About
Prescribing Yoga is my space for exploring the overlapping worlds of yoga, health, food, and medicine.
I took my first yoga class in college around the same time that I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. As I ventured into the world of medicine, my yoga practice has been with me… through all the ups, downs, hopes, doubts, challenges, disappointments, and dreams.
Yoga is a lifestyle, philosophy, and daily practice: it is the art and science of being present and being your genuine self. My yoga practice has helped me maintain perspective during medical school, and at the same time has inspired my clinical/research interests related to food, exercise, and prevention. I hope to continue carrying my practice with me through residency and beyond.
Thank you for stopping by… and I love hearing from you, feel free to email or leave comments!
Christina
**Disclaimer: Information shared on this blog is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please contact and consult with your primary care physician about your specific medical condition.**
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Hi,
sitting here in the Cornell ER with Aaron Paul talking about life and yoga. I am a ER resident here and Aaron is rotating through. I have long been interested in applying yoga practices to medicine–mostly in my ER practice I encourage breath during painful procedures. I look forward to continueing this interest and association so am very psyched to find your website…so thank you and keep up the good work!
Hey Steve,
So great to hear from you and glad you’re also interested in the overlap of yoga and medicine! I was in NYC in February and there’s a TON of amazing yoga there… have you been able to check any places out (hah I’m sure you don’t have tons of time to do that as a resident).
Look forward to connecting more in the future (and say hi to Aaron from me!)
Christina
Hi Steve,
Check out the Urban Zen Foundation: http://www.urbanzen.org/about/wellbeing/
They are doing incredible work threading yoga and mindful awareness into Western medicine.
Take care
Ali
Hi Christina, thank you for writing! I’m a first year med student at UCLA and your blog is a big source of inspiration for me to stay healthy and maintain perspective. I lived in San Francisco for the last few years… it’s a great city, hope you are enjoying it! If you’re ever in the Marina, maybe check out Aha Yoga… they have some really great classes, and the studio is heated. Take care!
Hi Lisa! It is so great to get this comment from you and to hear you’re a first year student at UCLA – awesome! It’s a long road, and a pretty amazing one
I’ll definitely try to check out Aha yoga some time, thanks! Keep in touch, I’d love to hear from you and how it’s all going…
I’m a 3rd year medical student (almost 4th!) & new mom and just stumbled across your blog. It is refreshing to find like-minded people in this field! It’s also motivational to me to continue practicing the good health habits I established long before both med school & motherhood. I’m also interested in FM, so your site is providing a little extra motivation/inspiration for me. Thanks for sharing! Take care.
Hi Heather!
It’s great to hear from you and connect! Wow — med school and a new mom and staying healthy — super challenging!
Please keep in touch as you continue on your journey… and if you ever want to do a guest blog post on how you manage it all, please do! I am sure we can all learn from you!
Christina