Guest guest Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Sat Nam, Yvonne, the risk of injury for the head stand is too high. The neck is one of the most sensitive joints of our body. So we refrain from doing and teaching it. Nevertheless are the 'butt-over-head' or inverse postures (like plow etc.) quite beneficial. Blessings from Shanghai, Adarsh S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Sat Naam! I know this is old but I have been exploring our archives and catching up on some things. I used to teach headstand in my Hatha classes... until one of my students fell over! Scared the dickens out of me! Luckily they were not hurt, but I decided never to teach it again. I have since taken many Hatha classes which taught headstand where people fell over and hurt their necks -- in fact in my Ashtanga class just this morning the guy next to me fell in headstand!! The teacher didn't do anything but say "are you okay?"!!! I think that puts students AND the teachers at risk and gives yoga a bad rep. I think Kundalini yoga does the right thing by just leaving it out. You can do Shoulder Stand to get the benefits of inversions and also there are many meditations for the Crown Chakra in this tradition as well. love ranjit >Jürgen Laske <jlaske >Kundaliniyoga >Kundaliniyoga >Kundalini Yoga Re: no head stand >Fri, 15 Aug 2003 07:28:15 +0800 > >Sat Nam, Yvonne, > >the risk of injury for the head stand is too high. The neck is one of the >most sensitive joints of our body. So we refrain from doing and teaching >it. Nevertheless are the 'butt-over-head' or inverse postures (like plow >etc.) quite beneficial. > >Blessings from Shanghai, > >Adarsh S. > _______________ Get a FREE computer virus scan online from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 I've been limited to taking group yoga at the YMCA's. Noticed that at one they do not allow any head or shoulder stands (liability). At one 20 minutes away, shoulder stands. Boy was I suprised! I'm taking the shoulder stand s-l-o-w. I'm afraid since I had some back and neck injurys in a past car accident. any suggestions? ~ ranjit kaur ~ <ranjitk wrote:Sat Naam! I know this is old but I have been exploring our archives and catching up on some things. I used to teach headstand in my Hatha classes... until one of my students fell over! Scared the dickens out of me! Luckily they were not hurt, but I decided never to teach it again. I have since taken many Hatha classes which taught headstand where people fell over and hurt their necks -- in fact in my Ashtanga class just this morning the guy next to me fell in headstand!! The teacher didn't do anything but say "are you okay?"!!! I think that puts students AND the teachers at risk and gives yoga a bad rep. I think Kundalini yoga does the right thing by just leaving it out. You can do Shoulder Stand to get the benefits of inversions and also there are many meditations for the Crown Chakra in this tradition as well. love ranjit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 Sat Naam! Neck injuries are the number one contraindication for shoulderstand practice. I don't know the details of your injury, but if you are scared then that tells me that you probably shouldn't practice it. I would stick with alternate variations, some that use props. Check these variations out -- yes, on this page they are specifically recommending for women menstruating (another big contraindication for inversions) but very good modifications for those with neck issues too !!! http://yogacircle.com/asana_menses.html --- Scroll down and look at the use of props for Setu Bandha Sarvangasana Also you can practice Viparita Karani in place of Shoulderstand, which is where you lay down with your legs up the wall. You can also place a prop under your butt for more of an inversion. Tying your legs together with a strap helps the restorative effect. http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/690_1.cfm http://yogacircle.com/asana/17.html Be safe. Be gentle. Be Aware! Sat Naam ranjit >pumpkinhead <JENKAV_PUMPKINHEAD >Kundaliniyoga >Kundaliniyoga >Re: Kundalini Yoga Re: no head stand >Sun, 21 Sep 2003 04:43:11 -0700 (PDT) > >I've been limited to taking group yoga at the YMCA's. Noticed that at one >they do not allow any head or shoulder stands (liability). At one 20 >minutes away, shoulder stands. Boy was I suprised! I'm taking the shoulder >stand s-l-o-w. I'm afraid since I had some back and neck injurys in a past >car accident. any suggestions? > >~ ranjit kaur ~ <ranjitk wrote:Sat Naam! > >I know this is old but I have been exploring our archives and catching up >on >some things. > >I used to teach headstand in my Hatha classes... until one of my students >fell over! Scared the dickens out of me! Luckily they were not hurt, but I >decided never to teach it again. I have since taken many Hatha classes >which >taught headstand where people fell over and hurt their necks -- in fact in >my Ashtanga class just this morning the guy next to me fell in headstand!! >The teacher didn't do anything but say "are you okay?"!!! I think that puts >students AND the teachers at risk and gives yoga a bad rep. I think >Kundalini yoga does the right thing by just leaving it out. You can do >Shoulder Stand to get the benefits of inversions and also there are many >meditations for the Crown Chakra in this tradition as well. > >love >ranjit > > > > _______________ Get McAfee virus scanning and cleaning of incoming attachments. Get Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 As well........Yogi Bhajan has stated that the exercise, Guru Pranam, gives you all the benifits of head stand, with none of the risks. I also notice that from your post you have had neck injuries. In this case plough pose is usually contraindicated. Try doing spinal rolls (preferabley in lotus pose) instead. Seva Simran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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