Guest guest Posted March 20, 2003 Report Share Posted March 20, 2003 Glad to see someone is else is having a similar problem. I have been practicing ashtanga for a couple years sometimes more consistent than others, but nontheless after taking pracitioner training of 190 hours and workshops I am having problems with my wrists. I have been told that I have good alignment, and dont seem to have problems with tight ankles but my wrists have been aching for a week (sore when i put down pressure on them) and I havent been able to practice. Maybe, this is as you mentioned that the shoulders may be too far forward. Maybe I am doing this unconsciously. To everyone, is this a subtle thing that can cause added pressure on the wrists. My qualified teacher is excellent and have studied with many of the originals in the U.S. I have noticed though that in his own upward dogs he tends to not really push himself forward through Chaturanga Dandasana to Upward Dog than other instructors have taught me. Any feedback would be appreciated. Mike. - Michael Wood ashtanga yoga Thursday, March 20, 2003 2:50 AM ashtanga yoga upward dog hi everyone! i was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem ive been having. in upward dog i find that since my ankles are a bit tight, i cannot get the top of my feet fully on the floor. this seems to have the effect of making the backbend quite difficult as i try to keep the correct length in the posture (i.e. from rolling over the toes from stick posture). it seems that my shoulders seem to be forced too far forward putting a greater strain on my wrists. to combat this i tried to start with my feet a little further back but i fear that this my cause my spine to bend improperly. has anyone else had any trouble with this? hopefully i will get help from an experienced instuctor, however, there do not appear to be any around my area... anyone had a similar experience? thanks for all you help mike _______________ Express yourself with cool emoticons http://messenger.msn.co.uk Sponsor ashtanga yoga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 Hayden 76: I started taking ashtanga classes two years ago and my wrists also began giving me problems. I talked to my teacher about it and was told to watch my alignment, which I have been doing but the pain and the not being able to bear as much weight persisted. It wasn't until I took classes with Anna Forrest and was taught how to do downward facing dog with slightly bent arms and wrapping the shoulders more/taking the ears away from the shoulders and creating lift there that the pain has begun to get bettter and I am feeling stronger. So, I guess I am on yet another path. Hope this helps. Sincerely, Janice --- hayden76 <hayden76 wrote: > Glad to see someone is else is having a similar > problem. I have been practicing ashtanga for a > couple years sometimes more consistent than others, > but nontheless after taking pracitioner training of > 190 hours and workshops I am having problems with my > wrists. I have been told that I have good alignment, > and dont seem to have problems with tight ankles but > my wrists have been aching for a week (sore when i > put down pressure on them) and I havent been able to > practice. Maybe, this is as you mentioned that the > shoulders may be too far forward. Maybe I am doing > this unconsciously. To everyone, is this a subtle > thing that can cause added pressure on the wrists. > My qualified teacher is excellent and have studied > with many of the originals in the U.S. I have > noticed though that in his own upward dogs he tends > to not really push himself forward through > Chaturanga Dandasana to Upward Dog than other > instructors have taught me. Any feedback would be > appreciated. > Mike. > - > Michael Wood > ashtanga yoga > Thursday, March 20, 2003 2:50 AM > ashtanga yoga upward dog > > > hi everyone! > > i was wondering if anyone could help me with a > problem ive been having. in > upward dog i find that since my ankles are a bit > tight, i cannot get the top > of my feet fully on the floor. this seems to have > the effect of making the > backbend quite difficult as i try to keep the > correct length in the posture > (i.e. from rolling over the toes from stick > posture). it seems that my > shoulders seem to be forced too far forward > putting a greater strain on my > wrists. to combat this i tried to start with my > feet a little further back > but i fear that this my cause my spine to bend > improperly. has anyone else > had any trouble with this? > > hopefully i will get help from an experienced > instuctor, however, there do > not appear to be any around my area... > > anyone had a similar experience? > > thanks for all you help > > mike > > > > > > > _______________ > Express yourself with cool emoticons > http://messenger.msn.co.uk > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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