Yoga - Yoga and Posture

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Yoga and Posture

Sirgerry

2006-09-07, 4:31 pm

I hope this does not seem trivial but I'd like to know about Yoga and
physycal posture (not Asana) experiences. I've been only practicing for
2 months, but have noticed a slight improvement in my overall posture.
Basically, I have one shoulder lower than the other, I slouch a little,
my legs are tilted forward and pelvis rotated (I learned to look at all
this from Rolfing Therapy book). in a nutshell, when lookd at from the
side, it's all zig zag. Of course, my muscle pains come a lot from
tensions in supporting this posture.

Has anyone with more time practicing than me, noticed an imporovement
in their posture?

Thanks and peace to all.

sisifus

2006-09-07, 4:31 pm

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> I hope this does not seem trivial but I'd like to know about Yoga and
> physycal posture (not Asana) experiences. I've been only practicing for
> 2 months, but have noticed a slight improvement in my overall posture.
> Basically, I have one shoulder lower than the other, I slouch a little,
> my legs are tilted forward and pelvis rotated (I learned to look at all
> this from Rolfing Therapy book). in a nutshell, when lookd at from the
> side, it's all zig zag. Of course, my muscle pains come a lot from
> tensions in supporting this posture.
>
> Has anyone with more time practicing than me, noticed an imporovement
> in their posture?
>
> Thanks and peace to all.

You can also describe your back-profile in terms
like lordose scoliose and kyphose? Or is your
spine in normal shape. I had a slight scoliose and
a slight hypolordose. I had a good relief of incedental
pain by practising certain asana´s after a simple study
of my anatomical little problems in relation to some asana´s

Sirgerry

2006-09-07, 9:34 pm

> You can also describe your back-profile in terms
> like lordose scoliose and kyphose? Or is your
> spine in normal shape. I had a slight scoliose and
> a slight hypolordose. I had a good relief of incedental
> pain by practising certain asana=B4s after a simple study
> of my anatomical little problems in relation to some asana=B4s

Thankfully it's not that severe, it's mild tension that prevents me
from having a "correct posture", but no spine deviation or scoliosis.
It's more like slouching forward. I've read that fascia (Conective
tissue) pulls on the body when it's hardened and misalignes one.

thanks!

NBennett

2006-09-07, 9:34 pm

hi sirgerry
i've been practicing for almost 4 yrs. my posture was impacted by my
practice almost immediately. my teacher guided me into various
postures, and the instructions - crown up, shoulders down, ribs in,
pelvis neutral etc - corrected my posture in the pose. after class i'd
be sore from holding correct posture, but once i knew what it felt like
to stand straight and open, i started doing it out of class. eventually
it felt normal, not like i was holding a posture pose. remembering to
breath fully also helped. i likened my body to an artery stent or even
a blow-up doll. like the doll, fully inflated, i stand and sit up
straight. like the stent, even when the air is withdrawn the form holds
its shape and support.
my daughter has scoliosis and on the recommendation of her doctors,
i've enrolled her in yoga classes for scoliosis. i met people there who
were greatly helped by yoga. of course my daughter being a teenager
decided she didnt like yoga and won't go to the classes so i can't tell
you first hand if it helped her.
nancy

Sirgerry wrote:
> I hope this does not seem trivial but I'd like to know about Yoga and
> physycal posture (not Asana) experiences. I've been only practicing for
> 2 months, but have noticed a slight improvement in my overall posture.
> Basically, I have one shoulder lower than the other, I slouch a little,
> my legs are tilted forward and pelvis rotated (I learned to look at all
> this from Rolfing Therapy book). in a nutshell, when lookd at from the
> side, it's all zig zag. Of course, my muscle pains come a lot from
> tensions in supporting this posture.
>
> Has anyone with more time practicing than me, noticed an imporovement
> in their posture?
>
> Thanks and peace to all.

sisifus

2006-09-12, 4:31 pm

"Sirgerry" <
I've read that fascia (Conective
tissue) pulls on the body when it's hardened and misalignes one.

Yes and in the textbooks you can read that to stretch this
fascia you don´t need to try to correct this with short asana
stretches of a couple of minutes. You have to stretch them
for at least 12 hours at a time. That means always try to walk ,sit etc.
correctly.