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Barbara |
@Tom: you can rest the elbow on the floor ;-) |
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Lesley Dike |
I am a UK physiotherapist (20 years) and yoga teacher (30 years) and spend about 30% of my working life dealing with sciatica. I train yoga teachers in anatomy and the topic of sciatica and 'tight hamstrings' comes up all the time. Because the path of the sciatic nerve mirrors the path of the hamstrings (and the calves), we need to know whether the problem is coming from the muscle or from the hamstrings/calves. This is because it is important to differentiate between muscle and nerve as they need to be rehabilitated differently. Muscles need stretching. INFLAMED NERVES DO NOT. Stretching inflamed nerves will make the problem worse. Supta padagusthasana will not help the majority of people with sciatica. I have treated a lot of yoga teachers and students who have unwittingly made their problems worse by stretching the hamstrings and the calves. Inflamed nerves need gently mobilising. Please consult a suitably qualified body worker before attempting to treat your own sciatica. |
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Tom |
When taking the leg out to the side, do you let your elbow of the arm holding the belt rest on the floor? Or does the leg support it's owm weight? |
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Mimi |
Where is the small of the back - A. When leg is extended upward & B. When lowing straight leg? Small of back arched or pressed flat to the mat? |
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Reenie |
Karl, you may not feel the release of the femur bone more deeply into the pelvis, even if you are doing it, esp. if yoga is fairly new to you. If you can keep breathing and while breathing, bring your attention to the top of the femur you may feel or "sense" that the top of the femur is moving into the pelvis. It helps me often feel and sense these type of things when I look at an anatomy book, check out the femur, and pelvis and how they meet up and fit together. Good luck! |
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anjali |
I think this pose may reverse the motion of apan vayu which is helpful for easy menstrual flow , so it may not be advisable in this period |
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titeyogarunner |
@ShaunaKarl: WELL SAID !The pivotal action inside! |
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Jen |
"Release the head" explanation: Press your toe ball mound into a strap and hold the ends in each hand. Straighten your leg toward the ceiling while pulling down on the strap. You should feel your low back/pelvis pressing into the ground even as you press upward with your foot; that's the thigh bone going deeper into the pelvis. |
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Shauna |
Karl, |
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Karl |
Would someone please clarify the instruction "Release the head of the thigh bone more deeply into the pelvis..." for me? |
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