Hi yogini
I was also wondering about gout and other crystallizations in joint spaces. Just thought I would throw that one in!
It is possible that you need more yoga. I think it could be worth increasing your weekly classes. Try going to yoga 4-5 times per week for a month and see if this helps. A month trial is a finite time period. Back off from fully loading your toes in Part 2 Awkward on days that you have to. And by that I simply mean lift the heels slightly less, or if you can lift them high just don’t lean as much into them.
You can also exercise those toe joints without so much weight bearing while sitting to try and work into them without pain and without focusing all your weight there because your bottom will be supported. Equally you can use your hands to support you when you are standing at a bench and rising up on your toes.
Since you have pain daily in these areas and if it is definitely arthritis then I am sure that these efforts will help you. Another thing would be to check out your diet. It could be worth looking into alkalinizing your intake! If you need help with that come back and I can give you some search terms. A good place to start is getting rid of meats at least as a trial (that is of course if you eat flesh products). This was just a hunch, of course I have no idea about your diet – something I thought worth mentioning.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
