Comments on: How to Do Yoga Without Back Pain http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/2010/03/how-to-do-yoga-without-back-pain/ Transform Your Posture; Reduce Back Pain Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:19:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Samantha Thomas http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/2010/03/how-to-do-yoga-without-back-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 Samantha Thomas Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:19:09 +0000 http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/?p=34#comment-1014 i have some slight back pain and stretching helps a bit to reduce its severity-,- i have some slight back pain and stretching helps a bit to reduce its severity-,-

]]> By: Max Wood http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/2010/03/how-to-do-yoga-without-back-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Max Wood Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:14:38 +0000 http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/?p=34#comment-726 i have backpains after work. what i do is get some relaxing massage and yoga.*`~ i have backpains after work. what i do is get some relaxing massage and yoga.*`~

]]> By: Maisie Marshall http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/2010/03/how-to-do-yoga-without-back-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Maisie Marshall Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:23:09 +0000 http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/?p=34#comment-725 sometimes i get backaches due to long hours of working at computers.`;: sometimes i get backaches due to long hours of working at computers.`;:

]]> By: admin http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/2010/03/how-to-do-yoga-without-back-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-537 admin Thu, 20 May 2010 04:08:22 +0000 http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/?p=34#comment-537 Hi Matt, When we teach child's pose in Balance, we do it differently - with the knees wider and the arms by the head. That way the back is less rounded. A bit of gentle rounding is not a big deal if you're not twisting or carrying weight. Crane pose or Bakasana cannot be done with a straight spine. I haven't taught that pose for a while, since it's risky for those of us with typical American posture. Heron pose or Krounchasana can be done with the spine more or less rounded. If you look at "Light on Yoga" by BKS Iyengar (1979 edition), in plate 140 he is doing the pose with a very slightly rounded spine. This could be done by someone with flexible hamstrings. In plates 141-2 his back is more rounded, and I wouldn't recommend that for anyone concerned about the health of their spine (though he can get away with it since he was raised in a country with healthier posture, and he's extremely flexible). Hope that answers your question! Hi Matt,

When we teach child’s pose in Balance, we do it differently – with the knees wider and the arms by the head. That way the back is less rounded. A bit of gentle rounding is not a big deal if you’re not twisting or carrying weight.

Crane pose or Bakasana cannot be done with a straight spine. I haven’t taught that pose for a while, since it’s risky for those of us with typical American posture.

Heron pose or Krounchasana can be done with the spine more or less rounded. If you look at “Light on Yoga” by BKS Iyengar (1979 edition), in plate 140 he is doing the pose with a very slightly rounded spine. This could be done by someone with flexible hamstrings. In plates 141-2 his back is more rounded, and I wouldn’t recommend that for anyone concerned about the health of their spine (though he can get away with it since he was raised in a country with healthier posture, and he’s extremely flexible).

Hope that answers your question!

]]> By: Aidan Webb http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/2010/03/how-to-do-yoga-without-back-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Aidan Webb Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:23:01 +0000 http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/?p=34#comment-361 I have been doing Yoga since college and i love the way that it can relax my body. yoga is great for stress relief. ~ I have been doing Yoga since college and i love the way that it can relax my body. yoga is great for stress relief. ~

]]> By: matt plan http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/2010/03/how-to-do-yoga-without-back-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-217 matt plan Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:32:37 +0000 http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/?p=34#comment-217 Hi Dana. Thanks for your thoughts. Could you elaborate on the rounding in child's pose, crane pose, heron pose, etc? Hi Dana. Thanks for your thoughts. Could you elaborate on the rounding in child’s pose, crane pose, heron pose, etc?

]]> By: lower right back pain http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/2010/03/how-to-do-yoga-without-back-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-93 lower right back pain Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:13:16 +0000 http://www.sonomabodybalance.com/blog/?p=34#comment-93 This happens to me alot too. I take motrin (ibuprofen), alternating it with advil. Ice it for a couple hours then put heat on it for a couple hours. This happens to me alot too. I take motrin (ibuprofen), alternating it with advil. Ice it for a couple hours then put heat on it for a couple hours.

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