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  • Becks
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    March 22, 2009 at 7:13 pm
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    in reply to: Sprained ankle making slighty pigeon-toed feet in this asana difficult! #4476

    Thanks as ever for your great advice Gabrielle! I guess that’s why so many injured people come to hot yoga – for a cure from all their aches and pains. I have so many! 🙂 Thanks to this site at least I can find out what I can do to help me stay inspired.

    Namaste

    Becks

    Becks
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    March 21, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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    in reply to: Sprained ankle making slighty pigeon-toed feet in this asana difficult! #4465

    Thanks again Gabrielle,

    I will keep my feet parellel and see how that goes today. Do you think I should do the same with the outstreched leg in Trikonasna? I mean keep the foot straight? Sorry to be a bore! :red:

    Namaste

    Becks

    Becks
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    March 20, 2009 at 11:00 pm
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    in reply to: Sprained ankle making slighty pigeon-toed feet in this asana difficult! #4460

    Thanks Gabrielle!

    Most of the time the teachers stress keeping the back straight (which I do) but I thought that the toes had to be pigeon toed for alignment purposes! I am so glad to hear that I can do something else now! :bug: I actually feel really silly for not knowing any better.

    I have heard teachers say to keep the legs slightly bent; for those with very tight hamstrings. My hamstrings are very flexible and I dont have a problem bending from the hips at all but my poor ankle is often so uncomfortable! :down:

    Namaste!

    Becks

    Becks
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    March 17, 2009 at 12:32 am
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    in reply to: Back bend problems #4430

    Thanka again Gabrielle I will certainly try that. What are yin style yoga strtches? My friend bought me a workout ball and so i have been lying over it on my back to try and stretch out the front of my body. Maybe that will help. 🙂

    Namaste

    Becks

    Becks
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    March 14, 2009 at 1:38 pm
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    in reply to: How do you breathe when you are in this posture? #4413

    Thank you all so much for your replies! I will definately try to let go of any tensions where they should not be and I will have a go at diaphragmatic chest breathing and see if this helps. I will try it at home first to see what is happening. Thanks again! 🙂

    Becks
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    March 13, 2009 at 6:39 pm
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    in reply to: How do you breathe when you are in this posture? #4407

    Yes, shoulders away from my ears and pulling my body down with bicep strength, but I wonder if I need to breathe differently or hold my stomach tight but still breath somehow. :question:

    Becks
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    March 12, 2009 at 9:12 pm
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    in reply to: Back bend problems #4400

    Hi Gabrielle

    Thanks for your reply! It is a pain in the knee itself – it feels like a sharp pulling of some sort. The only way I can get away from it is to bend my knees slightly when I go back because it feels like I will do some damage if I try to keep my knee locked. I don’t feel anything in the quads at all. Really wierd!!! :-/

    Becks
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    March 12, 2009 at 1:27 am
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    in reply to: Back bend problems #4395

    Hi Gabrielle

    When going into a back bend I am able to get my arms back and push my chest up, and feel no pain in my lower back. I try to keep my knees locked as I go back and push my hips forward but I have sharp pains in my knees if I try to lock them. Am I pulling up on my thigh muscles too tightly?? :-S Thanks in advance for your help!

    Becks
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    February 23, 2009 at 9:22 pm
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    in reply to: Positioning of back foot/heel?? #4304

    Thank you both so much! I am off to class this evening so at least I will set this posture up correctly before I begin to enter.

    Fantastic work on this forum guys – it really is a fantastic resource for everyone. I am so glad I stumbled across it! 🙂

    Namaste

    Becks
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    February 18, 2009 at 5:35 pm
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    in reply to: Pear shape and thighs and bikram #4275

    I am swimming once a week and practising hot yoga 4 times a week. I noticed that I started looking more streamlined about 4 months in. I am really pleased because I had a two size difference between my top and bottom half! Now I still have a difference but its not as apparent. Maybe because I have lost some body fat. 🙂

    Ultimately what makes the most difference is really watching what I eat and making sure I eat a balanced nutritionally rich diet. That means I have to be organised with my shopping habits.

    Good luck to you, and enjoy the journey! 🙂

    Becks
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    February 17, 2009 at 8:05 pm
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    in reply to: Pear shape and thighs and bikram #4267

    Six months ago I gave up body pump, step, circuit training, and aerobics for hot yoga and swimming. I am quite tall and have an athletic build, and I am pear shaped.

    Six months on my body weight has not changed but my body looks longer and leaner without the muscle bulk that I had before! Hot yoga really keeps the muscle mass without any bulkiness.

    Some of the poses I find difficult because of my shape but that’s life. 🙂

    I have a very positive body image and would rather a curvaceous body over a very thin one any day! Sometimes i notice that there is a bit of snobbishness around body shape in classes. Surely you should not be aiming to be thin when practising yoga should you? :-/ It is really important to realise that when you are strong then you will be toned which gives you shape!

    Becks
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    February 11, 2009 at 12:49 am
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    in reply to: Bulletproof Yoga #4213

    You go girl! I am sending you lots of positive energy so that you can deal with this challenge. 🙂
    Namaste

    Becks
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    February 8, 2009 at 9:10 pm
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    in reply to: Bulletproof Yoga #4195

    I think it is so important to bring some meditation into your practise. I’m not quite sure if this type of attitude is conducive to a community feel in the class and not good for meditation! :down: I have not experienced this from an instructor yet but if I thought someone was being humiliated I would have to inform the owner. I can understand why you were so upset.

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