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| sungnee@gmail.com 2006-09-06, 9:28 pm |
| Hello everybody
One of my secondary school mates (we graduated more than 30 years ago!)
suffered 3 strokes within the last 12 months. All of them mild, fortunately.
I'm just wondering if there are any asanas that will benefit his recovery.
He has become lazy and slurry in speech, but otherwise his mental faculty
seems to be intact. He has been a diabetic since 1993.
A heavy drinker and smoker. Despite the urging of friends and family, he
simply would not quit any of them.
I am really quite at a loss on how I can help him. I'm really not sure
whether he would do any of the asanas that you will tell me, but I just have
to try.
Thank you all in advance.
Om Santi
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| Lawson English 2006-09-07, 2:24 am |
| sungnee@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello everybody
>
> One of my secondary school mates (we graduated more than 30 years ago!)
> suffered 3 strokes within the last 12 months. All of them mild, fortunately.
>
> I'm just wondering if there are any asanas that will benefit his recovery.
> He has become lazy and slurry in speech, but otherwise his mental faculty
> seems to be intact. He has been a diabetic since 1993.
>
> A heavy drinker and smoker. Despite the urging of friends and family, he
> simply would not quit any of them.
>
> I am really quite at a loss on how I can help him. I'm really not sure
> whether he would do any of the asanas that you will tell me, but I just have
> to try.
>
> Thank you all in advance.
>
> Om Santi
Suggest he look into anti-oxidants. My favorites are the Amrit Kalash
line. Some favor Chayvanparash, which is similar to the Amrit Kalash
nectar, but with virtually no research done by comparison.
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| Lawson English 2006-09-07, 8:25 am |
| Stu wrote:
> On 2006-09-06 20:07:31 -0700, Lawson English <LawsonE@nowhere.none> said:
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> I would suggest doing restoratives.
I'm not sure what you mean by restoratives. A LOT of damage from strokes
and heart attacks and burns and other injuries is due to the free
radicals produced by the already damaged tissue. Inflamation is
often/always due to free radical action. Reducing free radicals in the
damaged area has a restoring affect all by itself.
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> Also meditation. Here are some articles:
> http://www.sciencedaily.com/release...50307220325.htm
> http://www.webmd.com/content/article/22/1728_55394.htm
You and I both practice TM. Not every meditatin technique has the same
effects as TM so to recommend "generic" meditation while referring to
TM-specific studies might be misleading.
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| On 2006-09-07 02:37:34 -0700, Lawson English <LawsonE@nowhere.none> said:
> Stu wrote:
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> I'm not sure what you mean by restoratives. A LOT of damage from
> strokes and heart attacks and burns and other injuries is due to the
> free radicals produced by the already damaged tissue. Inflamation is
> often/always due to free radical action. Reducing free radicals in the
> damaged area has a restoring affect all by itself.
Restoratives are passive yoga asanas. Usually they are practiced
laying over bolsters or other props. They allow for spinal alignment
and freedom in the joints with no effort. Research has indicated these
asanas can have very profound settling of agitation.
There are no good WEB sites on them. One book is Relax and Renew:
Restful Yoga for Stressful Times (Paperback)
by Judith Lasater Ph.D. P.T., Mary Pullig Schatz
http://www.amazon.com/Relax-Renew-R...ie=UTF8&s=books
Also
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> You and I both practice TM. Not every meditatin technique has the same
> effects as TM so to recommend "generic" meditation while referring to
> TM-specific studies might be misleading.
I am sorry. Many of these competing "meditation techniques" are really
forms of contemplation or mental gymnastics. As soon as effort,
concentration and/or intention is introduced they cease to be dhayan.
Though they may be beneficial, they are not really the classical
meaning of "meditation". When I mention meditation, I mean it in the
transcendental sense.
--
~Stu
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Hi Sungnee,
Best thing to do,,, your friend should go to a doctor, and have
his/her suggestions,advices...
If he does not care for himself, soon he should know that he will exit.
There is no asana or anything to help him. If he has not help him,
nothing can help him.
I see your frendship and I appreciate it, but best thing is his doctors
advice,nothing is better...Take him to the doctor and listen what
doctor says...
With compassion,
Puma
sungnee@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello everybody
>
> One of my secondary school mates (we graduated more than 30 years ago!)
> suffered 3 strokes within the last 12 months. All of them mild, fortunately.
>
> I'm just wondering if there are any asanas that will benefit his recovery.
> He has become lazy and slurry in speech, but otherwise his mental faculty
> seems to be intact. He has been a diabetic since 1993.
>
> A heavy drinker and smoker. Despite the urging of friends and family, he
> simply would not quit any of them.
>
> I am really quite at a loss on how I can help him. I'm really not sure
> whether he would do any of the asanas that you will tell me, but I just have
> to try.
>
> Thank you all in advance.
>
> Om Santi
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| Lawson English 2006-09-08, 8:25 am |
| Stu wrote:
> On 2006-09-07 02:37:34 -0700, Lawson English <LawsonE@nowhere.none> said:
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> Restoratives are passive yoga asanas. Usually they are practiced laying
> over bolsters or other props. They allow for spinal alignment and
> freedom in the joints with no effort. Research has indicated these
> asanas can have very profound settling of agitation.
>
> There are no good WEB sites on them. One book is Relax and Renew:
> Restful Yoga for Stressful Times (Paperback)
> by Judith Lasater Ph.D. P.T., Mary Pullig Schatz
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> http://www.amazon.com/Relax-Renew-R...ie=UTF8&s=books
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>
Ah, OK. Interesting concept.
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| On 2006-09-08 04:39:24 -0700, Lawson English <LawsonE@nowhere.none> said:
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> OK. Interesting concept.
If you have problems getting to sleep. A half hour of restoratives
before bed can be just the ticket.
A number of yoga teachers I have had will do 15 minutes of restoratives
at the beginning of class to get people in the right attitude.
I have been thinking of putting togetheer a web page on them. There
are no pictures or decent discriptions on the web for free.
s.
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