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Yoga - Please post yoga videos easy enough for people with CFS here.

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charityfundraiser

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I am looking for yoga instruction videos. If you use or know of any that are easy enough for people with CFS to do, please post links to them here. Either free or paid is fine. Preferably good video quality and good quality instruction. Thanks.
 
SickOfSickness

SickOfSickness

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I searched amazon and picked out some that sounded good (at a quick glance):

Videos
http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Rest-Us-Peggy-Cappy/dp/B0001IXT90/
http://www.amazon.com/Healing-Yoga-Neck-Shoulder-Pain/dp/1572247126/
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Inflexible-People-Maggie-Rhoades/dp/B000RE94LU/
http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Rest-Us-Easy-Arthritis/dp/B003UH3RQO/

Books
http://www.amazon.com/American-Yoga-Associations-Easy-Does/dp/0684848902/
http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Yoga-Place-Connections-Publishing/dp/1859062180/

If I had to use a video, I'd be sure it was a beginner one, and I would probably do less of everything than they say and stop if anything hurt, and really work up to it over weeks.
 
Purple

Purple

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I came across these videos on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd4tToAQdqY&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flj1fYxJJT0&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KW_-Le-k7o&NR=1

These are short yoga workouts (about 5-6 minutes) called "Yoga in bed". I think they are meant for people to do in bed on waking but perhaps they would be safe for ME patients who are strong enough to sit up, to help with gentle stretching?

Please be careful if following these - some yoga stretches may look deceptively simple but can be actually very demanding for ME patients!
 
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