The healing medical energy science tradition of Ayurveda does its science differently than the current allopathic tradition of healing Hence there is a different medical approach to the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) Since Ayurveda is an energy science it has a different way of seeing the anatomy(VPK) and physiology(agni)of the mindbody This is quite a bit different than how we see the molecular mind and body from a matter science point of view Both as you know have validity…just a different way of doing science of our biology Here’s a video I did for the local Seattle yoga community
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks a solution but you are told that the “dis-ease is treatable not curable” But what would it be like if there was a solution? Is it possible? We are led to believe a lie, when we give up hope And obviously there is no quick fix or IC wouldn’t be a problem But what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
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The waves of IC experienced as flares mimics the ups and downs of getting sick Most people with any disease can relate to the accompanying graph in which the illness acts like a wave pattern…..good days and bad days, good weeks and bad weeks, and even good months and bad months Anyone who has experienced the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) can attest to this wave like dis-ease pattern And why wouldn’t it be a wave pattern since the energy body expresses itself as energy or a wave pattern?
So it’s a bumpy ride up or wave like on the way up and it’s done unconsciously….unconsciously because we don’t know we’re making ourselves sick by lifestyle choices
Then there’s the crescendo where flares are pretty routine and expected
But now you decide to take matters into your own hands and begin doing this energy work Now you begin your way down the curve and you experience good days and bad days, good weeks and bad weeks after a while but this time you’re releasing pent up imbalancing qualities such as hot, mobile, light, and perhaps heavy
So are you getting better? The energy science answer is yes because you’re not introducing more imbalances qualities through better and more refined lifestyle choices But these qualities which took time to accumulate take time to release themselves
It’s estimated for those as many as 70% of IC patients that they can get better on their own This group doesn’t have a great deal of pelvic nerve involvement by qualities so a change in lifestyle behavior patterns may do the trick
But if the qualities happen to involve the deep tissues for a long period of time then it will take longer…..2months for every year of imbalance of the disease….and more importantly interventional therapies beyond lifestyle measures This type of work requires a multimodal approach…..that is, many different things being done at the same time And one group of therapies may not be the same as for another person because all imbalances are not created equally The therapies are individualized to the person having the problem
You’ll notice that there are hills and valleys of the wave curve….and these valleys are what I refer to as ditches since you literally feel like you’re crawling out of one when you’re in the lows of it
1 Keep doing the foundational work What this means is to continue to chose foods appropriate for your energy makeup and avoiding incompatible food combinations, observing bedtime and waking hours appropriate for your energy makeup, observing appropriate fluid consumption for your energy makeup, and exercising daily
2 Realize that releases make you feel like you’re going backwards This is understandable but at the same time can be disheartening as you want the symptoms to get better with the work you’re doing
3 As you go through ditch after ditch they are not at deep and severe This is great and makes you feel you’re making progress
4 Get plenty of rest as this requires a lot of energy expenditure Healing is not easy and requires that the old qualities need to be mobilized and shed This requires energy
Fortunately most with the IC bladder pain syndrome don’t have to go through what I’ve discussed here But if you’re far enough along then this is worthwhile information
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks a solution but you are told that the “dis-ease is treatable not curable” But what would it be like if there was a solution? Is it possible? We are led to believe a lie, when we give up hope And obviously there is no quick fix or IC wouldn’t be a problem But what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
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The use of spices is the same as the use of herbs in the energy science model of nutrition and health The use of spices is the same as the use of herbs A spice is considered a herb but not all herbs are spices The spice cabinet in your kitchen if viewed energetically can become a medicine cabinet full of energetic remedies But just as medicines can help us, some can cause us dis-ease so we need to learn how to use spices properly for our benefit
This is particularly true in the case of the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) Because most spices are used to help improve digestive fire, they make agni stronger so that our own digestive process is more effective in breaking down the food, absorbing it, and assimilating it into our bodies as organ(eg, liver and brain) and tissue cells(eg muscle and blood
