Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Yoga
by Baxter Floating Leaves by Melina Meza As we once again pass through the man-made time shift that is daylight savings time (ughh!), I always notice a general malaise and sluggishness in many of my students. The frequency with which my folks report colds and flu goes way up, and the request for longer Savasana at the end of class is a regular phenomenon. But on occasion, a student will report ongoing fatigue that goes way beyond the seasonal shifts or illness exposure of the fall and winter season. Some of these students return from a visit to their doctor with a tentative diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). It is very likely you know someone with this condition. According to a 2003 study in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the prevalence�the total number of cases of a disease in a given population at a specific time�of CFS is 235 per 100,000 people, with women three times more likely to develop CFS than men. But just being tired a lot does not get you the diagnosi...