Help - toxin release

[Guest guest]

Hi,<br><br>I've just found this forum, so I hope

the following question is not off topic!<br><br>Have

been doing Ashtanga for a year, once weekly for 90

mins with some light stretching in between.<br><br>For

two days after the practice I feel completely wiped

out mentally - sluggish, spaced out, unable to

concentrate and generally pretty lousy.<br><br>I've read that

it could be due to toxin release into the blood as a

result of the exercise, but can't find any more

information.<br><br>Has anyone had experience of this?<br>Where can I

read more about the mechanics of what's going on

here?<br>Any suggestions for alleviation?<br><br>I really

enjoy the practice but may be forced to quit if I can't

find a solution as I'm losing too much time.

<br><br>Any input appreciated!

[Guest guest]

I would suggest doing daily practice and not doing quite as much. I'm assuming

that you go through all of primary. Give yourself enough time in savasana. Do

you have a teacher?

[Guest guest]

This happened to me sometimes when I first

started going to yoga classes (which was some time before

I discovered ashtanga). Everybody else would be

going on about how great yoga made them feel, and I

would be ready to check into a clinic. But, the

teachers would talk about toxins being released, and I

knew that there must be a terrific buildup of bad

stuff in my body to get rid of, so I just concluded

that it was working.<br>It stopped happening after a

few months of regular classes.<br><br>Perhaps you

will have a similar experience.

[Guest guest]

I also had the same problem at the beginning of

my practice...and it continued until I started more

regular practice and I took enough time in savasana. I

now practice every day and make sure to get ample

savasana time. That means that when I practice for 90

minutes, I take at least 10-15 minutes for savasana. But

now, I, too, feel the bliss everyone had told me

about!<br><br>hope this helps<br><br>namaste,<br><br>lauren