Knees and feet

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mzsocialworker1
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September 20, 2012 at 12:24 pm

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Lately I find that my knees and feet are always hurting in class.

Do you think it’s from the yoga?

Or could it be my shoes/boots/flip flops I wear throughout my days?

Both :)?

angelrooker
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September 24, 2012 at 11:56 pm

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#9909

Yes, my toes do get numb sometimes in Triangle,I slide my knees has been hurting in the same spot on each leg, feels like an inner bruising. I believe the pain started in Triangle when the instuctor told me to go deeper. I have never had any knee pain in my life I’ve always exercised but I have not seen the results before until now, I love Bikram but my knees are hurting in quite a few poses. What do you recommend, I was told I wasn’t “locking my knee” in all poses.

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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February 6, 2013 at 11:34 am

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Hi Allison

It could be your shoes or flip flops. It could have something to do with the way you use your feet in and or out of yoga class. Have you seen my video:

Great Posture From The Ground Up? There could be some answers in there for you.

Let me know if this is still happening. I realise it was a while ago that you posted.

Hi Angel

My thoughts about Triangle. You mention that your toes go numb in triangle. So I figure that you are putting too much weight on them in that pose. Drive the weight down through your HEELS. Lift your toes to activate your feet, press the balls of your feet down. If your feet are sliding and toes are pressing down then that is a fundamental problem you can fix.

If what I said doesn’t work, we can work back through another fundamental you could address!

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
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