LarlaB Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I am slowly trying to work towards regaining health- as a concussion, POTS and MCAS have come to me in the last 6 months. My limitations with POTS are pretty significant- all exercise needs to be recumbent because my heart rate skyrockets when simply standing I essentially need to build fitness and strength while seated and then go from there. But not too intense- my body is hyper reactive right now and I'm just coming out of a month long flare which has been h3ll. Pushing thru anything even mildly hard, is a bad bad thing and I will pay for it with cascades of random norepinephrine/adrenaline dumps for days. So- I'm looking for floor based Yoga workouts to complement my recumbent bike. Needs to be super gentle but still mildly challenging so I don't lose interest. I have a basic familiarity with Yoga (and very familiar with Pilates, but bored with it) but don't know where to even start finding something that fits. Lots of extremes in yoga- I've found intense and fast power stuff and really zen and 'just sitting here breathing'...looking for a middle ground. Suggestions? THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) I love Jane Adams's Gentle Yoga DVD. I've got all her DVDs but Gentle Yoga is my fave. It has several practices. Her Balance & Strength DVD has a seated practice I enjoy. ETA: I just saw that you needed lying. Gentle Yoga has one lying practice and one that's partially on the floor. Maybe Mimi Solaire Deep Stretch Yin Yoga. It's super gentle and soothing. From what I remember, it's done laying down. Edited December 30, 2019 by alisoncooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 On amazon there's a yoga video that has neck and back in the title (and maybe shoulder). Most of that is done lying down. I wouldn't say it's exciting, but I feel better once it's done and it's a quick one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I bought a package off Natalie Hodgson, and use that on and off. I found the exercise vids worth the money, and am very happy not to have spend a brass farthing on any of her extra guff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 yoga with Adrienne on youtube, but you'd have to search through them. yogajournal . com has a whole section on poses based upon focus, or floor/standing/etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 How about Peggy Cappy? She's been featured on PBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I do Sivananda style yoga and that would seem to be what you're looking for maybe - floor based, mildly challenging at times, but very slow and deliberate and much gentler than many styles popular today. But I do it with a teacher. I don't know any good videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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