Yoga: January Challenge Daily Thread

Does anyone have any experience with trigger points and the awful pain they bring? I have one that flares up under my right shoulder blade any time I am in a seated position, especially at the beginning of a practice. It makes it incredibly difficult to focus on my breathing or anything for that matter. Has anyone else dealt with this too? I've been to the doctor, diagnosed chronic muscle spam, and did a round of steroids which helped for a while. I am doing a 30 day yoga journey and am curious to see if a consistent daily practice helps at all. Much love 💜

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Being good to yourself

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 08:15 PM PST

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New year engagement: 30 min yoga every week day!

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 04:38 AM PST

Hey,

Just wanted to share with you my new yer engagement: 30 min yoga every week day!

I'm doing yoga weekly since 2 years around and now I really want to make it a core part of my life.
So my move is to make it daily even if it is only 10 minutes before bedtime. I feel that make it daily will make it more enjoyable/healthier than doing 2x 1h session each week.
(and I can still make my daily session longer if I wish)

Looking forward to have a comment on this post in one year and see where i am ;-)

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Advice on poses where the hands/wrists bear a lot of weight?

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 03:57 PM PST

I tend to struggle in poses where my hands/wrists are weight bearing, either if I'm holding the pose for a while or if there are a few consecutively. For example I've just been doing a Cat Meffan flow where I was in downward dog, then lizard pose but on my hands as I can't quite get onto my forearms, then back into downward dog. I also do reformer pilates and when planking with my hands on the foot bar I have the same issue.

I know in yoga classes, instructors will usually gives cues such as "spread through your fingers" but I can't seem to spread the weight across my hands and end up with all the pressure in the heel of my hand, which after a while becomes really uncomfortable bordering on painful.

Does anybody have any advice for me on how I can alleviate this? My pilates instructor has said it's something that should come in time but it's really starting to irritate me as I can't focus on yoga properly when my hands start to ache.

Is it just a case of being too heavy?! (I weigh about 70kg and am working on losing more weight)

Thanks in advance for any advice you may have!

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Struggling Yoga Studio

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 09:10 AM PST

I'm the son of A2 Yoga in Ann Arbor Michigans owner Ann Hough and recently we've come on some hard times. Obviously because if Covid no one will attend our classes even if we were allowed to have them. Recently we've branched out into doing Zoom classes but because we're new we have had little to no traffic besides the occasional mom or trying to get away from their kid. I've come to ask what your thoughts on this are and if you would have any advice or even if you want to help support and take the classes we offer.

You can find us at a2yoga.net where all the contact details are listed. Thank you for your time 🤗 Anything you can contribute is appreciated!

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Can I ever get flexible?

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 02:56 PM PST

Hello there,

I recently started doing light stretching exercises like 90/90 for example.
Problem is that even before I feel a good stretch my legs are starting to tingle and my feet are going numb.
Is this normal?
A short research let me believe I could have a tight sciatic nerve. I already tried several flossing methods but none worked.
I'm very afraid my flexibility journey ended before it even begun.

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[Serious] Redditors who practise yoga and have been cured of ailments, what's your story?

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 05:00 PM PST

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Rope yoga

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 02:46 PM PST

One interesting, little known subject in the history of yoga is the rope poses of the Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati, the first known text that describes complex series of dynamic poses for the purpose of yoga. Here's a few examples from the excellent book Roots of Yoga by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton.

Hold a rope with both hands, pass both feet together between them and over the head, and put them on the ground. Repeat. This is the cockroach pose (paroṣṇyāsana).

Hold a rope with both hands and climb upwards. This is the Nārada pose (nāradāsana).

Assume the lotus pose, take a rope in both hands and climb it. This is the heaven pose (svargāsana).

Hold a rope in both fists and place the soles of both feet on top of them. This is the parrot pose (śukāsana).

Pass each fist between a thigh and knee, and hold a rope in either hand. Carry a weight with the teeth and climb up. This is the crane pose (krauñcāsana).

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An issue I’m sure you’ve all seen on here before.... (Back pain)

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 02:33 PM PST

England just announced another 6 weeks of lockdown (yayyyyyy). Without my regular gym and generally active lifestyle I want to get back into yoga. I have done it on and off for a few years now. But back pain often stops me attempting it. I've heard the "go gentle" and "avoid certain poses" advice before. But I find it so hard to know if I'm being safe and kind to my back. I can do a session and be in pain the next day/later on. For example downward dog can be fine one day, and the next it tightens my lower back to the point where it's hard to move.

I have just got back into mediation, hoping to do breath-work again. Yoga would be a lovely trifecta. I just want to have fun with it and not worry. I am a 24 M if that helps the advice.

Stay strong and beautiful everyone

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Chronic illness/disability - substituting poses?

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 02:27 PM PST

Hiya.

I've been wanting to try out yoga for years now, and what with Adrienne's 30 day challenge I decided to finally bite the bullit. Got myself a mat and everything, and I've done 3 days now which is longer than my new habits usually last. :p

However. I have a physical disability that means my muscles are weaker. My leg muscles specifically aren't strong (one of the reasons I wanted to do yoga). My main problem is that I can't get up off the floor without pushing myself up on a chair or something, let alone rest on my hands and walk forwards to downward-facing dog. And Adrienne sure loves her downward-facing dog poses and lunges!

