Yoga 101 / Tami White RYT 200, CNP

Objective Discuss benefits of yoga for you & your patients Balance, flexibility, strength. Improves lung function. Improves psychological health, anxiety & depression

Types of Yoga

Many types of yoga.-Power yoga-Bikram/ hot yoga-Restorative yoga-Kundalini/ breathing -Chair yoga -Urban Zen/ Reiki, Oils, mediation.Donna Karan / Rodney Yee

My journey

• Started in 2003 to assist in my marathon training.

• Studied with Lilias Folan “ First lady of yoga”• Worked in palliative care started using yoga to

help pts with anxiety, breathing, constipation, pain.

• Enrolled in 200 hr yoga training program 2014• Richard Rosen, Master teacher with PD. • Volunteer with Project Yoga

Let’s begin

• Pranayama/ Breath

• Asana / Postures

• Savasana/ relaxation

• Namaste/ I bow to the divine in you

References

• Dailey, Ed RN, Daily Reflections of life.• Folan, Lilias, Yoga gets better with age.• McCall, Timothy MD, Yoga as Medicine• Yee, Rodney, Moving Toward Balance.

• Free phone apps • Daily yoga, Simply yoga, Yoga sutra.