morning stiffness

[Guest guest]

I feel dreadfully stiff starting practice in the

morning too. I find it eases after the first few sun

salutations. Some might consider this suggestion heretical,

but a few minutes in a gentle standing forward bend

before you start the series can also stop that first

suryanamaskar from hurting so much.<br><br>I normally practice

in the evening most of the time. Whenever I do have

a spell of regular morning practice, I find that

after a while either the initial stiffness isn't so bad

or I just get used to the discomfort, not sure

which.<br><br>But if your pracice is consistently making you feel

tired and stiff, maybe you're doing more than you're

ready for and should back off a bit. Don't go so far

through the series, or don't do vinyasas between sides,

or just don't strain to get deep into asanas.