practice ...is tending to accentuate my depression

[Guest guest]

keajra_bound

 

I have wrestled with mild/ moderate depression for about twenty

years. I have been doing yoga for five or six and the yoga has been

a huge blessing but is very powerful. One thing my teacher pointed

out early on is the effect of forward and backward bends. Too much

forward bending can send me into a trough within the hour. I ALWAYS

incorporate several back bends in a practice and I am careful not to

overdo forward bends. This definitely works for me. I believe

the 'bringing to the surface' is then more controlled over time an

so more manageable. The primary series includes a lot of forward

bends, especially after you move past the standing poses. Only a

very few yoga books/ teachers seem to mention this. I'm so grateful

mine did! Hope this helps.

All the best

Ambrose

[Guest guest]

Thanks for replying (and the mail!). I actually have not been on the

mat for a month now - just can't bring myself to do it as I am

associating my recent 'depressive episode' for want of a better way

of putting it to something in the practice.

 

 

 

ashtanga yoga, "ambrose_gillham" <xjw98@d...>

wrote:

> keajra_bound

>

> I have wrestled with mild/ moderate depression for about twenty

> years. I have been doing yoga for five or six and the yoga has been

> a huge blessing but is very powerful. One thing my teacher pointed

> out early on is the effect of forward and backward bends. Too much

> forward bending can send me into a trough within the hour. I ALWAYS

> incorporate several back bends in a practice and I am careful not

to

> overdo forward bends. This definitely works for me. I believe

> the 'bringing to the surface' is then more controlled over time an

> so more manageable. The primary series includes a lot of forward

> bends, especially after you move past the standing poses. Only a

> very few yoga books/ teachers seem to mention this. I'm so grateful

> mine did! Hope this helps.

> All the best

> Ambrose