UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health | Yoga for Healthy Digestion 9/5-9/12/2018

Yoga for Healthy Digestion 9/5-9/12/2018

Recurring | This class is completed

Level

Everyone *With Attention to Conditions Listed Below

Date

9/5/2018-9/12/2018

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Class Description

Good digestion is central to health and deeply connected to the nervous system, lifestyle, and the mind and emotions. When we are digesting well, we support our energy, attention, immune system, and overall well-being. Yoga and Ayurveda view healthy digestion as fundamental to our resilience and resistance to disease.

This two-week series teaches yoga practices for everyday digestive health, as well as common conditions, such as constipation, diarrhea, and IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). Each class includes yoga tools and practices, as well as information and opportunities for reflection that can help us to nourish ourselves and feel better.

Chronic stress, an over-activated “fight, flight or freeze” response, negatively affects the digestive system and our ability to digest food, absorb nutrients, and maintain a balanced metabolism. Learning to regulate the nervous system with breathing and movement practices, as well as self-care and relaxation, can help us re-set and re-balance.

Please consult with a physician or health care practitioner before beginning this or any other yoga or exercise practice. Consult with instructor about individual sessions.

Instructor(s)

Rachel Lanzerotti

Rachel Lanzerotti, MSW, RYT500 enjoys teaching people who are new to yoga and meditation or consider themselves unlikely practitioners. In addition to her private yoga therapy practice, Five Rivers Yoga [link www.fiveriversyoga.com], Rachel has taught yoga with several research studies at UCSF's Osher Center for Integrative Medicine: Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain (YoMA Study), Restorative Yoga for the Metabolic Syndrome (PRYSMS Study), and Integrative Approaches to Cancer Survivorship (IACS Study), as well as Mindful Breathing with Project INSPIRE. She holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) from SF State University and a BA in Human Biology and Feminist Studies from Stanford University.