I am taking the wellness course right now through the MS Society, which is adaptive yoga (Chair, standing, and floor exercise). I found one "Free offer" dvd, that I think was a lie, but then again it is free and they said it would be sent between six to eight weeks. That is www.mymsyoga.com. Then if you search on amazon.com they have two dvds I believe. Hope this helped a bit.

I do the "downward Facing Dog" allot when MS & Epilepsy makes me Faint & fall over on my ass...I mean seriously. I get into some crazy Yoga positions when I do that. Does that count as exercise? OR when I space out & just wander off & start walking away down the street. That's when I get my walks in for the day, when a confusion seizure makes me do that.

Also, does trying to get from point A to point B count as exercise? Cause lately, I have been having allot of pain & trouble walking trying to do just that, so I consider that pretty much exercise. :-)

Hey, I know it's a serious matter, but if you can't laugh at it sometimes, then all it will become is a dire situation & who needs that? I choose to be positive as much as positive.

My point I guess with the above, was that, I don't think I could do Yoga, unless I fell over from fainting...So, I do allot of Yoga positions lately.

But seriously, my legs are too sore & numb at the moment to bend right to the Yoga positions. I would love to be able to. It would be a cool goal to work up to some sort of light Yoga once I start Physical Therapy soon. That would be neat to know my body has progressed past this beat up state it's in at the moment...Fancy goals are awesome to strive for!

I also want to simply walk & not keep fainting. That would be super-awesome!

I don't know any Yoga vids. But man! I admire you all that can have the stamina still to do that stuff!

Take care,
Stay sane!

I meant to say..."I choose to be positive as much as possible!"...oops! hehe!

I was taking a yoga class but it was too hard for me to keep up with them. So I ordered a book off of Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Multiple-Sclerosis-Journey-Healing/dp/1932603174/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306935933&sr=8-1

Which is specific for MS patients that want to do yoga. I do 3 poses before bed at night, just to keep myself moving/stretching. I would really recommend this book.. It has chair poses for people wheel chair bound. It also has all the regular yoga poses, but most of them it offers a "beginners" version for people who can barely do more than sit or stand, so that you can work your way up (or not) to the "real" yoga pose. I do it sitting down on my bed every night.

Belue, you mentioned falling over doing downward dog.. Me to! I get dizzy if I put my head down. I get fatigued if I do any standing poses. So I usually only do the ones I can do while sitting or laying on my bed.

Whether you use a book or a video, yoga can be great exercise and very relaxing.

Hi emk815-- thanks for the tip. I tried to get that DVD but since the site says 'while supplies last' I suppose that is why it never came (I asked for it a few months ago).

The jokey comments are fine, laughter is said to be the best medicine, but it was a real question, and I am really looking for a DVD which I can get and use.

I also use the book shellytab uses and its totally awsome i highly recommend it Barnes and Noble has it and its great.

TEVA has a good one. Also on it are Tai Chi and meditation and it is FREE. Get in touch with Shared Solutions and they will send it to you free of charge (even if you are not on Copaxone - as they hope you will pander to them and change over) but it is very good and adaptive to MS patients and it is FREE and comes expediently.

Thanks auntilyn, I will give it a try!

I really like the one that I got from Copaxone. Also, as another poster said, see if your chapter of the MS Society offers an adaptive yoga class or call around to local gyms and ask them if they do. I've gone to a few classes (they don't fit my schedule anymore otherwise I'd continue) and really enjoyed them. More than anything else, they taught me how to relax my body. It has been pretty helpful for painful spasticity.