Most of the commonly used spices in recipes today are heating Mediterranean recipes call for hot spices such as oregano, garlic, rosemary, and thyme These spices are not only heating but have the taste of pungent which is composed of the qualities of hot, dry, light, mobile. sharp, and rough This heating group of spices is particularly good during winter time when our mindbodies need extra heat for digestion of foods
However when your mindbody already shows signs of excess heat as in conditions such as the IC bladder pain syndrome where the symptoms of the hot quality is present in abundance. the above heating spices can be very problematic as most with IC can attest to
Among the spices there are a group that can be cooling and because of this can be medicinal when too much heat is present You’re interested in improving your digestion, absorption, and assimilation but not at the expense of worsening your IC symptoms and risking a flare
There are 10 spices or herbs that you can use all the time and not risk too much heat They are balancing for everyone with high Pitta or too much heat
Use all the time
Cardamom Coriander Cumin Dill Fennel Mint Rosewater Saffron Turmeric Vanilla Do some of these sound familiar? Our common medicinal CCF tea is made from the cumin, coriander, and fennel seeds Furthermore they are medicinal to the urinary tract Other herbs you may recognize are mint, dill, rosewater and vanilla Turmeric is on of the most powerful antiinflammatories in this group and saffron even though expensive can be another great alternative in this cooling group These cooling spices are used in the detoxifying kitchari You’ll notice there are no heating spices in this dish
Cooling but use with self evaluation
Cinnamon Fresh basil Fresh ginger Neem leaves Parsley These spices can be heating and cooling so should be used with some caution and awareness, testing the spice to see what effects it has on your own energetic physiology For example fresh ginger due to its liquid quality(dry ginger is really hot and should not be used) can have this heating quality reduced So ginger tea made with fresh ginger can be medicinal for some but in some situations with Pitta really out of whack, even fresh ginger can be too hot This is also true of fresh basil Of the group parsley is the hottest and probably least tolerated
Remember parsley’s look a like in the store Cilantro which is an excellent cooling veggie since it is fresh coriander leaves
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks a solution but you are told that the “dis-ease is treatable not curable” But what would it be like if there was a solution? Is it possible? We are led to believe a lie, when we give up hope And obviously there is no quick fix or IC wouldn’t be a problem But what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
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No one with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) would argue that having this chronic problem is not stressful As a matter of fact chronic disease of any form is stressful and wears on the physiology This is because living with energetic imbalances that don’t allow for the free flow of physiologic energy produces dis-ease
When one is in a state of ease everything including bodily functions becomes easy and unconscious Urinary and rectal elimination is automatic and almost taken for granted There is no disruption or alteration of consciousness because the mindbody is just humming along So stress is the opposite Small things such as going to the bathroom become monumental tasks and therefore stressful
As I’ve discussed in the past the only way to understand the mindbody as being one is to see the mind and body as both energy fields We cannot see the mind and body as intimately spliced from a molecular point of view since the mind is primarily an energy field not a molecular field
It’s not surprising then to say that the most molecular refined expression of mind is our DNA Behaviors and herbs all cause shape shifting in our DNA on a daily basis So when Canadian researchers have shown that change in DNA(see link below) occurs in cancer patients who took up a 3 month practice of meditation it’s clear that the mindbody energy connection is demonstrating itself
What this says is that reducing the stressful effects of chronic disease is important and the way we can do that is to quiet the mind for 20minutes or more daily One can choose mantra or breath awareness combining it with SoHum(so on inhalation hum on exhalation)
As I’ve discussed in the past in energy science work it’s not just one thing that you do that will bring about healing with the IC bladder pain syndrome Rather it’s a multiplicity of things that are done by the physiology in order to change the chronic imbalances that have created the symptoms Here are 4 key ingredients in a health plan that can bring about healing and recovery of IC
Meditation is a technique to quiet the mind In the course of meditation there can be lots and lots of thoughts In this setting these thoughts represent stress that needs to be released Meditation provides the context by which this stress can be released The mindbody becomes like a 4th of July sparkler with stress exuding from it
Pranayama as we talked over the last 2 weeks is not only a meditation but also improves agni of all the tissues but also helps eliminate ama
Nutrition that does not bring on more toxicity or helps support burning off toxicity is foundational
