34 - Yoga, Meditation and Selfcare for All Ages, Shapes and Sizes

Angel Shannon is the founder of Seva Health and a nurse practitioner with a geriatric focus. As an independent health care practitioner, Angel Shannon encourages patients to incorporate yoga and Tai Chi in their daily lives to help manage such common chronic health care diseases as hypertension heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Time tested methods of self-care, yoga and Tai Chi are two disciplines that serve as both forms of exercise and meditation. Healthcare practitioners, in academic and community settings, are increasingly embracing complementary medicine, yoga, music therapy and Tai Chi, to better serve chronically ill and stressed patients from all walks of life. We discuss the roles of meditation and yoga as acts of self care and stress management with nurse practitioner Angel Shannon. Not to be confused with selfishness, self care practices are daily necessities and habits needed for a total health and wellness.