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| I threw my back out earlier this week (no idea how), and was getting sick
and tired of it. As usual, it happed when I had a lot of stress (my mother
had died) and was "too busy" to do my yoga. I avoid actual yoga sessions
when I have back pain, but had gotten a little relief, after warming up in
the hot tub, from the supine twist that I learned from Lilias Folan (which
usually does the trick) and from my pull-up bar--it was not enough. When I
looked at myself in the mirror I could see that my posture was not
right-my upper body was bent slightly forward, starting at my lower back.
I warmed myself up in the hot tub, and then spontaneously starting doing
a kind of modified "water yoga" that I made up as I went along. When I did
a modified version of matsya:sana (The Fish), with my legs crossed loosely
and my feet dangling down for support against the tub, and the buoyancy of
the water couteracting gravity, I could feel my back gently slip back into
place.
When I got back into the house I checked myself in the mirror and could
see that I was standing straight again. My wife verified that I was
walking properly again, and my back felt a lot better (muscles still sore
from trying to straighten what they could not straighten). Maybe I
invented a new therapy--has anyone else ever tried this?
--Don
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yogabare
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| On 2006-04-29 13:52:35 -0700, Don <lalladas@earthlink.net> said:
> I threw my back out earlier this week (no idea how), and was getting
> sick and tired of it. As usual, it happed when I had a lot of stress
> (my mother had died) and was "too busy" to do my yoga. I avoid actual
> yoga sessions when I have back pain, but had gotten a little relief,
> after warming up in the hot tub, from the supine twist that I learned
> from Lilias Folan (which usually does the trick) and from my pull-up
> bar--it was not enough. When I looked at myself in the mirror I could
> see that my posture was not right-my upper body was bent slightly
> forward, starting at my lower back. I warmed myself up in the hot tub,
> and then spontaneously starting doing a kind of modified "water yoga"
> that I made up as I went along. When I did a modified version of
> matsya:sana (The Fish), with my legs crossed loosely and my feet
> dangling down for support against the tub, and the buoyancy of the
> water couteracting gravity, I could feel my back gently slip back into
> place.
>
> When I got back into the house I checked myself in the mirror and could
> see that I was standing straight again. My wife verified that I was
> walking properly again, and my back felt a lot better (muscles still
> sore from trying to straighten what they could not straighten). Maybe
> I invented a new therapy--has anyone else ever tried this?
>
> --Don
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yogaba
Yes. I used to have a yoga teacher who would take us on retreats to a
local hotsprings and do whole 90 minute yoga classes in the hot mineral
pool.
Yumm.
Many years ago there was a company in San Francisco called Samadhi that
rented these isolation tanks. They are primarily used for sense
deprivation. Body temperature salivated water, no light, no sound, one
just floats in space. I always came away with my back feeling open and
released.
Most nights before my evening yoga session you will find me warming up
in the spa.
--
~Stu
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| Ball of Fluff 2006-04-30, 11:24 am |
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"Stu" <Nospam@towel.com> wrote in message
news:2006042921231716807-Nospam@towelcom...
> On 2006-04-29 13:52:35 -0700, Don <lalladas@earthlink.net> said:
>
>
> Yes. I used to have a yoga teacher who would take us on retreats to a
> local hotsprings and do whole 90 minute yoga classes in the hot mineral
> pool.
>
> Yumm.
>
> Many years ago there was a company in San Francisco called Samadhi that
> rented these isolation tanks. They are primarily used for sense
> deprivation. Body temperature salivated water, no light, no sound, one
> just floats in space. I always came away with my back feeling open and
> released.
>
> Most nights before my evening yoga session you will find me warming up in
> the spa.
> --
Wow. That sounds wonderful!
C
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| hbkta@aol.com 2006-04-30, 6:28 pm |
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Stu wrote:
> On 2006-04-29 13:52:35 -0700, Don <lalladas@earthlink.net> said:
>
>
> Yes. I used to have a yoga teacher who would take us on retreats to a
> local hotsprings and do whole 90 minute yoga classes in the hot mineral
> pool.
>
> Yumm.
>
> Many years ago there was a company in San Francisco called Samadhi that
> rented these isolation tanks. They are primarily used for sense
> deprivation. Body temperature salivated water,
Floating in a tub of spit?? :-) .... salivated water
> no light, no sound, one
> just floats in space. I always came away with my back feeling open and
> released.
>
> Most nights before my evening yoga session you will find me warming up
> in the spa.
> --
> ~Stu
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