Yoga for Cancer A lady who once did yoga with me approached me again for a series of daily private one-on-one practice during her entire stay in Chiang Mai. Apparently, she liked my yogic philosophy entailing asanas, calisthenics, pranayama, meditation and Thai massage. But in our conversation, she also intimated that she has cancer and was hoping that my brand of yoga would supplement her treatment. I lost my Mom from that same cancer she's afflicted with. Hearing that changed my game plan.
Can Yoga Cure Cancer? That was my question to my yoga teacher then. His answer was interesting. He said that in theory, there is no disease that yoga cannot cure. How is that? He said that an illness occurs when energy (prana, chi, etc.) within our body is blocked. Through yoga asanas, pranayama and meditation, those energy blockages could be cleared, paving way for the flow of prana. This would essentially cure the disease - cancer included. From a yogic standpoint, it made sense to me.
cancer cells and the yogi
Can I Cure Cancer with Yoga? I don't know. I haven't tried and I am not making such a tall claim and neither do I package myself as a cancer cure provider.
But, if I had cancer, I will attempt to cure it with yoga and everything else I know about health, the body, meditation, breath, visualization, intention, etc. Either I cure myself of cancer or I die with it - no medication, no doctors, no chemo, no radiation, no hospitals. That has always been my position about every other diseases/injury out there - including a failed cliff dive where I took resolve in finding a cave to self-cure myself or not come out at all. I will rely entire on my body's healing abilities and the grace of my universe (which hasn't failed me in the many years I'd been living life on the open road reliant on its benevolence).
With my system (yoga, calisthenics, cardio-workout, pranayama, meditation) I remain strong, nimble, disease free, medication free and even my ageing process seems to be slower than most. The cancer program that I would apply to myself would be exactly how I would conduct my yoga session with her - best efforts, but of course, no guarantees whatsoever. She didn't come to me for a cure - but somehow, I've made that my mandate.
Intention, Mindfulness and Gratitude I will be aided by a newfound discovery. All my adult life, I couldn't eat food with chili. My system simply rejected it. I've tried many ways to go around this problem but failed. But 2 weeks ago, I employed a new way of approaching the problem - no drugs of any kind though. Just intention, mindfulness and gratitude at a meditative level and lots of visualization on palming. True enough, after a bout of ambush-chili in my food a few consecutive times, I didn't feel its nasty effect. It's as if I never had that problem. This new realization will be added ammunition in my fight against cancer.
Cancer Shields I will also be utilizing fact-known cancer fighters in this treatment process.
alkaline environment - cancer cells do not thrive in an alkaline environment. This means only alkaline water and alkaline foods.
laughter - I once read up on a man who survived cancer by watching comedy all day. He laughed his cure out of cancer. This makes sense to me. A happy person has a vibrant immune system. A miserable person invites the misery around him...his entire being is miserable and unlikely to function at an optimum level.
no meat - cancer cells feed on meat. Without meat, they are starved. Strictly a vegetarian routine from here on.
pranayama - sustained deep breathing similar to the Wim Hof Method. 30 repetitions of deep full breathing, followed by a breath-hold on the last out-breath, then a deep in-breath that is held again while engaging the Maha Bandha Mudra. This changes the body chemistry into alkaline.
more - if you are reading this and have stumbled-upon a cancer fighting idea, please, I would like to add that to this.
Ending Thoughts I've only done three sessions with her before she left Chiang Mai back to her home country. I'm afraid that won't be enough for any discernible improvement. Still, as of this writing, I'm going over several cancer resources I've stumbled upon to help me in developing a program that might prove effective in stopping this dreaded disease or at least to keep it in check. Yoga is one medication-free crusade I'm willing to launch against cancer.
The Doctor Who Found The Cause Of Cancer Wrote A Book On How To Cure It - Nobel Prize winner Doctor Otto Heinrich Warburg discovered the cause of cancer. He also wrote a book, "Cancer: Its Cause and Its Cure". He states that no disease including cancer can exist in an alkaline environment.
Cancer: The Forbidden Cures - how the established medical industry has been suppressing known cancer cures through the use of harassment, libel and malicious media campaign
Dying To Have Known - a filmmaker's 52-day journey to find evidence to the effectiveness of the Gerson Therapy - a long-suppressed natural cancer cure
Hoxsey: How Healing Becomes a Crime - a former coal miner's family herbal recipe that cured cancer patients starting in 1924 and the constant battle against organized medicine that wanted to put him down
The Gerson Miracle - analyzes the Gerson Therapy, using the restorative forces of our own immune system to recover our health without expensive, toxic or mutilating treatments
Reader Comments:
Ruchika (Feb 22, 2019) So do I believe in it completely.. do let me know Gigit whenever u r back in Delhi .. will do one session with u 🙏
Lindsay (Feb 22, 2019) You are an amazing soul! Thank you for sharing 🙏
Ksenia (Feb 22, 2019) Good luck, Git.. I really don't think one can cure cancer with yoga, but it's a good supplement for sure..❤
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
IMPORTANT PLACES
Bus Station Train Station Chiang Mai International Airport Nong Buak Hard Park - free yoga classes daily
HOTEL
Arun Dara Villa - 7 exclusive rooms, 1 swimming pool for every room, grand opening
Nawa Sheeva Hotel - big rooms, high ceiling, salt-water pool, restaurant, cafe
Nawa Saraan Hotel - low density (4 spacious rooms), stone garden setting, Koi fish pond, Old City location
Arun Suite - 3 bedrooms in a 3-storie guesthouse within Old City, ideal for families
MOTORBIKE RENTAL
Tawan Bike - motorcycle rental | +66 91 635 2863 | Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200
USEFUL INFORMATION
Chiang Mai FYI / Tips
crop-burning season in Chiang Mai is between late Feb to early April. But laws change everytime. This year, 2019, there is a 61-day ban on burning so the farmers started burning early. When my plane was approaching Chiang Mai on Jan 24, 2019, there was already a thick blanket of smog covering the entire city (and beyond). But within the city itself, you won't feel it (but that doesn't mean the air is healthy). To monitor air conditions in real time, refer to site: Chiang Mai Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI)
hot season begins March and lasts until June
wet season begins July and lasts until September
best time to visit Chiang Mai is mid-September to mid-February - after the monsoon and before the burning
you have to try Khao Soi, this is north Thailand's culinary staple
the tourist area where most of the hotels, restaurants, ticket offices, tour operators are, is located in the Old City
to exchange your dollars to Thai Baht, the Super Rich Money Exchange give the best rates. There are many branches scattered around Chiang Mai
get a red cab (songthao) outside the train station for Baht 50 (instead of paying B100 if inside the train station) to Old City - if you haggle nicely enough...I did!
