Yoga
Before my 2017 injury I used to stretch every morning and loved it. It was a great way to start the day after a nights sleep.
Here are a few different types of Yoga;
Vinyasa Yoga (aka: Ashtanga yoga): this yoga is to increase strength and helps to build lean muscle mass throughout the body.
Hatha yoga: this yoga is practised at a slow pace, relaxed, as it focused on meditation.
Hot yoga: a particular form of this is Bikram Yoga, it’s a yoga that takes place is a hot humid room.
Kundalini yoga: also known as 'yoga of awareness'. In fact, this practice penetrates into your mind and has a strong spiritual tension
Restorative yoga: is a restful practice that holds yoga poses (asanas) for a longer duration using props like yoga blocks
After the injuries to my head and neck I struggled with lots of the power poses in Vinyasa yoga, basically anything that extended or stretched through my neck and shoulders. in a quick repetitive process. Also bending over and reaching up made me so dizzy and faint.
I went on a beautiful retreat and they introduced me to restorative yoga which is very gentle. I’ve since slowly been testing out different apps, classes and YouTubers.
Helpful links
Yoga by Bird YouTube Channel - I love Bird, she has such a beautiful slow, kind, clear way of talking through the movements.
