luv_gardening Member Posts: 1,393
    edited April 2011
     
     Study: Even a Cram Course in Meditation Helps Reduce Pain
     

    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."

     Contd online...
  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited April 2011

    thanks for the article, sheila..hi sneh!!!     3jays

  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited April 2011

    A blessed Good Friday to you all.

  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited April 2011

    thanks, snh... you. also. i've missed seeing you here. have a Blessed Easter... 3jays

  • Raj20
    Raj20 Member Posts: 1,112
    edited April 2011

    Thanxs to you too. How,s life going on? Hope 3 jays  in good spirit. Me became very energetic these days  as I have pull  many things together to keep balance in my  day to day life. Life has become so hectic.

  • Maya2
    Maya2 Member Posts: 468
    edited May 2012

    I guess I'm lucky (at least in one respect). I don't get stiff--except where my incision is. I do down dog daily to stretch that. Despite riding horses semi-professionally in my youth (3-day eventing), I've never had a broken bone. But I did hurt my back going down some stairs!

    Meditation and yoga are a part of my daily life. I'm glad there are others here.

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