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i am a new member .please guide me how to start kundilini yoga

 

--- On Thu, 8/7/08, devanju12701 <annaicenter wrote:

 

devanju12701 <annaicenter

Kundalini Yoga Re: New & Doing Asanas With Pain

Kundaliniyoga

Thursday, August 7, 2008, 4:52 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Paul,

 

It is not a good idea to keep doing the same postures if you are

experiencing pain. You might want to try experimenting with some of the

asanas and see if by skipping certain ones your pain becomes less. Have

you ever gotten a diagnosis for your neurological problems?

 

Sat Nam,

 

Deva

 

Kundaliniyoga, Paul Ladendorf <paulladendorf@ ...>

wrote:

>

> I am new to this group and appreciate any advice.

>

> I have been practicing asanas and meditation twice every day (2 hours

total/day) since the first of the year. I practice first thing in the

morning and sometime in the evening (usually early).

>

> I have also purified my diet about a month ago by cutting out all junk

and highly processed foods. My diet was pretty good for years before

that (about 50% high quality food).

>

> I have had a history of neurological problems similar to multiple

sclerosis for the past 20 years including fatigue and joint/muscle

soreness/pain. It has been more of a nuisance than any thing else and I

have stayed fully functional throughout.

>

> Over the past 2 months, I have noticed tightness/soreness that comes

and goes in my lower back especially when I wake up. Just over a week

ago, I noticed my neck was really sore on one side. So much that I was

having a hard time turning my head in either direction. That went away

after a few days. Yesterday morning, I noticed my neck and shoulders

were sore and this morning it hasn't changed. At first, I thought the

discomforts were possibly related to my longstanding problems but they

seem different.

>

> I have persisted with my practice through the physical discomforts

mainly because after years of never maintaining a practice for more than

a month or so...always falling away from it, I was concerned that I

might fall away again. Maybe after 7 months of consistent practice, I

could take time to let my body heal but I really don't want to take a

chance that I'll lose my discipline. I've tried to modify my asanas

based on the areas affected but probably haven't done that good of a

job.

>

> I am not taking yoga classes so I realize that I may be doing some of

the asanas less than perfectly although I have read books and it seems

that I am doing a pretty good job. I'm not doing anything too

advanced...mostly sun salutation, forward bend, triangle, side angle,

warrior 1,2,3, mountain, tree, etc.

>

> I have heard that with regular practice a person can experience detox

and that may be what I'm experiencing. The question is should one

continue their practice through the physical discomforts of detox? And

does this sound like detox symptoms?

>

> Any insights are greatly appreciated.

>