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  • claudk_00
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    November 12, 2012 at 10:38 am
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    in reply to: Arms over head aggravate neck/shoulder problem #10052

    Hi Sara

    Thanks for getting back to me.

    I should probably find somewhere for massage but in the past massage has not been particularly helpful, (even the sports massages) as I find myself having the symptoms back as soon as I do the offending exercise or sit in front of the computer.Having said that, it is probably worth a try again.

    I will also start doing the Heart Chakra pose to see if that helps.

    When I bring my shoulders down and back I think it can cause strain of the shoulders as they are already spasmed but I’ll persevere. I have a sore shoulder for when i did that contiguously in class and seems reluctant to heal.

    It’s hard with yoga because I do seem to aggravate my symptoms but I hope that things will eventually improve.

    Have things improved for you?

    Thanks again.

    Claudia

    claudk_00
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    September 14, 2012 at 6:04 pm
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    in reply to: the reason behind no drinking with meals #9885

    Thanks Gabrielle.

    I have decided to take the electrolytes with a small amount of water in the morning whilst re-hydrating and just before the 20 mins when I will eat my fruit or have a juice.

    My Vit C also requires water, and needs to be taken twice a day, along with all the other supplements which are also twice a day with food! I’ll just minimise the water and hope for the best.

    Thanks for the advice.

    I’m now on day 3 of an essentially raw food diet and already look slimmer and that’s just on the regular plan!

    Just another quick question: How long can I eat after vegetable juice? Your plan says you can drink water after 30 mins of drinking Veg juice but do i still have to wait 3 hours and treat it like a veg meal? My mid-morning yoga sessions finish at 11.30am and I’m back home by 12.30, so by the time I make the juice and drink it, i’d be having lunch very late, surviving on a piece of fruit and a juice for much of the day.

    Thanks again.

    Namaste

    Claudia

    claudk_00
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    September 14, 2012 at 5:50 pm
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    in reply to: Arms over head aggravate neck/shoulder problem #9884

    Hi Gabrielle

    Yes I am!

    Just to give you some background:

    I suffer with Myofascial pain, due to years of bad posture. The scans have come back clear but my neck and back are always in spasm. Sometimes after yoga my body is relaxed but my neck becomes very stiff.

    I also suffer from sciatica and sciatic nerve irritation but there are no herniated discs or evidence on the scans as to why I suffer with back pain. All discs are apparently well-maintained?

    Thanks

    Claudia

    claudk_00
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    September 13, 2012 at 11:40 pm
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    in reply to: Arms over head aggravate neck/shoulder problem #9872

    Hi Gabrielle

    Since I have been paying attention to rotating my shoulders outwards and pinning my shoulders down whilst lifting my arms, I seem to have developed shoulder soreness and sometimes sharp pain when i move my arms. This has been going on for 2 weeks and seems to get worse after yoga but not during.

    The pain is at the tip of both shoulders and also behind the shoulders where the curve meets the neck.

    Your instructions in the ‘Hot Masterclass’ have been superb on this subject, so what could I be doing wrong?

    Look forward to hearing back.

    Thanks.

    Namaste

    Claudia

    claudk_00
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    September 13, 2012 at 10:57 pm
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    in reply to: the reason behind no drinking with meals #9871

    Hi Gabrielle

    I’ve just finished reading the ‘Easy Weight Loss’ and I just wanted to thank you for helping me to get things into perspective. I’ve been doing Hot Yoga for 8 months but have lost little weight because my eating habits in effect have remained the same and I keep going around in circles; losing a pound here, gaining a pound there. The weird thing is I do look different and my clothes became slightly bigger but I have reached a plateau and stopped changing!

    ‘The Easy Weight Loss’ has allowed me to re-connect with my goals and to see that I don’t have to be a slave to food and feelings of guilt every time I eat. It’s been 3 days but I know this time I’m going to do it, thanks to the ‘Mindset Makeover’!

