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Published in Alex Jelly, Adel Helmy, Barbara A. Wilson, Life After a Rare Brain Tumour and Supplementary Motor Area Syndrome, 2019
Yoga nidra is a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping, like the “going to sleep” stage. It is a state in which the body is completely relaxed, and the practitioner becomes systematically and increasingly aware of the inner world by following a set of verbal instructions. My friend, Jane, had put me onto it before the diagnosis – she had practised and taught it for years. Here’s what she has to say about it:This simple practice helps us to let go of muscular tension, and teaches us how to release fears, anxieties, phobias and trauma. It is totally safe, environmentally friendly, drug and cost free, and almost anyone, regardless of age, can learn how to do it. Regular practice can be both curative and preventative.(Classical Yoga, n.d.) I didn’t do it right away but as soon as I got the diagnosis I started practising it in preparation for the recovery period. It has a part in it that says: “Be aware of stillness throughout your whole body. ‘I can move my body but I’m choosing to not move my body’”, which I thought would be useful if the worst happened and I did end up with SMA Syndrome.
Concept and Principles of Yoga
Published in Anne George, Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, Blessy Joseph, Sabu Thomas, Sebastian Mathew, V. Raji, Holistic Healthcare, 2017
Ashtanga yoga (yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, prathyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi) will help us to achieve totally stress free life. Yoga nidra and Savasana are the most effective methods of stress release. Regular practice of pranayama (breathing exercises) will help to control our feelings.
Conclusion
Published in Makarand R. Paranjape, Healing across Boundaries, 2015
I am in an active duty position in the US air force. And as you probably know, we have faced some difficult situations because of the wars. There has been quite a fallout, emotionally and physically, from the war — repercussions of what happened in Afghanistan and Iraq. It has been mainly in the area of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); it is something that we are facing considerably as a pressing medical issue in the US, especially with our armed forces. So our conventional treatment modalities which use cognitive-based therapies or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) or antidepressants for Post Trauma Stress Treatment (PTST) have been somewhat effective, but we’ve now decided that we need to look more into other types of treatment that will really complement what we are actually doing and be helpful to our troops. That is how we expanded into looking at Eastern practices and Yoga. More specifically, Yoga Nidra is the technique that we looked at to see if it would be helpful at the psychological level. We have created a pilot study at the Walter Reid Medical Center, which is based in Washington DC. We have put army soldiers through this programme that we created, and we trained them in Yoga Nidra to help out with their symptoms and PTST, and we actually found enough evidence for us to do Randomised Control Trials.
LoveYourBrain Mindset: Feasibility, Acceptability, Usability, and Effectiveness of an Online Yoga, Mindfulness, and Psychoeducation Intervention for People with Traumatic Brain Injury
Published in Brain Injury, 2023
Christine E. Callahan, Ling Beisecker, Shilo Zeller, Kyla Z. Donnelly
The consistent weekly use of some of the mindfulness tools suggests the viability of this format of online content delivery for the TBI population. Notably, the psychoeducational videos were utilized the most frequently. Their popularity may have been driven by their brevity since they were substantially shorter in duration than all other tools. It may also reflect that the topics (i.e., resilience, mindfulness, intentions, realistic optimism, positive thinking, and gratitude) resonate strongly with participants. Therefore, we recommend that other TBI rehabilitation programs consider integrating similar psychoeducational topics rooted in growth mindset/positive psychology (32) and using audio-visual functionality to deliver key messages. In contrast, the yoga nidra-guided relaxation practices had the lowest reported use, despite over half of participants currently experiencing sleep disturbance and thus may have particularly benefited from this tool. This trend may have been attributed to the longer length of these meditations and/or less familiarity with the specific benefits of yoga nidra meditation in comparison to the other tools. To increase utilization, we recommend integrating into the curriculum a more detailed explanation of why yoga nidra can be helpful for TBI rehabilitation (33,34).
Integrating Yoga Therapy into Oncology Care
Published in Oncology Issues, 2019
Gigi Robison, Tina Walter, Judi Godsey
Specialized cancer training helps yoga therapists identify and work with the initial and long-term side effects triggered by cancer and its treatments. Yoga therapists need to be familiar with evidence-based practice recommendations related to various yoga therapy interventions, including improvement in quality of life and reduction of symptoms.8 Therapists also need to understand the rationale for the yoga therapy interventions in the cancer patient population. For example: Movement/postures. Yoga movement and postures stimulate the lymphatic system to move lymph fluid. Movements of the wrists, arms, and/or ankles and simple inversions (e.g., lying flat with legs up a wall) are techniques that encourage the lymph system to move fluid from extremities toward the heart. Simple movements, such as turning the head from one side to another, provide improved circulation and range of motion over time.8Breathing. Diaphragmatic breathing (also known as “slow abdominal breathing”) involves contraction of the diaphragm, expansion of the belly, and deepening of inhalation and exhalation, which consequently decreases the respiration frequency and maximizes the amount of blood gases. Psychological studies have revealed breathing practice to be an effective non-pharmacological intervention for emotion enhancement, including a reduction in anxiety, depression, and stress.13 A yoga therapist may use breathing practices to help minimize the experience of anxiety in patients undergoing their first chemotherapy treatment.Yoga nidra. Yoga nidra practice results in deep relaxation and expands the individual's self-awareness.14Guided imagery. Patients are guided to engage all senses as they imagine a person, place, or time that made them feel relaxed, peaceful, and happy.14 Documented benefits for patients with cancer include decreased cancer pain, chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting, fatigue, anxiety, and increased quality of life.15 A brief explanation of the different types of yoga therapy interventions can be found in Table 2, above.