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  • SCOLEMAN
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    October 23, 2009 at 5:57 am
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    in reply to: Alcohol… #5687

    Hi everyone,

    I am a beer a day kind of guy, usually one or two after work.
    Since I started doing Bikram I have cut that down a bit, but now I really enjoy one ice cold beer when I get home from Bikram Yoga.

    My urge certainly has not left, but all the benefits of Bikram are sure to be outweighing my beer a day routine… right?

    Namaste
    Steve

    SCOLEMAN
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    October 11, 2009 at 7:27 pm
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    in reply to: Standing Head to Knee Pose #5627

    Hello,

    I have tried just interlocking my fingers to the webbing and staying in first position for the past several classes now and slowly I have been able to stretch further into this pose.
    On Friday I was finally able to interlock all of my fingers AND my thumbs and then I extended my leg and held the postion for about half the time. I really felt the stretch and I still have a ways to go… but it was great to conquer that little obstacle!

    Thanks for your help!

    Namaste
    Steve

    SCOLEMAN
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    September 29, 2009 at 8:21 am
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    in reply to: Standing Head to Knee Pose #5559

    Hi there,

    I took your advice tonight and it seemed to go well. I was able to lock my fingers and just touch my thumbs. I was very tempted to try to extend the leg but I knew it would just put me into bad form.
    Near the end of class I was thinking that maybe working a little harder in Sitting Head to Knee would really help my Standing Head to Knee pose.
    Are there any stretches you could recommend that I do day-to-day at the office to bring me closer to my goal?

    Namaste,
    Steve

    SCOLEMAN
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    September 28, 2009 at 5:53 am
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    in reply to: Dislocating Shoulders #5553

    My wife tried touching her hand to her shoulder and then she brought the arm up pretty much all the way with no problem. It was almost as though she had full range of motion!
    Now the big concern for her is a mental one. She is afraid to try Bikram Yoga because she fears what MIGHT happen during a class. I completely understand that but I hope she can push herself to give it a try.
    I am encouraging her to speak with the studio onwers to see what they think also.

    Namaste
    Steve

    SCOLEMAN
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    September 24, 2009 at 2:08 am
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    in reply to: Dislocating Shoulders #5533

    Her right arm can point almost straight up, but her left (which she has had surgery on to prevent further dislocations) arm can only point up a little more than 45 degrees.
    She never has a problem with pushups, she quite often incorporates pushups in her regular workout routine or daily run.

    Her dislocations usually occur when she is either pointing her arms straight up or reaching out and up at the same time.

    On a side note, I made a huge breakthrough myself at Bikram yesterday; I finally realized that if I really work hard on controlling my breathing I can stretch WAY further into my poses! What a difference this makes!

    Namaste
    Steve

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