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in reply to: Elbow & shoulder pain #10036
Oh yes Beverly I did realise that! That is why I mentioned it! :cheese:
It is best not to use a stretchy strap. That won’t do what we need.
Let me know. Perhaps there’s a strap at the studio. Failing that use a hand towel (or light towel even if it’s a little big).
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Hot Yoga with Fibroids #10035Hi Dorene
We had a family bereavement and I didn’t get to your post. Apologies.
So can you give me any update on your issue please? I am not sure yet what you need to avoid or do differently. Give me a hoy first and then I can ask you questions.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: wrist sprain #10034Hi Shannon
Sorry for the delay (family bereavement). So can I ask you if you’re OK and if you still need help with your wrist, please?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Heel lifting in this pose #10033Hi Fatma
the elbows on the floor is less important than engaging the mechanism for the pose. Bending your elbows may be enough. Can you describe what you’re doing? We can try to work out if you’re doing it to get the best benefits.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: No cartilage behind the knee cap? #10032Hi Doug and ‘jonny’
I had a student with missing kneecaps and he used a rolled towel under them where necessary (kneeling etc)
Would that work for you? Would extra padding from either a towel or mat do the trick?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: When can I return to bikram after surgery? #10029Hi Jackie
I hope your recovery was full of ease. We had a family bereavement. I apologise I did not get back to you. How was your return to yoga and to your core strength?
Update me. 😉
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Shoulder injury #10028Hi Beverly
Humble apologies. We’ve had a family bereavement and my rate of reply has been dismal.
Can you please give me an update. I just answered another one about standing bow with information in there that could help. There’s more to do but I just need an update and to hear if you’re still ‘in there’
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Could be scoliosis #10027Hi Melissa
Just adding (yes, not very timely, but hey, here I am 😉 ) that if you do a search on “ilio” as part of iliotibial you should find what we’ve discussed on the subject before. That search brings up this thread and 3 others.
Hope all is well
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Elbow & shoulder pain #10026Hi Beverly
Have you tried using a strap? It seems to me that you simply need a way to create traction that is easy for you to accomplish. You have injury that’s longstanding so you may really need to progress slowly.
Get hold of a strap. Grasp it so it has a loop. Place the foot in the loop and hold the strap with the inside of your wrist and elbow facing outward, just as you would if you were doing the pose as per directions. Make sure you are allowing the weight of your leg to pull traction in your arm.
You may need to be next to a wall to start or have someone assist you the first several times. You will be amazed how quickly the body can open up when you work with it.
You don’t need to do anything but stand up straight. arm extending right up to the ceiling and press your leg back just enough to feel traction from your shoulder and arm and that stretch in your quadriceps of the bent leg. That means just moving the knee behind the standing leg. I don’t know how ‘deeply’ you can go into the pose, but your first job is just getting your foot in the grip.
Let me know how you go
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Pranayama post #10025Hi Fatma
So let me answer your question with a question (or 2)! 😉
When you inhale, how does it feel for you to squeeze everything very tight? Does it have any effect on your ability to breathe? Or breathe deeply?
What exactly are you currently doing? What are the thoughts (and results) about it?
Let me know and we’ll take it from there
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂Hi Noj
The first part of the question was to see if you COULD do it theoretically speaking, temporarily of course.
It is possible that your body is out of balance through its weighting. If you are most of the time weighted on the back foot and your body ‘twisted’ in order maintain equilibrium then this could actually be the root of your problem, or at least your worsening problem. I can almost guarantee it’s more likely to be that than your yoga practice.
My suggestion is to give up skateboarding FOR A WHILE and then focus on a strongly aligned yoga practice. Then you can see if have some progress.
(Send me an email)
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂Hi Noj
Is it within the realms of possibility to give up skateboarding and keep doing the yoga instead?
What series did you say you are practising or want to continue practising?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Yoga Socks & Gloves #10014Hi Sharon
It really is useful to stand and lie on a towel. It’s usually what everyone else would be doing. In this case it is good to be a ‘copycat’.
If you want to diagnose which poses your hands slip then zip on over to “yoga poses” (see above in the menu) and you can look at the photographs
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Position of the head and neck during pranayama #10011Hi Senin
(Nice to ‘see’ you. Haven’t seen you for a while! :)) Well, whether this particular pranayama exercise is dangerous or beneficial does depend on the technique taught and used. If it’s feeling dangerous then it’s possible that the technique has not been explained well enough. In most cases, it should feel safe and even therapeutic. It can even make a sore neck feel better with noticeably better feeling by the end of the first (or second) set. (Waiver: There are some sore neck conditions – the more acute ones – where the technique needs modification.)
How is it for you?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: 60 day challenge and discomfort. #10008Hi Guillermo
Congratulations on finishing your challenge. The person that I think you should see is not a doctor per se, but someone who is a physical therapist. Someone who can see what the problem is and give you some exercises or techniques that could open up/strengthen that area. A diagnosis would be very helpful. Can you come back and tell us what you discover?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂Hi Noj
Welcome! A couple of things only to start as it’s very late here right now. Firstly, do spend a little time on the forum. As I ‘have’ scoliosis, I have posted lots of information about and hints, tips and techniques to help those who also have it.
Please pop the word “scoliosis” in the search facility at the top of every forum page. You will come up with a lot of threads.
