09-02-2012, 03:38
Hi Alicia!
Congrats on getting those inches back!
I thought I'd update you on something (sad) my teacher told us in yoga class today. Apparently, the sarvangasana and plow is not good for your neck according to a new book on the science of yoga (here's a link to an interview with the author who mentions this: http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146463156/the-risks-and-rewards-of-practicing-yoga ), so she has stopped us from doing the plow completely, but we do a modified sarvangasana instead of the full pose. Normally, one would try to get the body as straight up pointing to the ceiling as possible, but now we support our back more with our hands, so our body is shaped more like the right side of a K. So we can still get the great benefits of draining lymphnodes, lower cortisol, better swelling, but without killing ourselves
Anyways, just thought I'd share that with you.
I hope your program is still going good! I admire your willpower in keeping all of this going! You can definitely do this!!
Congrats on getting those inches back!
I thought I'd update you on something (sad) my teacher told us in yoga class today. Apparently, the sarvangasana and plow is not good for your neck according to a new book on the science of yoga (here's a link to an interview with the author who mentions this: http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146463156/the-risks-and-rewards-of-practicing-yoga ), so she has stopped us from doing the plow completely, but we do a modified sarvangasana instead of the full pose. Normally, one would try to get the body as straight up pointing to the ceiling as possible, but now we support our back more with our hands, so our body is shaped more like the right side of a K. So we can still get the great benefits of draining lymphnodes, lower cortisol, better swelling, but without killing ourselves
Anyways, just thought I'd share that with you.I hope your program is still going good! I admire your willpower in keeping all of this going! You can definitely do this!!