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in reply to: need neck relief!! #8969
Hi Bunni,
I am a yoga teacher trained by Gabrielle and with her permission I will reply your post, if that’s ok with you too?
I hope you are well and that the soreness in your neck and shoulders has eased by now.
I am really glad to know that you already have seen a physical therapist, it definitely would have been one of my suggestions.I hope you dont mind me asking some questions?
What exactly do you mean when you say your teacher held your feet in rabbit pose?
Lifted it up or held it down?
Can you explain me how you proceeded in the pose after that and what you felt?If you don’t mind I would like to talk to Gabrielle about your rabbit pose and get back to you on that, as soon as I can.
As to the ‘head falling off’ sensation in Pranayama exercise you may want to try the following modification:
Start by interlacing your fingers or overlapping your hands (which ever feels better) behind your neck, elbows touching in front of you, arms parallel to the floor.
On inhalations elbows move away from each other, for a count to six. By six, elbows are pointing out to the side.
On exhalations release your head back carefully and bring your elbows to touch in front of your body again.
The head moves in the same way but stays supported with the hands behind the neck.
The head will naturally not go back as far but you will have the confidence to let go of the tension because of the cradling of the neck.
The interlacing fingers or overlapping hands will provide you with more control over how much the head goes back, so it feels safer too. What you are trying to do is rebuild your confidence.I myself take this modification time to time, simply because i really like the way it expands my lungs and the ribcage.
I hope you will find it helpful.Namaste,
Andrea
in reply to: new to BIKRAM – will it help my injuries? #8644Dear Shazastar,
I am at Gabrielle’s (aka Hot Yoga Doctor) Teacher Training at the moment and because we keep her very busy she gave us the permission to reply to forum inquiries.
So I am taking the liberty to reply to your message…>> Pushing through the pain is not a solution.
>> Yoga is about a connection between mind and body, and who knows your body better than you?
>> To my knowledge yoga should not ever cause pain or make you struggle and nobody has the right to instruct you to hurt yourself.
>> Of course you can work hard and discover your own edge but it is very important that you recognise when discomfort turns into pain.
>> You have to be even more mindful if you practise in the heat, because your body is “looser” and it is easier to stretch beyond your its limits.If you are working with conditions (lower back, knee, wrist or any kind of injury) then it is very important that your teachers know about that and they offer you modifications.
As to the core strength,yes it is very important that you have good core muscles but that builds over time.
Also I would like to take this opportunity to express, that I do agree with Sweatheart, however I think it is important to say that there is a difference between core and abdominal strength.
Just because you don’t have six packs, it doesn’t mean that you do not have strong core muscles. The abdominal muscles have different layers.
The rectus abdominus (aka six pack abs) does not protect the spine as oppose to the core muscle, that is a different layer close to the spine.In answer to your other question, yes, other types of yoga can help to heal certain injuries too.
Whether you go back and to the same studio (or to another)and buy another pass…well that is entirely up to you.
I would not trust an instructor who tells me to stretch until it hurts but that doesn’t have to keep you away from hot yoga generally.Repeating the same poses has its beauty.
It gives you a chance to see how your practice progresses because you are doing the same poses. Some people love that and do this for years.
Everyday brings you a different challenge and you may find this type pf yoga more interesting if you focus on your own body or practice or set yourself a different goal each class.
I wonder if you hear the same instructions over and over again?I hope this helped and that you will discover the beauty of practising yoga.
Namaste,
Andreain reply to: Tummy is Getting in the Way! #8638Hey There,
We are hot yoga teacher trainees from Gabrielle’s Teacher Training program!!!
Because we keep her very busy she gave us permission to reply some of the inquiries.
One suggestion for poses that maybe difficult with extra mass around the mid section is to separate the legs to allow more space. For example in Pada Hastasana (hands to feet from behind) and Paschimottanasana bring the feet apart so that the tummy can rest comfortably between the thighs.
In kneeling poses you can separate the knees but keep the feet together (child’s pose, half tortoise) to achieve the same effect.
In rabbit try giving yourself more space by not curling so tightly, try to get the top of the head on the floor though instead(avoiding to rest the body weight on it).
You can also enter the pose, sitting palms up underneath the bottom and waiting to grip the heels until your head touches the ground.We hope you find this helpful.
Namaste,
Kiki and Andrea
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