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Gabrielle,
actually is one of my students affected by BPPV. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder caused by problems in the inner ear, specificaly by the displacement of the otoconia (aka ear rocks).
The symptoms of BPPV include dizziness or vertigo, lightheadedness, imbalance, and nausea. Activities which bring on symptoms will vary among persons, but symptoms are almost always precipitated by a change of position of the head with respect to gravity. Getting out of bed or rolling over in bed are common “problem” motions . Because people with BPPV often feel dizzy and unsteady when they tip their heads back to look up, sometimes BPPV is called “top shelf vertigo.” Women with BPPV may find that the use of shampoo bowls in beauty parlors brings on symptoms. An intermittent pattern is common. BPPV may be present for a few weeks, then stop, then come back again.
Clearly doctors tend to tel people to be as still as possible, however I’m sure some modifications are needed and it is possible to keep practising also to keep the body fit and the mind calm to face also these episodes.
There are two treatments of BPPV that are usually performed in the doctor’s office. Both treatments are very effective, with roughly an 80% cure rate.
The maneuvers, named after their inventors, are both intended to move debris or “ear rocks” out of the sensitive part of the ear (posterior canal) to a less sensitive location. Each maneuver takes about 15 minutes to complete. The Semont maneuver (also called the “liberatory” maneuver) involves a procedure whereby the patient is rapidly moved from lying on one side to lying on the other. It is a brisk maneuver that is not currently favored in the United States.
The Epley maneuver is also called the particle repositioning, canalith repositioning procedure, and modified liberatory maneuver.It involves sequential movement of the head into four positions, staying in each position for roughly 30 seconds. The recurrence rate for BPPV after these maneuvers is about 30 percent at one year, and in some instances a second treatment may be necessary.
I’m investigating if this lady already tried them, I’m suspecting she didn’t awaitng for an aswear.
However when and if she decides to come back to yoga, I’d like to be prepared with modifications.

I’d be gratefull to hear from you, Isabella