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Dear Fraseram and Gabrielle,

Thank you so much for your responses! I just got back from Bikram, and I took your guys’ advice when I went to class to day. I still felt the pain in my lower back, and stopped myself from going to far. The teacher actually asked me “Do you breath when you bend back?” because it was obvious I was struggling. Is said “If I could I would!”

Anyways, after class I spoke with the teacher and he explained that he noticed that I was very flexible, but I do not have the strength to back it up. He told me I need to be more careful, to avoid injury. He also emphasized the importance of my “set up” before I go into the pose. He basically said everything you guys said 🙂

Im really going to work on my core now, and although my body can go deep back into a back bend, Im going to instead focus on building my core in order to support my flexibility. I’m looking foward to watching the video you recommened, Gabrielle.

Thanks again for you help! And Im sure I will have more questions soon!

Hi, thank you so much for responding!

Heres whats going on: In half moon pose I can go down pretty far, both right and left, and to the back. However, its like my spine feels floppy or something. Almost as if there isn’t enough muscle supporting it. This is especially apparent when I do the backbend part of the series. I always put my neck back, take a deep breath, and “go back, way back”. My lower back then feels a acute, crunching like sensation and I get a tingling in my head, and I can bend very far back, but it doesnt feel safe. So I always come right back up, my face red, and lower back sore.

I also have really tight hips, and am slightly pigeon toed. I am thin, and played soccer for many years. However, I have always had a weak core, and although I do Bikram every day, I just feel like I am getting flexible in certain ways, but im worried about my spine. Its hard to keep it firm and straight.

Thank you so much for your help!