Thursday, October 3, 2013

Yoga for Knee Problems



Not for those who have had no yoga instruction.
If you have never had a yoga class, skip this video. There is NO VERBAL INSTRUCTION on it, whatsoever, except for an Indian yoga practitioner doing the postures (which are shown in a cartoon form in the pose, along with it's Sanscrit? or Indian name written below at the beginning of each pose), some relaxing music, and a bell that sounds, both, when the practitioner gets fully into the pose, and when it's time to stop.
If you've had a yoga class, you'll know the postures, which are not out of the ordinary ones, and you'll know how to engage your core, feel an invisible string pulling up your spine, and so forth.
However, if you are at the point where your knees are really compromised, some of the postures in the middle of the video, you won't be able to do; they require you to sit on your knees, and for someone like me, who needs knee replacement, it's not gonna happen.
These are probably traditional stretches and postures which, while they may have some benefit to...





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