Hey Emma, there are definitely certain types of yoga that need to be avoided like hot yoga, but I think it comes down to how your body feels after doing yoga. I would definitely as Dr. B during your appointment because everyone is different and what the Dr's think our bodies can handle. 

Hello Emma,
I will share my experience with yoga during this process. I am a yoga teacher and love yoga. It has been a big part of my life. However, I have found that I can only tolerate a very small amount of Yin yoga now. If I take my regular Vinyasa flow classes that I used to take before IC I tend to flare.
Boaz explained to me that because even vaguely heating yoga can really stimulate the lymph, it will then dump into the bladder and irritate us. That has been the case for me. 
I have slowly added back 15 minutes of Yin yoga every morning which feels great, but any more than that and I have discomfort. I am being patient and hoping that down the line I will be practicing full Vinyasa flow again. 
So it's a matter of patience and timing, and listening to your body.  Eventually we can add back in what we can't tolerate now...
Love and light! 
Julie

Yoga has been a huge part of my life for the past 5 years and can't live without it. I have recently been doing clases at a yoga studio that have a  Yin Yoga  class and encompasses postures that don't cause struggle or strain. It's relaxing and stretches all your muscles along with time for meditation. I miss a regular vinyasa flow class but know the day will come when I can do it again.

Hi Emma,
Depending on where you are in treatment, you can try vinyasa and see if it's OK for you.  I was an avid vinyasa practitioner for a considerable time with IC before working with Matia.  Matia never told me "no vinyasa" only no hot yoga. I believe it has to do with detoxing and moving lymph too quickly. For a long time, I found vinyasa helped with my pain, but once I started treatment with Matia, that changed.  Instead of energizing me, it sapped me and increased my bladder symptoms.  I wonder if it is something about the herbs we're taking that change the dynamic in our bodies.  At any rate, if you're really missing it, it may be worth trying to see if your body is OK with it.  I found when it did make me more symptomatic, it would pass in 5 hours or so.  
 
I'm excited about Julie and your recommendation of yin yoga!  I have done some of that but not a whole lot!  Yoga nidra has become a big part of my practice for the past few years- give it a try if you haven't, it really creates a deep, deep level of relaxation. 
 
xx
Claire

Claire,
I love yoga nidra. It's very interesting that all of these "limitations" can force us into deeper awareness. I used to really crank my yoga practice, and get very yang and heated. Of course when I got IC that had to change. So the meditation part of yoga, which is really the most importnant part, became the focus.
Love and light.
Julie