Knee Problems

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

 

indeed knee problems can happen during KY in the beginning or even after

years of yoga/meditation. In fact, I got them after 20 years of KY. What helps

me

is:

 

- "Golden Milk" - a mixture of curcuma, honey and milk (the recipe can be

found in the group archives)

 

- magnet field therapy (placing the north pole side of a magnet on the

inflammated knee)

 

- laser-acupuncture with a softlaser of red light.

 

And: Not stopping yoga. In fact you could sit instead of easy pose with your

soles of your feet together a bit in front of your body. This position keeps

the spine erect and you have a good balance. This is better than just to

stretch out your leg as this position weakens your balance. There are lots of

physically light sets, just look for example into "Transitions into a

heart-centered

world" by Gururattan Kaur (look at www.yogatech.org). They help you as well

to connect with your heart and love yourself, which is so important especially

during times when we are in pain. KY is a blessing and a healing, not

something to achieve.

 

All the best

Sadhana Kaur, Germany

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam.

I'm finding myself very limited right now with some inflamation in my

left knee. It appears to have been exacerbated by KY practice (where

one sits in easy pose or on the feet). I'm very frustrated as I was

just starting to make KY a regular practice but now am ready to give up.

I'm going to have my knee checked out, but is there a "light" set to

follow due to physical limitations of this sort?

thanks

mark

[Guest guest]

Hi mckreil,

 

i have found some interesting articles in http://www.innvista.com.

 

This excerpt is from the article about Water:

The synovial fluid found in joints, bursae, and tendon sheaths is primarily

water. As the synovial fluid is reduced, the histamine levels rise in

compensation and pain is produced, eventually leading to chronic arthritis,

bursitis, and tendonitis. Low back pain is also a signal that water reserves

are low since 75% of the weight of the upper part of the body is supported

by the water volume stored in the disc core, while only 25% is supported by

the fibrous materials around the disc. As soon as dehydration sets in, all

parts of the body begin to suffer, especialy the intervertebral discs and

their joints. The fifth lumbar disc is affected 95% of the time. Rarely, if

at all, is dehydration recognized as the cause of these symptoms. Instead,

drugs are prescribed.

 

Health

MArco from CH

 

 

 

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