Charlotte_

Thanks Gabrielle!

I will try that. My instructors always focus on having the forehead on the knee and if you have that, your supposed to do it wright. I will try to focus on my hips and feet instead! 🙂

Charlotte

Hi

I have the same problem and its caused by a defect in my spine. So I am not able to do deep backbend and bend to on the right side doing Half Moon Pose. My physiotherapeut told me that many people have this defect in their spine, but they do not realized it before they do backbend and discover that this is NOT a good exercise for them, it can actually heard their back seriously.

it is possible there are special exercises that can correct this so that you can do backbend, but at the moment it is not healthy for me, unfortunately.

The fact that you still feel pain after you have made/ stopped doing the exercise, tells me that you ought to consult a physiotherapist / special doctor. It the pain continue efter you have stopped doing the specific exervice you should stop doing this position. It is a strong indication from your body that this position is not good for you, but it might hurt you in the long run.

I have experienced the same thing as you, and the above was what I was told by my doctor. So it has nothing to do with you not doing the exercise correctly or not, your spine may simply not cope with the huge burden it is to make such positions.