Improving and Normalizing Agni is a major part of getting our health back because in chronic illness agni always suffers
For more information use this link http://goo.gl/v2tMJT
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks a solution but you are told that the “dis-ease is treatable not curable” But what would it be like if there was a solution? Is it possible? We are led to believe a lie, when we give up hope And obviously there is no quick fix or IC wouldn’t be a problem But what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
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Last week I discussed why pranayama or breathing exercises can be helpful as part of the energy science solution in helping with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) As I have explained in the past, in contrast to the matter science approach to disease, the energy science approach uses a multimodality approach in treating the qualitative imbalances of mobile, dull, rough, hot, and often times heavy
Pranayama as I explained last week burns ama which is a result of poor agni These breathing techniques each build on one another to enhance the agni of every tissue level in the body When ama is released from the tissues then the qualities can move back to the GI tract for elimination through various methods
The sequence is important as it progressively mobilizes Kapha and ama by increasing tissue agni or heat in the tissues from the grossest(bone muscle) to most subtle tissue layers(nervous) Due to the removal of ama this sequence becomes a form of detoxification For those of you familiar with pranayama practices these terms will be familiar but the sequence and how the pranayamas are done is what makes this sequence energetically medicinal For those unfamiliar with these there are places on the internet you can view them or if interested we could set up a demonstration to get you started Start low and gradually build to maximum number
Bastrika forceful inhalation forceful exhalation 10-100(5 min)
Kapalabhati passive inhalation forceful exhalation 100-1000(10 min)
Anulom villom forceful inhalation forceful exhalation using alternate nostrils 10-60(5 min)
Agni sar retention with abdominal pumping 5-10 reps
Bhramari known as bumblebee breath this is done with a specific mudra to enhance attention and the process 5-17 reps
Utjayi inhalation with right arm raising coupled with forceful exhalation using only the chandra channel 5-17 reps
Shitali Shitkari breath to cool particularly the nervous system down after heat generation of the above 5-17 reps
Utgeet breath to seal the practice 5-17 reps
If you want to make this powerful series part of your life here’s a link http://goo.gl/mO6BbT
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks a solution but you are told that the “dis-ease is treatable not curable” But what would it be like if there was a solution? Is it possible? We are led to believe a lie, when we give up hope And obviously there is no quick fix or IC wouldn’t be a problem But what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
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The energy science of Ayurveda views disease as imbalance of qualities or vibrational frequencies that produce symptoms in specific tissues As in the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia)the qualities from the gut lodge into the pelvic nerves These then begin producing the symptoms of burning(hot quality) in the urethra and vagina, urinary frequency(mobile quality) and urgency, and aching(dull and rough qualities) suprapubic pain This often occurs in an episodic way, the so called flare
The qualities lodge into the pelvic nerves(nervous tissue) and fail to return to the GI tract due to toxicity associated with them which is called ama The reason that ama or toxic load occurs in the first place is related to poor agni which I have blogged about in the past This is why I have emphasized various agni enhancing techniques such as CCF tea
This sticky gooey substance “gums up the tissues” so to speak trapping the qualities that have migrated from the gut into the nervous tissue
In the energy science there are several ways to remove nervous tissue ama but one of the simplest ways is to improve the agni or digestive fire of the nervous tissue itself If the tissue ama plugging up the works and holding the qualities in the nervous tissue then the simple solution is to burn off the ama or toxic load Physical exercise in general is a good way to improve agni and hence burn off ama
Breathing exercises called pranayama specifically can stimulate tissue agni and burn off ama hence leading the nervous tissue release of the excessive qualities and send them back to the GI tract for removal
1 This is a very specific set of pranayama done in specific way to burn off ama
2 Should be done consistently on a daily basis, first thing in the morning
3 Takes about 30 minutes a day when doing the full sequence
4 How long to see results is based on how much ama is present Said another way, how long have you been sick? The rule of thumb is 2months for every year of IC
5 Requires sitting to produce an erect posture
Next week I’ll outline the pranayama sequence that can change your life
This is simple, cheap and only requires your initiative What have you got to lose except being healthier by doing the exercise? Too good to be true? See for yourself
Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we...
