pain in knees and burning shoulders

[Guest guest]

--- skydivegirlie <no_reply> wrote:

> Dear all,

>

> I have an annoying pain in the outside edge of both

> knees, esp in lotus

> ( which I have been practising lots lately...) and

> in any seated

> position where leg is bent similar to lotus. It

> hurts during practise,

> and not the rest of the day...what should I do and

> NOT do?

 

Then, don't do the full lotus. Do the looselotusasana

- one leg in front of the other.

 

>

> Also, my shoulders are BURNING like HELL esp after

> half an hour or so

> into my practise??. Am I doing something wrong or is

> it because I have

> intensified my practise>?

>

 

I am curious to know what you do that makes them burn.

What's your practice?

 

Gayathri.

 

Tell the truth, tell all the truth, but tell it... slant

-- Emily Dickinson

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My quick two cents worth about the knee pain.

You should concentrate on opening up your hips more

before taking lotus. I used to have similar pain,

which has subsided.

 

I think the most important thing is to remember that

the movement in lotus should originate from the hips

and not the knees or the ankles. It sounds like you

might be underrotating your hips and over rotating

your knees. Which kills.

 

check out this article its very helpful.

http://www.yogajournal.com/teacher/978_1.cfm