Guest guest Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Sat Nam, A friend of mine who's practice is mostly bikram/vinyasa has recently been having trouble with L5/S1 low back sensitivity. It's not resulting from his yoga practice but from some other activity. He is unable to do any postures such as down dog, headstands, forward or back bends, twists, etc. He has backed off his practice but wants to continue to do some kind of yoga and maintain some conditioning as we are attending a pretty challenging retreat in a few weeks. He has asked me if i know of any Kundalini yoga kriyas or asanas that he could do to help his back and keep some conditioning to be able to participate in the retreat. I've looked in " Physical Wisdom " , " Self-Knowledge " , " Owner's Manual... " and in my Aquarian Teacher's Manual. I also looked in " Healing Through Kundalini: Specific Applications from the Teaching of Yogi Bhajan " a non-KRI book but can't find any that don't involve at least some bends, twists, flexing, etc. I'm concerned about giving him suggestions that might cause more injury to his back. About all I can come up with is shavasana and that's no great help in maintaining conditioning. Does anyone in the group have any suggestions? Thanks, Charn Singh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Charn Singh - I was diagnosed with severe advanced osteo arthritis of the lower spine, specifically L2, L3, L4. Knowing that basic spinal flex exercises increase the fluidity of the spine, I have been doing spinal flex - gently, but consistently - and after being told I would wind up in a wheel chair two years ago, I am not using a wheel chair. In fact, I teach KY twice a week and do many of the gentle stretches and kriyas at least 3 to 4 times a day. I think having your friend approach the KY gently and carefully is the best way to proceed. In my opinion, and based on my diagnosis and success, I think that spinal flex has truly been the most successful thing I have done for my back pain. Just one story - I'm sure you will get many more. Blessings- Guru Jiwan Kaur Corrales, New Mexico "Time and space and the breath of life are the living triangle of life. Every process is a moment. Every moment is a process." ~Yogi Bhajan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Whenever I have pain in my body anywhere, I stretch into the pain very very gently and feel what it feels like, feel what the pain is communicating to me at the sensation level. If I don't it is like saying to my body: I give up that part. If I do it is like saying to my body: I will fight for this part, I claim it back! With spinal pain one has to be very careful of course not to aggravate further what is already there. The results for me have always been faster than relying on doctors or meds. Blessings, Awtar Singh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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