Carpal Tunnel

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I have found that the Kirtan Kriya finger movements are wonderful for

combating Carpal Tunnel.

 

Also I do the following hand stretches:

 

1. Hold arms out straight in front of you parallel to ground, hands open &

palms facing away from you, fingers pointed up. Drop the fingers to point

down, backs of the hands facing away from you. Repeat: hands open, fingers

up... wrists bent, fingers down... warm up those joints, stretch out those

tiny muscles.

 

2. Next time your hands are open, fingers pointing up, fold the thumbs into

the palm, and make gentle fists around them. Circle the wrists gently in

both directions, arms still straight ahead and thumbs tucked. This one is

great for using in your yoga practice after backbends, triangle(downdog) or

other asanas that challenge your wrists. Also great for computer geeks like

me to do periodically during the day as a break from the keyboard!!

 

3. Arms straight out in front of you still, now turn them so palms are flat,

facing up. With one hand, gently pull back the fingers of the other to

stretch out the forearms and inner wrists. You don't need to force it,

gentle opening is best. Again, keep arm and elbow straight. Repeat other

side. Breathe into the stretch!

 

4. Now relax the arms and bend elbows, lift one hand, palm facing in and

gently hold the thumb with the other hand. You don't need to pull or force,

the weight of your hand will be enough to stretch. The rest of the fingers

are relaxed, curved in. Also you may or may not feel very much happening,

that's okay, just allow this part of the hand to relax and open. Repeat

other side.

 

 

If your carpal tunnel is a serious problem, you may want to look into

"Finger Fitness" which is a program for exercising the hands. The web site

is http://handhealth.com/ -- the site may seem a little cheesy but the

original workbook is really simple and humbly put together It is here:

http://handhealth.com/products1a.html and I definitely recommend it (you

definitely don't need the video to learn this stuff, and the workbook is

nice to pick and choose the moves you want to practice.) Carpal Tunnel and

other precision task injuries from keyboarding, mousing, and sitting at a

desk in front of the monitor all day are all huge reasons why I do yoga!!!

 

And finally, I enjoy practicing mudras solo or incorporating into yoga

sessions... I will be sure to let you know if I find one in particular that

addresses some of the CT problems.

 

Feel free to email me on or off list if you want to talk more about hand

yoga!!

 

SAT NAM!

elle

 

 

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