    The question I had was regarding drinking with meals. I take supplements, Multi-Vits, electrolytes ( that need to be added to juice or water) etc and they all need to be taken with food. Bearing in mind I cannot drink 20 mins before eating, or an hour afterwards when should i take these?

    Look forward to hearing back.

    Thanks!

    Namaste

    Claudia

    claudk_00
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    May 4, 2012 at 11:40 pm
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    in reply to: Just some guidance please #9631

    Hi Gabrielle

    Thanks for your reply.

    I’ve been back to yoga for 3 weeks now but I am still suffering neck tension and sciatic irritation through some of the poses that i am doing but it is not as chronic before.

    Pranayama is better. I did read your chapters on the shoulders in great detail, but putting it into practice can sometimes be difficult with very tight shoulders and neck tension but I’m confident that things will improve in time.

    The same goes for Half Moon. It’s better but it’s hard to keep my arms back and my chin up with tight shoulders, so i have just concentrated on alignment for now.

    Hands to feet – no matter how hard i try i just can’t get me hands flat without my heels raising up. I’ll persevere 🙂

    I have tried raising my arms and digging in my heels on the pull and that now seems to be working well but still no hands under the heels for now.

    The Tree – That flying leg on the right side seems to be hurting the hip and I find it impossible to get my shoulders level but I’ll keep trying.

    I’ve now been through the manual but need to watch the DVDs There’s been some excellent suggestions for variations in there, but i suspect my extreme inflexibility is the reason i can’t follow some of them.

    Separate Leg Intense -I still keep been told to place my hands in front of me rather than having bent knees and hands behind on calves as you suggest. I’ve tried both and I don’t feel any stretch and in the first instance i get extreme strain the hamstrings.

    Anyway, I’ve taken enough of your time and I thank you for your help throughout and I know the manual has introduced some changes for the better.

    A big thank you.

    Namaste Gabrielle!

    claudk_00
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    April 12, 2012 at 8:32 pm
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    in reply to: Just some guidance please #9570

    Hi Gabrielle.

    That’s not a problem.

    Just so you know, I was back to yoga today for the first time in a while and felt quite defeated but I guess I expected it to be difficult after all those weeks off!

    The tension in my neck, shoulders and back are probably the main culprits for me not being able to do the variations you mentioned in the manual.

    i.e in Pranayama, when I bring my elbows together it hurts and my shoulders tend to raise.Or maybe they just feel like that?

    ‘Half Moon’ also seems to irritate the lower back – I’ve tried doing the slight back bend like you suggested in the manual to get the arms in the right place and that seems to work but i can hardly come down in the pose.

    Also the back bend really hurts the neck and and although I get the feeling that I am surrendering the neck,it feels tight and strained.

    With ‘Hands to Feet’ I also tried the variation of getting my hands flat on the floor for the forward bend but even when they are far away from the body, I find it impossible to balance and my feet raise up. Is it o.k to just have the finger tips on the floor and do the stretch?

    Another issue with hands to feet is getting my body on my legs and my head down. Also when you engage the biceps and your hands are at the bottom of the legs and not the feet do you pull down or up? It feels like I am engaging the biceps when I pull down.

    I’m thinking I must be completely inflexible if the variations are still not working for me.

    Another thing niggling me is that i can’t get my bent leg down in tree. It just darts out in a right angle, even though I have tried to get my foot right up to the standing leg. Do you have any tips? I couldn’t see this as an issue in the manual.

    Anyway, look forward to speaking again.

    Thanks,

    Namaste 🙂

    claudk_00
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    April 8, 2012 at 3:47 pm
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    in reply to: Just some guidance please #9554

    Hi Gabrielle

    Yes,it’s been some time since our last contact and unfortunately I had to give up yoga for a while as my symptoms worsened.

    I have now been put on medication and have also had steroid injections ( which haven’t worked) but the nerve medication for my lower back and sciatic nerve seems to be working. Unfortunately, the muscular tension in the shoulder blades has not been resolved by the injections.

