Photo courtesy of Harvard Health Publishing

I got hit hard last week, right at the end of my staycation. I thought it was flu, but it turns out that my husband and I both got COVID. Luis was down for maybe 3 days total, then was back to work (from home).

I didn’t do much of anything for nearly a week as I moved through all of symptoms and began to feel better. I still feel a little low-energy and have some brain fog (plus I can’t smell or taste much), but I’m ready to get back to life!

Speaking of weakness, this article discusses a Harvard study that determined that “yoga may offer some protection against frailty.” According to the article, frailty is “a loss of function, strength, stamina, and overall health and fitness that increases the risk of falls, hospitalizations, and early death.”

“Research teams from Harvard and elsewhere found that people who practiced yoga improved two markers of frailty — walking speed and the ability to get up from a chair — compared with people who didn't practice yoga. Many of the studies focused on the benefits of chair-based yoga.”

I have some theories about why this is, but I’ll have to share them another time when I can organize my thoughts better! I look forward to getting back to classes this week.

If you want to practice yoga with me, I provide many options, including group classes or 1-on-1 sessions via Zoom or in-person, and video recordings.

Be Well,

Eva