Does anyone have any suggestions as to which poses I can use to substitute? Right now every time she did a pose I couldn't do, I would just chill out in child pose and watch her until she returned to something I could actually do, but it feels just kind of.... useless? I mean, I still do the breathing exercises and everything, but it feels like 50% of her videos are wasted on me. :p

Basically I'm looking for either substitutes or commiseration from people who also have, let's say, difficult bodies, haha. Thanks in advance!

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Ways to learn yoga (safely) by myself?

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 08:51 AM PST

Hello everyone, I'm really interested in learning yoga but I'd have to learn by myself because I don't have an instructor. However, I'm scared because I don't know if I'll be doing the poses correctly and I wouldn't have anyone to correct me if I'm doing them wrong. Also, I don't really want to hurt myself.

So I'd like to ask you guys if it's possible to learn yoga on my own in a safe way, and how.

Thank you so much.

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Front of shoulder/supraspinatus pain during practice.

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 05:13 PM PST

Hey guys,

Can anyone suggest how to fix this? When I do yoga which includes chaturangas and push ups the front of my shoulder absolutely burns and it feels like my arm and shoulder need to be seperated... ugh. Anyways, I took a lot of time off because it was probably sprained, but I am easing back into practice and already feel pain. What exactly is going on? Is it my rotator cuff? Shoulder impingement? No idea... How can I fix this? Any tips, modifications or anything? I feel better and healthier when I can do yoga, but being in pain sucks. Thanks

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Students- do you read a class description or look up what style is being taught before coming to a class or do you prefer to just pop in?

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 06:56 AM PST

Hi yogis - I've been teaching at a studio for about a year now and while it is not my ideal fit for many reasons , my heart is still in it and I want my students to have a good experience.

I wanted to know from student experience when you are signing up for a class , do you read into what kind of classes you will be taking? And if you see a style of yoga listed you are not familiar do you google it or ask the studio what to expect? Or possibly do you just choose a studio or teacher you like and enjoy being surprised.

I've noticed the studio owner will ask to add classes to my schedule and tell me the class is one thing (ex: vinyasa class) and then the class description is 'restorative , yin style class', which leaves me feeling put on the spot and I have to come up with a new class plan out of thin air. She frequently changes what classes are on the schedule and has had me take over time spots but with brand new classes in thier place.

Many of the students coming to my classes get confused either because the previous teacher in that time spot taught a completely different and they are not expecting what I have to offer . I will have a flow class advertised and have students show up and lament that they came to do restorative poses on the floor to relax. Like I said some class descriptions don't make too much sense but even the ones that are accurately described have the same problem. If a student is new or I am teaching a new class I check in at the beginning to describe the class and let them know what to expect but I still have issues with complaints. It seems like students are only satisfied with 100% restorative classes with zero movement or flow , otherwise they are upset. Which is fine of course but I am still confused why they will sign up these classes if that's the case?

Thank you for any insight you can give me <3

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Peloton yoga - repetitive?

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 07:32 AM PST

I'm new to yoga (though not new to fitness). I just started doing yoga on the peloton app six months ago, and I took my 200th yoga class this morning.

I take a lot of power yoga classes, but also the regular flow classes and the occasional slow flow. I enjoy yoga and am finding it beneficial, but it's beginning to feel repetitive, with poses like triangle and extended side angle in basically every class, and tons of wheel, pigeon, and lizard. By contrast, I think I've done camel and dancer -- two of my favorites -- only a handful of times during class.

I'm not asking for alternate yoga classes. I know where to find them. I'm just wondering if this is typical to vinyasa yoga, or if the Peloton classes are more repetitive than normal. Any insight would be appreciated! Thank you!

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My favorite Vinyasa Flow teacher has created some free tutorials on how to transition between poses

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 02:54 PM PST

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What do you request in personalised yoga classes?

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 02:37 PM PST

Hi folks, I was recently gifted a nice and fancy yoga pack that includes a personalised yoga class (www.dacalma.com). The teacher reached out asking if I have any special requests or things I want to focus on...

What do you normally request when you're asked such a thing?

She said she will otherwise teach a more standard vinyasa class with no extra personalisations but I'm wondering if there are things people here normally ask for that maybe I should ask for too.

Thanks in advance!

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Learning handstand poses

Posted: 04 Jan 2021 05:44 AM PST

Hey guys, I'm doing yoga for quite a while now (mainly focusing on flexibility because I would focus on strength and core in the gym but it's closed due to quarantine) and would to learn different kind of handstand poses (from beginners to advanced) but I have never done any of them. Where do I start? Do i start just by learning them 1 by 1 by watching vids on YouTube or is there a good app/video that has a good flow for beginners where I learn different ones at the same time. If I use apps (like down dog dor example), I follow their videos but I don't think they give guidance on handstand poses.

So, has anyone have some advice/flows/videos... I could start with and practice multiple times a week. Id do multiple days in the week where i focus on my flexibility and other things, and I'd like to incorporate some days where I start learning the handstand poses.

Any advice is highly appreciated because I don't know where and how to start! Thank you!

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