Hi everyone, I've been teaching and practicing yoga for many years and also have an ileostomy since 2005 due to Crohn's disease. Yoga and meditating can be most beneficial, but like everything, it is finding and developing a practice that is suitable for our individual constitutions. It is the same with the foods we eat and our lifestyle choices. The more we understand our constitution, then the more we can begin to recognize when we've gone off course. So the challenge is to find our way back to optimal health even though we've gone through major dis-ease and most likely some life-altering surgeries and situations. For years, I did not take accountability for my health. I made choices that I knew were unhealthy. But I was also in my 20's and didn't want to miss out on all the social fun either. Plus, I didn't have all the knowledge and understanding that I do now. I've come to listen to my body really well. What I've learned is that we need to be responsible for our own health (that might sound obvious but in reality, most of us take our health for granted). To try and become more attuned to the warning signs and try to figure out what is really causing the disturbances in our health. There are so many different variables and hence why what works for one person may not work for another. Even with ostomy supplies! I went through so many different combinations until something literally did stick...but then again, that might change down the road as my body changes. Also, with food, it's a lot of trial and error, but it's really important to eat nutritious food to keep all the body systems healthy...that's all for now!
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