Hi Jean
Happy Holidays
No doubt you realise that you do need to take things very slowly. I would do some conditioning. A great thing to try is to stand next to a wall and to literally support yourself if necessary and lock one leg. Pull up the kneecap with the quadriceps muscles that is. Do that for 5 seconds. Each side. Then 10 seconds. And build up.
I am sure that that doesn’t seem like much to many readers but frankly you need to build your stamina. And you need to do it in such a way that you don’t wear yourself out so you can feel motivated for the next session.
Other poses that are worth doing are:
Cobra. Use your arms a bit to support you and start opening up your spine. First few days don’t even look up, just look forward. Then start to look up 10 degrees and then a bit more. Just take it a little at a time. Don’t worry about ‘no weight in your hands’ but focus more on shoulders down and back and no neck strain.
Child’s pose, arms extended in front of you for a beautiful stretch, knees apart, body long.
Seated janushirasana. Side bends (standing or seated). Camel with just hips forward. Then work in your head going backward.
OK, that’s just a few simple exercises. Simple movements through the hips and lower back (which I can describe for you as swinging and undulating if you need some prompting) will get your central nervous system pumped. You could do that for a half minute and build upwards from there.
How does that sound? Sorry for the delay
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
