Pain in ankle when i am pulling in the forward portion

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BikramIsYogaNotBootCamp
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March 27, 2009 at 11:19 pm

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#1374

Hello – i have been practice off and on for 10 years. In that time i have had 4 children. With each child i have lost a little flexibility. when i do the forward bend in the final segment of this pose, i have to sit up so high to keep my back straigt that when i pull on my feet it hurts my ankles. Not a good hurt – a “i feel like i am breaking my ankle” hurt. Should i hold my lower legs?

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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March 28, 2009 at 3:10 am

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#4505

Hi Colleen

Just wondering if you are pulling on straight or bent legs! I am hoping that you won’t mind providing some clarification. Is this the only pose where your ankles hurt? And is the hurt only when you flex your feet back rather than when you point your feet as in cobra or when you sit on them in supta vajrasana?

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

BikramIsYogaNotBootCamp
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March 30, 2009 at 5:22 am

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#4526

I have my legs bent – a lot. I try to walk my heals down but then my back rounds. This pose and standing akward pose are the two poses where my ankles hurt. I feel like i stand taller than most in Akward due this pain. Thank you for getting back to me 🙂

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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March 30, 2009 at 6:54 am

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#4527

Hi Colleen

Your paschimottanasana should always be with a straight back so just keep your legs bent, pull back on your flexed feet and keep lifting your chest and trying to arch your spine instead, keep your arms straight.

In awkward pose see if you can work out where your weight is falling. Is it in the toes, in the heels or in the feet evenly? Maybe you are finding more weight in your big toe and along the midline.

Come back and let me know when you work it out!

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
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