    I have decided to go back to yoga next week and have just started using the hot yoga manual to read up up on a couple of poses.

    Please give me some time and I’ll be back in touch once I have used the manual and returned to yoga.

    To be honest, I am quite apprehensive about returning after so long and I feel like I am starting again in some respects.

    Thank you for your guidance.

    Namaste

    Claudia

    claudk_00
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    March 3, 2012 at 3:15 pm
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    in reply to: Just some guidance please #9400

    Hi Gabrielle

    I’m not sure if you’ve seen my previous post ( I’m sure you are really busy) but I just had a few points to add, so thought i’d tail this on.

    I’ve scoured the posts on ‘hands to feet’ and noticed that in one of the posts you say there is another way to get your hands to feet, if parting the feet does not work. I just wondered if you might be able to share that with me?

    Also, do you know whether the Eagle can cause nerve strain to the hands and arms?

    When I had my break from yoga, my arm was better, but since doing the pose again this week and before my break, i get numbness and tingling in my hands and near the left elbow.

    Also,can you suggest a ball to do the core exercises on?

    I’m hoping my Masterclass will arrive soon, but it did say it could take up to 21 days and I’m eager to sort the hands to feet!

    I also have my steroid injections on Wednesday for my back. I had hoped to avoid them, but may have to take them now unfortunately. Is it o.k to practice the next day and how will the injections affect my practice?

    Thanks again as always

    Namaste 🙂

    claudk_00
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    March 1, 2012 at 8:13 pm
    Post count: 13
    in reply to: Just some guidance please #9397

    Hi Gabrielle

    Can I just say you are amazing and I’m not sure what I would have done without your advice and this site!

    Yes, I read the blogs on strengthening the core and opening up the hamstrings and they were very useful, but in reality when I applied the advice to hands to feet and the separate leg standing stretch things did not go according to plan.

    Today was my first day back after 9 days and I reacted to the heat as if it was my first time; having to sit out of poses and feeling sick and dizzy by the Eagle pose!

    In the hands to feet I came down as normal and then spread my feet 6 inches: As i was wiggling the hips and nodding the head i bent my knees quite a way but could only get down to the very back of the ankles.

    In the standing leg separate stretch, I bent the knees but could not get my hands down to the back of the heel. Then my teacher said if the knees are not locked we will put strain on our hamstrings and locking the knees was a good way to relax the hamstring in this pose. So I ended up with my legs not very wide, knees bent but not feeling any stretch, as hands were not down far enough.

    I know I should wait until the my Masterclass comes ( because these are not the only issues)but I’d really like to work on these two poses in the meantime. i just can’t understand why i can’t grip my feet. I also have large breasts which get in the way when i do Hands to feet 🙂

    On a positive note, I came out of the class pain free and my tight neck (which was contributing to my nausea during the class) subsided a little. My sciatic nerve also felt slightly better.

    I look forward to hearing from you and just wanted to say i appreciate your help.

    Namaste

    Claudia

    claudk_00
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    February 29, 2012 at 10:49 am
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    in reply to: Just some guidance please #9394

    Thanks Gabrielle

    I probably need to stop worrying. I took a week off to gather my thoughts and to recover from the pain.
    It also gave me a chance to do some valuable research on your site.

    I ‘m back tonight and feeling nervous but I’ll just take things slowly until I receive the manual!

    Namaste
    🙂

    claudk_00
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    February 28, 2012 at 5:07 pm
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    in reply to: Just some guidance please #9390

    Hi Gabrielle

    I did reply to your post yesterday but have just noticed it has not registered on here for some reason!

    I just wanted to thank you for your prompt reply and useful tips. I can’t wait to receive the Masterclass and apply my knowledge.

    I have read some blogs on here in the meantime but worry that the yoga won’t be for me, as my physio said certain body types will never be bale to to the poses.

    Have you come across this a lot?

    Many thanks for your help!

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