read moreIC produces not only bladder pain that can be intermittent(as in flares) but also often involves the vaginal canal(vulvodynia), pelvic floor muscles, and often the rectum And as is common with all people with IC there is some form of bowel involvement with symptoms since from an energy science point of view the disease arises from the GI tract Why the Pelvic Nerves? IC is a systemic disease Many matter science medical authorities who write about IC agree that in some way it is a systemic disease but the current matter science medical...
read moreThe chronicbladder pain from IC seeks a solution but you are told that the “dis-ease is treatable not curable” But what would it be like if there was a solution? Is it possible? We are led to believe a lie, when we give up hope And obviously there is no quick fix or IC wouldn’t be a problem But what would it be like to have your life back? Too hard to believe? Well read on The experience amongst IC patients is that the diet promoted by ICA or ICN may work for some, not for others Sometimes works for awhile...
read moreWhether you’re traveling like myself to get together with family or your friends and family are right there in your hometown I wish you and our IC community the best of Thanksgiving 2013 When we share our gratitude we occupy a different plane of reality, away from the mundane, day to day schedules So Thanksgivings give us a special time to express our gratitude for all that we have and to transcend the humdrum DB Happy...
read moreSome have asked about this problem of fatigue associated with the chronic bladder pain of the IC syndrome It is natural to have fatigue if you have a chronic disease associated with pain And of course all of us want more energy in our lives But to make the association of pain and fatigue is simplistic at best and will not get you closer to dealing with the problem of the pain most of the time Pain IC and Fatigue: An Energy Science Perspective So pain and fatigue are not related as to cause The association is true true unrelated Yes...
read moreSince flares are related to mounting inflammation in the mindbody and acidity is a primary source of the hot quality as a result of the sour taste in foods it makes sense that you would use alkalinity to reverse the process And many people with IC bladder pain, GERD, IBS, and fibromyalgia swear by it Recently a client told me about alkaline water It brought back memory of my friend’s picture seen to the left It is indeed stranger than fiction Now under the right conditions with minor acidity, using baking soda could be of value ...
read moreOur readers often posit questions about the painful bladder syndrome or IC that I think are valuable for our community In this week’s blog I wanted to address some of them that have come up about recently posted blog topics Why Detoxification? It is wonderful to see that you have such a clear grasp of IC and its many forms. I would love to hear more about the bowel connection (yes I have IBS as well) as well as the step required for detoxification Recent studies have suggested that IBS is associated with IC 80% of the time I...
read moreIn the practice of medicine no disease is really the same as someone else’s disease They all have their nuances of differences And this is true of IC No IC bladder pain syndrome is the same from one individual to another Some have more anxiety and frequency while others have more burning and spasm Some have other skin and eye conditions associated with their IC Some are fortunate enough to have a few nonbacterial “UTIs” and then things seem to rectify themselves and they never have symptoms again Others are...
read moreAs you know the bladder and/or pelvic pain of IC can be unbearable and there is not much for it except pain medications But the issue is what is the root cause of the pain You may find the answer from your matter science doctor if a workup is done(and I would suggest that you have this done) in order to rule out other causes of your pain But typically the workup is negative and from the Western perspective there is no root cause From an energy science point of view there is no pain with the Vata energy pattern Vata is the energy...
read moreIt is estimated that many people with fibromyalgia(FM) have an IC like symptom complex in mild form as well only to exacerbate as the years progress As a matter of fact that’s why IC is now looked upon as a syndrome of diseases rather than an isolated disease of the urinary bladder The energy science due to its way of looking at disease doesn’t create disease labels but sees all problems in the body as imbalances of qualities and hence with such a system of healing leaves clustering of disease labels as the way to understand...
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