rbeil

Hi Gabrielle,

This is the first time I’ve posted in the forum, so I’m not sure if I should start a new thread or append, as I am here.  I’ve been having similar knee pain as Fatima has described – in my case in my left knee.  I’m a fit 54 year old male – have been active my entire life, cycling and running.  Never had any issue whatsoever with my left knee (occasional pain in my right over the years).  I started yoga (hot) 10 months ago and have been going 4x/wk or more and progressing well (your book has been a huge help!). My knee pain started with toe stand (inner left knee).  The left knee would ache sometimes after toe-stand and I would back off for a while thens start back up w/toe stand.  I started to have worse pain about 6-8 weeks ago (have not done toe stand on left knee in that timeframe).  In this timeframe, I’ve also started to have knee pain during tree (when my foot crosses over my right leg).  Same pain with sitting head to knee – if my leg is at 90 degree angle, I cannot lower my left knee to the floor (I’m able to put my right knee on the ground and flex my toes, typically lifting right foot off the ground), without pain.  I also have started to feel pain in my left knee during spine twist.  Hmmmmm.  I’ve backed off all of these during my practice.  I’m wondering if you have any suggestions for pose modifications, or perhaps knee strengthening exercises (or both)?  Thanks!