? re 5 Tibetans

[Guest guest]

I had my first yoga class more than 25 years ago. One of my favorites postures

has always been the fish pose, which I had been doing regularly ever since.

Last year, however, putting my head so far back brought on severe nausea that

lasted nearly 24 hours and was very incapacitating, so I stopped doing anything

that required putting my head back. But then I noticed that slowly but surely I

was able to tilt my head back farther and farther again, and after 11 months I

did a test and was able to do the fish pose without any nausea.

 

So I decided to start the 5 Tibetans. I started slowly, making sure my form and

breathing were correct. I was doing five repetitions of each, and after the

fourth day felt I had it down and could now do them a bit more quickly. Four of

the five rites call for back and forth head movement, and Sunday morning I woke

wishing I had a neck brace like what one wears after a whiplash. I didn't think

I was doing too many or doing them too fast--I felt fine when I was finished.

Four days later I'm at about 80% range of motion for my head/neck.

 

My question is whether I must do the same number of reps for each one? Or can I

do more of some and fewer of others?

 

Thanks,

Carolyn