Yoga
From: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society web site.
This article (in part) comes from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society web site:

More and more MS experts note that yoga, with its emphasis on relaxation, breathing, and deliberate movements, is a good exercise choice for people with MS. Yoga really can reduce stress, which makes a major contribution to coping with MS—Besides muscle awareness and strengthening, yoga works on range of motion and flexibility in the joints.
As the adage goes, “to move is to live,” and the more supple your spine is, the better you’ll do both—moving and living. Yoga definitely can help make changes.
The use of the breath makes yoga unique. Yoga very deliberately links physical movements, specific breathing patterns, and mental concentration. The word “yoga” means “to join”, to bring together the mind and body. The breath is used as a way to focus and link the mind to the way the body works.
Yoga for MS? You bet! But, as with any exercise program, always check with your physician first. A number of National MS Society chapters offer yoga classes—and many more will be aware of good yoga resources in their areas. MS even has its very own yogi in Eric Small. Eric was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS 47 years ago, and has been teaching yoga for many of those years. He pioneered the Eric Small Yoga Program in Southern California, one of the finest programs in the country. It offers gentle poses, tailored to meet individual abilities and needs, up to and including those of people in wheelchairs. Eric is an invaluable inspiration and role model.

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