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Jenkayhall
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September 18, 2011 at 3:55 pm

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I have taken nine hot yoga classes based on the teachings of Baron Baptiste. I love it. This week I went Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. After my Saturday morning class, I felt exhausted and now, I am having some tweakiness in my lower back, wrists, shoulders and ankles. I also have some tingling in my hands. Am I not cut out for hot yoga? Should I not go tomorrow? Have I permanently injured myself? OR Is this a normal feeling? Is this just resistance to the process? Please write back with any advice…Thank you so much.

Also, I am 40 years old and a lifelong runner. I weigh 120 pound, and I am 5’5″.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Hall

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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September 30, 2011 at 3:49 am

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Hi Jennifer

How is your body feeling now? It’s been a few days. I need a little more information about what’s going on.

So, it is very possible that the issues in your joints could be that your body may not be strong enough in the right areas yet to fully support your joints in the exercises your body is discovering.

Your running would definitely have made a difference for you and possibly negatively in this case. While you are building your yoga prowess your muscles and joints are possibly trying to do things you have never asked of them before.

Your exhaustion could just be telling you that you need a rest.

Core strength is always an issue. And generally where you lack strength/flexibility in your body then the rest of your organism needs to compensate.

You also have put your joints through a lot (of different activity) for many years. So in some way, we will have to find a path that’s a little more graded for you.

Does that make sense? Let me know if any of that resonates.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

Davidkiser
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March 27, 2012 at 5:13 am

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Sounds like the down dogs have been taking a toll on your upper body. This is pretty normal with a heavy Baptiste practice, and most studios give some exercises to do during classes to counteract some of the symptoms. The down dog posture is basically being too rough on your body, decreasing circulation, and stretching nerves in your shoulders, you should perhaps try Bikram or other styles of yoga that are not a flow class. Also, acupuncture can do wonders to heal nerve problems.

Please keep in mind, the yoga did not cause this problem…the problem was there, and the yoga brought it out. Now it is up to you to either ignore it again until it goes away like before, or work through it to heal it.

I would see an acupuncturist a few times, and try a form of heated non-flow yoga…something not so rough on the upper body.
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