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Yoga For Writers

For those who are worried about carpal tunnel syndrome, concerned that the tingling in your fingers might be an early symptom, yoga might be the answer.

Carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive strain injuries have reached epidemic proportions among writers and other regular computer users. The medical profession offers wrist splints, cortisone injections, anti-inflammatory medications like ibuprofen and surgery but there may be an alternative, say the organizers of a yoga seminar for writers.

The workshop, with a focus on the prevention and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, is scheduled for June 20, 11 am to 1 pm at The Iyengar Yoga Institute of Greater New York, 27 West 24th Street, 8th Floor, Manhattan, New York. It is co-sponsored by The National Writers Union and The Iyengar Yoga Institute.

Last November, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Iyengar yoga, based on the teachings of yoga master B K S Iyengar, effectively reduces symptoms. And yoga can also help lower stress and relieve the kind of neck and back problems that all too frequently afflict writers.

The workshop will be led by Mary Dunn, one of the most acclaimed of yoga teachers. Mary, the senior yoga instructor at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Greater New York, has over 25 years experience with yoga and has used it to successfully treat many sufferers of carpal tunnel syndrome. Mary will be joined by Dr Timothy McCall, an internist, author and NWU member, who will discuss the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome and show where yoga fits into the picture.

$ 35; for information, contact(212) 691-9642.

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