I'll be honest, Imola, I have never tried yoga, because I have degenerative disc disease in my L4, and I also have a pelvic tilt--both thanks to giving birth to five kids. So, I deal with a lot of pain in my body, though I do gentle weight lifting and stretching and I do walk every day. But I haven't tried yoga, because when I see the poses, I think, "Ouch!" Maybe that's what this post was trying to debunk?
Yes! Exactly! It’s too bad the rich philosophy of yoga is reduced to just poses. And it is my passion to help people like you. My yoga classes are called “clinics” because they are filled with people who are the anti-yoga types with various health issues. We go slow and gentle. And sometimes just breathe together. It’s magical. Just sharing space together and opening our hearts does more healing than any yoga pose.
Love your thoughts on yoga as a long time practitioner. So true it’s one of many limbs and should not be another tool to beat oneself up about x
Yes! And yet. So many of us fall into this trap. Including yoga teachers :)
I'll be honest, Imola, I have never tried yoga, because I have degenerative disc disease in my L4, and I also have a pelvic tilt--both thanks to giving birth to five kids. So, I deal with a lot of pain in my body, though I do gentle weight lifting and stretching and I do walk every day. But I haven't tried yoga, because when I see the poses, I think, "Ouch!" Maybe that's what this post was trying to debunk?
Yes! Exactly! It’s too bad the rich philosophy of yoga is reduced to just poses. And it is my passion to help people like you. My yoga classes are called “clinics” because they are filled with people who are the anti-yoga types with various health issues. We go slow and gentle. And sometimes just breathe together. It’s magical. Just sharing space together and opening our hearts does more healing than any yoga pose.