Restore Health and Vitality Through Yoga Therapy
Hope and healing are within reach. Fiona Agombar and psychotherapist Nadyne McKie are yoga therapists who share compassionate wisdom and gentle practices to support those with Long COVID, chronic fatigue, and other debilitating conditions on their path to recovery.
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THE YOGA HOUR TEAM COMMENTS: Fiona and Nadyne are both so passionate about supporting those with long COVID and Chronic Fatigue and it really comes through in their work using yoga therapy as a tool for healing. Both of them have had personal experience with this and it has changed their lives. They say that yoga therapy is a true mind body approach—looking at the whole person, not just at the symptoms. The fact that Dr. Trujillo is a western trained medical physician and has had training in yoga therapy made the conversation really interesting. Both Fiona and Nadyne feel that there are mitigating factors that may make each person who is affected by these symptoms more susceptible in the first place and that often when those factors are addressed, the healing process can proceed. They also say yoga therapy is not a quick fix and one size does not fit all, but it works. Patience is key. They say recovery is possible, trust the process.
DR. TRUJILLO’S COMMENTS: This conversation will be useful to all those who have health concerns, beyond those who have long COVID or Chronic Fatigue, as the healing principles that we discussed are more widely applicable. Fiona and Nadyne's perspective was useful, that the stress response is our nervous system asking just one question: “Am I safe?” I found our discussion of the link between chronic stress and health issues such as long COVID to be very interesting. We discussed yoga therapy’s approach to healing as restoring the free flow of prana, or vital energy, which is tied to our breath. Yoga philosophy offers helpful perspectives on healing, particularly on the importance of practicing nonviolence, or kindness, especially compassion towards ourselves. Fiona and Nadyne's view that recovery is always possible, and encouragement not to give up will be helpful for listeners.
Fiona Agombar
Fiona Agombar is a yoga therapist specializing in chronic fatigue, burnout, stress and Long COVID. She has been a speaker at national and international wellness symposiums and is the author of several books. She is the co-author with our other guest, Nadyne McKie, of the book we are discussing today: Breathe, Rest, Recover: Yoga Therapy for Healing Long Covid and Fatigue. Fiona’s website is FionaAgombar.co.uk
Nadyne McKie
Nadyne McKie: is the lead Recovery Focused Psychotherapist at The Long Covid Clinic, the only consultant-led clinic dedicated to treating Long COVID in the United Kingdom.She is also a Yoga therapist specializing in therapy for Long COVID and chronic health conditions.
Nadyne’s website is NadyneMcKie.co.uk