Yoga: My Personal Medicine

September 22, 2012
by Alisa

Life Hacks

In my readings in my Mental Health class this week, I’ve read about personal medicine versus medications. Deegan defined personal medicine as “the activity that gives life meaning and purpose.” I remember a time when I cramps, and the pain affected my ability to function. My first instinct was to take Advil for pain relief, but ever since I have been doing yoga, which I considered to be my personal medicine, I don’t rely as much on taking pills. There are certain poses I could take such as child’s pose and my all-time favorite corpse pose that have restorative benefits. I could see how engaging in yoga benefits me and helps me to be more mindful and calmer. I learn to pay attention to my breath because it puts me in the here and now. Also, I just purchased the USC Workout Group Exercise and attended a yoga class. I look forward to doing that on Tuesdays! I’m going to try to do some more yoga throughout the week as well. I find it as a great stress reliever.

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