shared red taxi (songthao) - B30 standard fare plying all over Old City
for only B50/day, best to rent a bike to go around the Old City - it's a 2.5km2 with lots to discover
FREE daily yoga classes from 9:00am to 10:15am at Nong Buak Hard Park (southwest corner of Old City). Resident and passing-through teachers take turns conducting yoga classes.
Blues/Jazz Bars in Chiang Mai
North Gate Pub - at Chang Phueg Gate, great Tuesday jam session, Blues on Sundays by the 11pm band
Taphae East - 88 Thapae Rd. (just north of Night Bazaar). Fridays at 9:30pm by Chiang Mai Blues Band
Boy Blues Bar - at the Night Bazaar. Mondays at 9:30pm is open mic
Chiang Mai Cost Index
B60 Chiang beer
B250 1 hour drop-in yoga session
B200 one hour Thai body massage at WAYA Massage(highly recommended)
B50 noodle soup with meat
B50 coffee
B40 pad thai
B30/kilo wash-only laundry
B50/kilo wash+iron laundry
B100-150 dorm bed/night
B250 fan room/night
B30 internet cafe/hour
B170-190 Movies Sat-Sun and public holidays
B130-150 Movies weekdays
B100 Movies Wednesdays (movie discount day)
B750 1/2 day Thai cooking lessons
B900-1000 1 full day Thai cooking lessons
B400 Muay Thai boxing ticket
B2500 starting room rate at the luxury hotel, Nawa Sheeva(highly recommended)
Transportation
B450 bus, Chiang Mai to Bangkok
B160-180 bus, Chiang Mai to Pai
B1250 bus, Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang
B1650 slow boat, Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang
B210 bus, Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, 3-4 hours
B360 Green VIP bus, Chiang Mai to Mae Sai (Thai border town for visa run to Tachileik, Myanmar)
B50 bicycle rental, 24 hours
B200 motorbike rental, 24 hours
B273 #51 sleeping train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai
B638 #7 a/c train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai
B50 red taxi fare from point to point
B100 red taxi fare from train terminal to city
Tours
B2000 full day elephant sanctuary
B750 Chiang Rai one-day tour
B1500 mountain biking scenic ride
How to Get to Chiang Mai from Bangkok by Train from Bang Sue Train Station
10:22pm - #51 Train, arrive Chiang Mai 12:10pm, sleeper, 3rd class B270 (non sleeper), 2nd class B438, B728 upper deck, B798 lower deck
Bus from Loei to Chiang Mai
From Loei town center, take a tuk-tuk ride to the bus station, B30. There is only one bus station.
As of June 28, 2020 (still on Covid schedule), there are only 3 night trips: 8:30pm, 9:30pm and 12 midnight. 9 hours, B470.
The bus makes the following stops at the following times from a 9pm Loei departure: Phu Ruea (9:50pm), Phitsanulok (12:40am), Uttradit (2:20am), Lampang (4:35am)
Final bus stop is at the Red Bus Arcade, Chiang Mai, 9 hour-trip, arriving 6am (from 9pm Loei departure).
Take a red songthaew to Old City, B50. They'll try to charge you B100, but they'll take B50 (just assure the driver you won't tell the other passengers).
arrive early - in case there is a snag (visa snag, documentation snag, transport ticket snag, etc.), you will have ample time to troubleshoot the problem if you arrive early (to the airport, to the bus terminal, etc.)
put detailed itinerary on the Calendar apps of your smart-phone according to timelines - this is where you do all your thinking and planning. Once written down, you don't have to think anymore while you are on the journey...you just follow the steps. This frees your mind for something else that might happen while you are already en route
avoiding scams - as a general rule, I ignore the touts or anyone I don't know who call out to me. The calling comes in many forms - "Hi! Where are you from?", "Excuse me! Excuse me!", "Where are you going?". I don't look them in the eye and I remain non-verbal with them. If you reply to them, you just gave them an 'in' to hound you. In order not to look rude, I smile and wave the 'not interested' hand to them, without looking at them.
power bank - hand-carry your power bank. Do not check it in. You can be called in when you are already inside the plane to go all the way to the loading dock so you can personally remove the power bank...and chances are, you'll have to surrender it to them. And you might delay the plane departure!