Q: Can you recommend anything for MS fatigue? My aunt is a long-time sufferer, and the condition is complicated.

T. Sanchez – Manchester

A: Ayurvedic medicine (the counterpart of yoga) cites one cause of such a condition as being deficiency or derangement of a vital air (prana – a type of energy) known as vyana in the body.

Vyana governs movement, nerves, circulation, and growth. Deficient flow of vyana results in conditions affecting motor sensory functions, mental health, MS fatigue, excessive lethargy, and fluctuations in blood pressure and anxiety. Yoga asanas (body postures) that can balance the body can be practiced to balance the vyana. These include Garudasana (eagle), Vrukshasana (tree), and Shalabasana (locust). I strongly recommend that your aunt try these physical yoga postures under the strict supervision and guidance of a trained teacher, preferably in a classroom setting where necessary modifications and adjustments can be made.