The job is hard these days, no time for writing.
Last week was very good concerning Yoga: I had a consistent 6-days-practice-week, managed to get up at 6 a.m. every day, had good, solid practices every day and the soreness from travelling started to disappear. This week: Bad! No practice on sunday because of a family visit that lasted all day long, mini-practice on monday because I got up much too late, good practice on tuesday but I noticed that the right hamstring is hurting somethings which is bad, no practice today because I got up much too late and tomorrow? I don't know.
As I noticed that the hamstring moaning again I had the idea of taking a total break from forward bends for some weeks. Practically that means taking a break from Ashtanga. Of course this is a frightening thought but what are some weeks in relation to a lifetime? And I really would be glad if this hamstring problem could be solved forever. If the price would be a break from Ashtanga for some weeks I would pay it immediatly. But even if I do it I don't have the guarantee that it is solved forever. But I could try it ... The other option is to continue the same way as until now and probably having a constant on and off regarding hamstring pain. I don't know ... I made friends with the thought that I will never gain a certain hamstring flexibility in fact it doesn't really matter.
Besides there is progress in Bujapidasana: it is possible to get the feet through the arms and lower down a little bit. The exit via Tittibhasana is far away.
Just got the book from Gregor Maehle about Ashtanga Yoga, it looks good from the first view. The only bad thing is that I also don't have the time for reading it.
4 comments:
Hello :) i want to say to you after reading some of your post's that you are honest in your practice of Ashtanga Yoga, that is a good quality to have in once practice. Just wantet to point that one out :)
Keep on going your path:)
love from norway
namaste ^^
hi - i have practiced ashtanga on and off for years until suddenly developing what i believe to be hamstring syndrome (based on web research). i thought ashtanga was the cause - especially those forward bends at the beginning and during vinyasa, so i completely stopped to see if it would go away. now it's 5 months later and no change at all. good luck!
The hamstrings heal but it can take a long time (6 to 9 months). Keep practicing, carefully, and they will heal longer. I find that acupuncture helps me a lot when I have a flare up.
I have some bad news for you. I´ve had a harmstring-problem for 15 years now! And it hasn´t gone away. I have tried everything from electric shocks into massaging and cortisone. Someone adviced earlier to keep your knees bend. I have got an opposite advice: keep your knees really straights so that your front tight muscles can work harder. Nevertheless, despite of this annoying harmstring-injury I haven´t stopped practising astanga-yoga. I just have to admit to myself that I cannot do some asanas and probably cannot "advance" very far. :(
p.s. Sorry for my bad English, I´m not a native speaker.
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