Ikon Warkar da Yoga: Yadda Yin Kwarewa Ya Taimaka Ni Jure Ciwo

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Yawancinmu sun yi fama da rauni mai raɗaɗi ko rashin lafiya a wani lokaci a rayuwarmu-wasu sun fi wasu tsanani. Amma ga Christine Spencer, 'yar shekara 30 daga Collingswood, NJ, ma'amala da matsanancin zafi lamari ne na rayuwa koyaushe.

An gano Spencer a 13 tare da Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), cuta mai rauni na haɗin haɗin gwiwa da ke da alaƙa da fibromyalgia. Yana haifar da hauhawar motsi, tashin hankali na tsoka, ciwo na kullum, kuma a wasu lokuta, mutuwa.

Lokacin da alamunta suka tsananta kuma suka sa ta janye daga kwaleji, likitoci sun rubuta mata takardar magani na hadaddiyar giyar magunguna, gami da masu rage zafin ciwo. "Wannan ita ce hanya daya tilo da magungunan kasashen yamma suka san yadda ake magance cututtuka," in ji Spencer. "Na yi maganin warkar da jiki, amma ba wanda ya ba ni wani shiri na dogon lokaci don taimaka min warkarwa." Tsawon watanni tana kwance a kwance, kuma ta kasa ci gaba da wani irin yanayin rayuwa.

A 20, Spencer an ƙarfafa shi don gwada yoga ta mutumin da ya fi sani: mahaifiyarta. Ta ɗauki faifan DVD, ta sayi tabarmar yoga, sannan ta fara yin atisaye a gida. Duk da yake yana da alama yana taimakawa, ba ta yin aiki akai-akai. Hasali ma, bayan da wasu daga cikin likitocinta suka ba shi kwarin gwiwa, ta bar aikinta na farar hula. "Matsalar EDS ita ce mutane sun yi imanin cewa babu abin da zai taimaka - abin da na yi imani da shi ke nan kusan shekaru takwas," in ji Spencer.

Amma a cikin Janairu 2012, ta fara tunani dabam. "Na farka wata rana kuma na fahimci cewa kasancewa a kan masu rage zafin ciwo a koyaushe yana tawaya min, yana rufe ni daga rayuwa," in ji ta. "A lokacin ne na yanke shawarar sake gwada yoga-amma a wannan lokacin, na san dole in yi abubuwa daban. Ina bukatan yin hakan. kowace rana" Don haka ta fara aiki da bidiyo akan YouTube, kuma daga ƙarshe ta sami Grokker, rukunin bidiyo na biyan kuɗi wanda ke fasalta nau'ikan yoga iri-iri da yawa kuma yana ba da dama ga masu horar da kansu waɗanda ke ba da jagora.

Bayan kimanin watanni huɗu na yin irin wannan aikin a hankali, Spencer ba zato ba tsammani ya ji canji a cikin sani. "Duk abin ya canza daga wannan lokacin," in ji ta. "Yoga gaba daya ta canza yadda nake tunani da jin zafi na. Yanzu, na fi iya shaida ciwon na kawai, maimakon a manne da shi."

"Lokacin da na janye kaina daga kan gado don yin yoga, da gaske yana canza tunanina na rana," in ji ta. Ganin cewa a da, za ta mai da hankali kan mummunan tunani game da rashin jin daɗi, yanzu, ta hanyar wasu tunani da dabarun numfashi, Spencer na iya ɗaukar ingantattun rawar jiki daga aikin safiya a cikin yini. (Hakanan kuna iya yin wannan. Ƙara koyo game da fa'idodin yogic numfashi anan.)

Duk da yake har yanzu tana fuskantar alamun EDS, yoga ya taimaka rage zafin ta, matsalolin wurare dabam dabam, da tashin hankali na tsoka. Ko da a ranakun da za ta iya matsewa a cikin mintina 15 kawai, ba ta taɓa yin kuskure ba.

Kuma yoga ba kawai ya canza yadda Spencer ke motsa jiki ba - ya kuma canza yadda take ci. "Na fi sanin yadda abinci ya shafe ni," in ji ta. "Na fara guje wa alkama da kiwo, dukansu suna da alaƙa da cututtuka na nama kamar EDS, wanda ya taimaka sosai wajen ƙayyade zafi na." Tana jin daɗi sosai game da wannan hanyar cin abincin da Spencer ya rubuta game da abincinta marar alkama a The Gluten Free Yogi. (Idan kuna la'akari da sauyawar kyauta marar yisti, duba waɗannan tatsuniyoyi 6 na yau da kullun marasa amfani.)

Ta kuma bi hanyoyin taimaka wa wasu masu cutar. A halin yanzu, tana cikin horar da malamai-tana fatan kawo ikon warkar da yoga ga wasu. "Ban tabbata ba idan zan koyar a cikin ɗakin karatu ko wataƙila in taimaki mutane tare da EDS ta hanyar Skype, amma a buɗe nake ga yadda zan fi iya yiwa wasu hidima." Ta kuma kafa shafin Facebook wanda ke aiki azaman ƙungiyar tallafi ga wasu tare da EDS, fibromyalgia, da cututtukan da ke da alaƙa. "Mutanen da suka zo shafina sun ce yana taimaka musu su jimre kawai don samun al'umma, ko da ba su je wurin yoga ba," in ji ta.

Babban sakon Spencer yana so ya yada: "Ka tashi ka yi. Za ku gode wa kanku daga baya." Kamar kowace manufa a cikin dacewa ko a rayuwa, tashi daga kan gado da kuma kan wannan matsala ta farko shine matakin farko na nasara.

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