May 25 2008
Improve Health With Dahn Yoga
Barbara
In October of 2000 I was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis a painful, chronic disease of the bladder. I had been suffering with symptoms since 1995 and was relieved to finally know what was wrong with me. The problem though was that this condition is very difficult to treat and there is not one treatment that works for everyone. In the years to follow my diagnosis, I tried many different medications and therapies. Though some of these helped, I was not able to find something that consistently helped with the pain I was going through. I had taken a year off from work and then went back only part time.
During the summer of 2006, I joined the Dahn Yoga center in Buffalo Grove. I really didn’t know much about Dahn, but was looking for a way to exercise and to hopefully improve my health. I was skeptical at first, but I started taking classes regularly and scheduled healing sessions. At the time I started doing Dahn Yoga, I was taking pain medication every morning and sometimes again later in the day. It was the only way that I could get through the day. I spent much of my free time lying on the couch with a heating pad on my abdomen. Soon my condition began to improve. I found that if I had pain at the beginning of class, it would be gone when the class was over. I learned to accept my pain and to relax my body. I became aware of habits and negative emotions that were negatively affecting my health. I could feel myself becoming stronger physically and emotionally. When I did have pain I was able to work through it. During the summer I attended Healer School and the Tao Holistic Healing Program in Sedona, Arizona. My condition continued to improve and still continues to improve on a daily basis. I no longer need pain medication regularly, and in fact have seldom taken any over this past year. Friends and family members have commented on the changes that I’ve gone through. I am now a healthier and happier person than I was before being diagnosed with IC. I am calmer, centered, focused and better able to handle problems that I encounter. I am not “cured” but my condition no longer rules my life. Dahn Yoga has helped to improve my health and my life in ways that I could only imagine before beginning this journey!