lyndy

Hi Gabrielle – thank you for your quick reply.

I have Pain, stiffness and weakness in my hip and leg after sitting for a while (Im a sales rep and do a lot of driving) Sleeping is the most difficult – some relief on my back (for a short time) – can never get comfortable. “Pulls” in my groin area when I walk…..dull ache most of the time over my hip towards the back….which radiates down my leg to my foot.

Bikram poses – its not so much pain as loss of flexibility – Head to knee I have to bend my outside leg and knee a lot (to be able to touch my knee with my forehead)…..and keep my other leg straight… Spine Twist I need to do with my bottom leg straight …..if I bend my knee under me I can’t get my butt cheeks down on the floor. Toe stand I don’t do at all ……stay with tree. All a bit frustrating – not sure if I should push myself that little bit more of back off.

This whole injury seems to have come on me gradually so Im not sure if I had an injury that Bikram has been aggravating all this time. I just don’t know. I know I have to somehow keep my muscles strong and flexible.

Do you know if any the Bikram poses actually put strain on these tendon insertion points? Can I overstretch in poses like “wind removing”?
thank you for your time
Namaste
Lyndy