This June, Shelley and I will be offering a yoga retreat in Bangor, Pa. We will be staying at the Kirkridge retreat Center which is located on the Kitattinny Mountians.
Are you more of a beginner or an Intermediate student? B.K.S. Iyengar said that we are all beginners for at least 10 years of consistent, dedicated practice. (Maybe more if your practice is on-again/off-again.)
A student recently made a comment about the picture of me in Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana. They said that they would love to be able to do the pose but they didn’t think their low back could take that much bending. But, Back Bending is so much more than bending at the waist.
…But when you are sick your body is using all of its resources to fight the virus (in this case). If you start exerting yourself, you are taking energy away from the healing process.
With “neuroplastic pain” however, the brain is generating pain signals without any apparent physical damage. Gordon has identified this kind of pain as the most likely issue at the root of most cases of chronic pain.
