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Hi Gabrielle,
I have a fused C6-7 and moderate herniation of C5-6 in my neck. I used to have pain in my neck and shoulders almost every day but after a few classes of Bikram yoga, the pain has subsided considerably. I do find Bikram Yoga quite effective in managing my pain. However, there are a few postures including Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Janushirasana, where my neck cramps up. Also, after poorna/Salabhasana when I lie down in Shavasana with belly down and rest my neck turning right or left, it hurts. I usually don’t exert myself in such situations but I just wanted your take on which Bikram Yoga poses to be careful about because of my condition.
Thanks
Hi Srinivas
The poses I would modify are Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Janushirasana and Rabbit (and of course Standing Head to Knee if you are in the final stage with head to knee). When you go into the standing pose put your nose on your shin and don’t be concerned with curling so tightly to get your forehead on your knee.
In Rabbit you have to find a point where you can put your head to the floor without a big strong chin tuck. Perhaps the point will be halfway between your forehead and the top of your head. You will have to experiment. What you can do is NOT walk your knees to your forehead and see what sort of pose you get. Make sure you are in some way able to alleviate the weight from being mostly on the head.
And just untuck the chin a bit in the floor Janushirasana and proceed as above. The great news is that you can still get the wonderful stretch through the body with good technique.
It’s interesting that your neck hurts only after Poorna Salabhasana but not the other belly down poses. Have I got that right? There’s no need to push it. Just release from the pose and then fold your forearms to land parallel to the front of your mat and lay your forehead on your forearms.
I hope that helps!
What does your physician say about your yoga practice?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂 -
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