Srimoyi Yoga, Bangalore

Hi friends,
My name is Amita Goel. I stay in Bangalore(India). Im
39yrs old and have back pain for PAST 8YRS due to slip disc OR spondolesthesis(different from spondolitis).
24hrs lower back pain radiating down both legs & sometimes to upper back, not able to sit..stand & walk at a stretch. Regular exercises were not helping & pain killers were harmful so surgery was advised by most of the neurosurgeons n orthos, however still their insistence was on exercises because it was grade-I lesthesis which can be very well managed by REGULAR EXERCISES provided they are done UNDER EXPERT GUIDANCE.

SO basically 2 things-
IT CAN NOT BE CURED
IT CAN BE VERY WELL MANAGED.
8yrs....is a pretty long time....!!
Having said that, its quite obvious WHAT NOT i must have tried for pain management! Physiotherapy, Alternate therapies accupuncture accupressure, homeopathy, Kerela Aurveda, allopathy, Nerve root block injection twice, spending some good amount of money, close to one lakh in these 8yrs. Had temporary relief which definitely was not helpful.

My two very senior and world renowned doctors Dr. Rana Patir (Director and Head of Deptt Neurosurgery, Fortis Gurgaon) and Dr.Mandal (Ganga Ram Hospital Delhi) have been doing their best in all these years to help me but ofcourse within the limits and domain of their respective school of thought. Both are masters in their field and extremely 'honest' a term rarely prefixed nowadays for this specie called 'DOCTORS' !! Had Dr.Patir not been honest, knowing that nothing was bringining relief to me, he wud have taken me under knife long back. (My children were small and that was a big constraint at my end!) But he kept on counselling me and encouraged to focus on precautions and exercises. Last year Oct 2013 my condition became very bad and I consulted Dr. Shibu Pillai a senior neurosurgeon in Narayana Hrudalaya Bangalore.
He came up with the same diagnosis Grade I chronic Spondolesthesis, managable with regular exercises..... least surgery.
I had been very regular with my exercises which i had been doing on my own and both me and my husband had come to believe that nothing was helping and my back was becoming worse. We atlast prepared ourselves for surgery having avoided it fr a long time because Dr.Patir never gauranteed success for my symptoms. And since it involved a major spine surgery, I was extremely scared as to what if my back became worse than what it was at present !! But now I had nothing much to lose. Met Dr. Patir again in Nov 2013 and surgery was planned for April 2014 when my kids had 2mnths summer break. However....Dr. Patir still said that exercises should have helped you why they havent is the question! Sometimes ur not doing them correctly so u dont get results. You have four months with you FIND OUT SOME EXPERT and try once again...may be you dont need surgery by March!!

We made some efforts and through a friend of mine we came to know about SRIMOYI YOGA classes in Adarsh Palm Retreat by BHASHWATI SEAL, in Bellandur Outer Ring Road. I joined her in Jan 2014 & v soon started loving her classes.
Besides her concepts n knowledge being crystal clear shez an excellent motivator.. SRIMOYI YOGA needs no promotion as Bhaswati mam is well known in her field with long waiting lists for enrolment. My only regret was Im settled in bangalore for past 4yrs and all this while i dint know about her!!
I listened, learned and religiously followed whatever she taught. Within a months time there was a lot of improvement. I cud barely sit, stand and walk for 10min...n i wud start feeling the electric impulses running down my legs to my toes...with sharp pungent pain as if the bones were being drilled through...!! By March I was going for 45min walk, very comfortably without any pain. I am able to sit and stand for longer duration now.

One basic fear that all back pain patients have is that their already bad back may become worse wd exercise and they instead resort to bed rest. Rest without adequate n proper exercise makes back muscles weaker than before and one is caught in the vicious circle of rest & pain!
Youtube exercises dont help cz every back pain has specifications. Owing to the fear factor one continues to exercise in the comfort zone with no concrete results plus therez nobody to check u when ur going wrong hence what i learnt the hard way was that.....
Its V.IMP TO EXERCISE WD AN INSTRUCTOR cz only an expert can encourage ur confidence helping u shed all fears n apprehensions fostering psychological security which is v.imp in order for u to gv ur 100% for back strengthining exercises. A big thanks to Bhashwati mam.....she is tooo good!

So, the bottom line is understand and accept that chronic lower back pain is not curable but yes can be managed very well! There is no quick fix approach that u can spend thousands of rupees somewhere and get rid of it forever.....no that will not happen, plz understand that. IT has taken good amount of time to build up and it will take some good amnt to settle down. IT'S sad that we indians hate to exercise and spend money on fitness classes. It seems a big waste! However the fact remains that just as u give nutrition n food to ur body thrice a day...u need to give some basic stretches n few simple exercises to release the pressure and strain off that lower back area at least twice daily initially and later once daily. UNDERSTAND AND GIVE what ur weak back is yearning for...and im sure it will stop bothering you.
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I had been suffering from the following health issues for three years:
-pulling and pricking sensations in brain
-heart palpitations
-heat radiating out of my knees
-left face and body pain
-whole nervous system was on toss
I had been to several doctors and figured out that it was mainly due to stress causing hormonal imbalance in the brain (I was under huge stress for long)... for sometime i was on low dose medicine ..somehow felt that it was not helping me instead i could see few side effects like constipation, numbness, seems like it altered my brain response time which made me meet with accident for twice (I cud literally see a delay in my brain reacting to situations)...
I decided not to work on medicine and tried to look for some alternative therapies...I quit my job..joined few short term courses...did different things..pulled away from stressful env...rested for long hours...tried aromatherapy,hypnosis, homeopathy ,accupuncture etc...It only gave me temporary relief ..at some point I got tired finding ways to heal myself.. meanwhile, I had been to few doctors for second opinion..one of them suggested me for a life-long medicine and other for an year course..few medicines made it worse..somehow I felt none knows for sure... I decided to try yoga and was in search of a good yoga trainer.. thats when i read about srimoyi yoga on net..
Advantages about Srimoyi yoga:
-Personal attention as there are only few ppl in every batch
-clear instructions and says the benefits of each asana which helps us decide which one to practice more as per our needs
-Environment is too good to do yoga
-In addition to yoga , she also give healthy tips like oil massage for knee pain, early morning walk, early dinner etc..
-helps u get the postures right
-shows a lot of concern in helping u get better
Benefits I got :
- Simple face exercise that she taught reduced my face pain to about 70% in a mont
-knee-clenching exercise helping me in getting away with my knee pain
-Reduced anxiety levels
-Increased stamina
-AT the end of every yoga session experience a kind of spiritual bliss that makes me feel not to miss yoga for even a day..
No one can do magic n heal u in a minute..pull out time for urself.. do yoga consistently..find what is good for u..practice it...sure u get the results..
Finally , to conclude-out of all the things that i tried in past three years I found yoga to be most benefiting...Practicing yoga for a month I see a lot of improvement..n I wish i ll continue it forever...
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I have recently attended the Prenatal Yoga class at Srimoyi yoga. This has been the best gift I could give myself during my pregnancy. Before starting the classes, Bhaswati, our Yoga teacher looked at the various health problems we face and incorporated exercises/asanas accordingly. She explains how an asana/pose would help or benefit us. Prior to joining the class, I had headache, low appetite, stiff neck etc. and its been only 4-5 weeks since I have been practicing, and I no longer have these health issues. She also took note of my diet and suggested changes to help during my pregnancy.
Apart from the Yoga class, her tips, advices and guidance on what a women would face during pregnancy have been immensely helpful in preparing myself for the coming months.

I would recommend Srimoyi's prenatal yoga class to any expecting mother.
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