Nausea in Ustrasana

2008-03-06T08:59:55-08:00

Posted by Eve

I have been unable to do Camel Pose for the last week due to feeling nausea when in this pose.

What is it with camel pose that all these emotions arise???

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proper form

2008-03-17T20:58:07-08:00

Hi Gabrielle,
I was wondering, are you supposed to tighten or relax the muscles in your gluteus during this pose?

thanks,
susan

tender back after camel - normal ?

2008-03-16T03:42:09-08:00

Hi again. I just attended Craig Villani’s posture clinic today, which was intense & great, and wanted to ask a question which was raised by the class which we did at the end. After camel, during which I usually hold onto my ankles, my lower back is very tender & feels v delicate. So much so that today I could not do the sit up following it. I feel like I need a couple of mins. to sort of relax my back & recover, rather than doing a forward bend (the sit up) so soon afterwards. I always come up v slowly from camel cos my back just feels like it needs it. Does this mean I am going down too far, or is it normal ? It doesn’t hurt as such but I feel v hesitant about doing the sit up afterwards. I guess I am worried re hurting myself. I had a lower back injury prob 15 years ago from a car accident. It was just soft tissue damage but took a couple of weeks in hospital to heal & has been an intermittent cause of pain since. Thanks.

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Nausea in Ustrasana

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tender back after camel - normal ?