The one thing I want to know from you right now is … which foot is at the back of your skateboard and which in front? Is it always the same or do you swap your lead foot?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Yoga Socks & Gloves #10002Hi Stickymat
no, probably not! You’ll get used to and it’s possible you’ll sweat less. Do you happen to notice lots of other people with yoga socks or gloves on? I would be interested to know
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Anyone else craving greens??? #9993Hello Sharon
So, the question is, what are the cravings you are trying to fight? Why? And if they are good cravings, why do you need to?
Also it bears mentioning that electrolytes MAY have something to do with someone’s cravings and they may also have nothing to do with them too.
Cravings can be a sign of an evolution of taste and not just a specific electrolyte need. It could be a sign that what you were attracted to before was a result of thoughts and now your cravings are a result of listening to your own body. There are many other things besides electrolytes that could be wanting in anyone’s diet.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Half moon, arm issues! #9992Yippee Eileen
That’s great news. Thanks for letting us know of your progress.
After a quick glance at your initial post I realised I had said nothing about the scoliosis issue. A strong focus on alignment is crucial. There are lots of specifics I have shared on other posts around the forum. Pop the word “scoliosis” in the search facility and you’ll literally dozens of threads in which scoliosis is mentioned.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Length and Frequency #9983Hi Sharon
Besides being a highly person pursuit, and one that you alone can make decisions upon, I invite you to take a look around the forum. Try “Hot Yoga FAQs” the section on “Frequency of Practice” and “Benefits of Hot Yoga”. In there you’ll find lots of different opinions and experiences upon which you can draw to come up with what is best for you
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Half moon, arm issues! #9982Hi Eileen
Welcome to the forum. It appears you have some rather painful and unresolved tension and pain in your head, neck and shoulder region. Luckily, the problem you have has nothing to do with hyperextension. It has to do with the erroneous instruction to squeeze your head with your arms and lock your elbows and glue your palms together – no matter what and without question. This can only be the correct instruction for people who have no neck or shoulder tension.
Your problems will start to dissolve the moment you stop listening to the instruction and listen to your body. THOUSANDS upon thousands of people have this issue. They slam their arms to their heads and straighten them because the dialog tells them to.
This is an instruction that is by no means ‘one size fits all’. ANY yoga movement that causes pain and strain and tension in the body needs to be assessed. This is your body telling you that something is not right. Yoga is about listening to your body, right?
There are actually many, many posts on this forum with the exact same problem (that are either posted under “Injuries”, “Neck, Shoulders, Arms and Upper Back” or under specific poses. Take a look around!
The signs are clear. When you do this beyond where you should then you will find pain in your neck and shoulders and you will also notice that your chin will drop even just a little in response to the tension. You may also notice that your face looks stressed and pained rather than neutral.
Try a micro-bend in the arm and make your utmost priority to keep the shoulders down and back. Take a look on the FREE VIDEOS page at my first video called A Transformational Technique For Your Practice, For Your Life (by scrolling to the video at the bottom of the page!
Let me know how you go
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Teaching Advice in Afghanistan #9963Hi Timothy
That’s a great thing to have been asked to teach. Indeed an honor! You will have fun.
I totally agree that teaching static poses could be easier for you. It’s also initially better because it’s easier to track your class. People tend to be able to work in unison – if you give them strong start, finish and occasional breathing cues. This in and of itself will allow you to keep your focus on the students and where you’re at in your instruction.
The Hot Yoga MasterClass (thank you for the comment re purchase) will help you because it has the step by step movements, the photos to go alongside that, plus many, many photos of people making mistakes and then how to correct them.
The DVD (Vol 1) will make it easier because you can watch a single pose and see ideal and often someone making the mistake (and it’s clearly marked). This will be useful in your progress. In the beginning it COULD (I cannot be sure) be easy for you to SEE the mistakes but not do anything about them. So partly you want clear instructions of what to say (obviously couched in the positive).
I have another couple of solid ideas for you, so please email me personally, either gabrielle@ or through the forum messaging system.
Looking forward to hearing from you
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Runny nose – Am I the only one? #9961Hello Wendy
My heartfelt condolences
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Calves Cramping #9952Hi Jessika
Thanks Wendy! Most useful info. 😉
Jessika it’s worthwhile knowing what kind of salt you take or if you avoid salt.
Cramping is definitely aided greatly by taking electrolytes. I really love using sea salt as a regular supplement for my food and even in my water. If you find you are low in Magnesium (and you should really find these things out) then taking more than sea salt may be indicated at least in the short term.
Magnesium citrate (found in Natural Calm or other supplements) is more readily absorbed than magnesium oxide in sea salt. If you’re not deficient, I wonder if just taking sea salt will be sufficient. I guess muscle pain and cramping would be the indicator.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂in reply to: Shoulder injury still #9951Hi Beverly
Let me ask you some questions please!
>> If you have access to the name of that unpronounceable part of your shoulder then it would be great to know what the specialists are saying about the location. In other words can you please access the diagnosis for our use?
>> Can you please indicate if the tendonitis/ the pain/ the limitation of movement is exactly related to the place where you broke your arm all those years ago? Or is it in the vicinity of it/close by?
>> Have you ever seen my first (yes, it’s quite old) video called “A Transformational Technique For Your Practice, For Your Life”? It’s RIGHT HERE. Scroll to the bottom of the page of these free technique videos.
>> What exactly has the chiropractor told you to do for the different movements (that you have had to change in order to continue doing yoga)? Be as specific as you can for each pose that you have a modification for.
>> When you say you have excruciating pain in half moon and even when your arm is parallel to the floor in warrior, where exactly is your arm hurting?
That should get the ball rolling!
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂 -
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