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15 minutes will get you nothing but greasy! Do

you ever go to the beach? Somehow the heat works well

with the oil and allows it to penetrate deeper into

the joints. I used to rub it into my knees, elbows,

wrists and ankles and left it there for hours. Could my

skin breath? Of course not, but my focus was better

padmasana and hanging out in handstands. Manju is a

believer and made me one. Could I have gone through the

series without it? I'll never know because I used the

stuff on a regular basis. Coconut oil may be a little

more palatable.<br><br>Yours in yoga,

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Thanks, I do live near the beach. Will the oil do much for helping to open hips

in padmasana, or are the hip joints too deep for the oil to have an effect

there?

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I never tried to oil my hips, seems like it would

have to work sooo deep. If you're at the beach, just

get in the sand and grease your knees. After some

solar energy is absorbed you should be able to work

your heels further across your thighs opening your

hips... The best hip opener IMO is sitting on the floor

as much as you can in baddha konasana, use a small

pillow under your tail. Another is to just squat on the

floor w/ feet shoulder width or a little wider.

Alternate between the two during the evening. After you're

comfortable sitting this way for hours, the hips will

probably allow most postures with comfort.<br><br>Yours in

yoga,

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<Somehow the heat works well with the oil and

allows it to penetrate deeper into the

joints.><br><br>Yes, this is also what our teacher told us. He

recommended using warm linen compresses or going to the

sauna. But, he also advised against sweating too much

'cause then your system can push the oil out with all

the sweat.<br><br>Also, have you heard about this

one? I believe it's an Ayurvedic advice: One should

not eat cooling foods like watermelon or cucumber

after the bath or taking a cold shower or a cold swim

during the day after a castor oil bath.<br><br>Someone

asked about the hips. Well, I spent a long time

massaging the oil into my hips and pelvis 'cause there lies

the root of all my problems. And I think it did some

good in relaxing the chronic tension in those muscles.

At least I could just slip into a painless padmasana

effortlessly afterwards. Not common for me without warming up

first.

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