I have been practicing Yoga on and off for a while. Now I am diagnosed having slipped disc. What Yoga can I practice? What should I be careful with? What might even help?
As a yoga teacher who suffered L4-L5 and L5-S1 disc herniations 30 years ago, I have been pain-free for 28 years now and teaching lower back yoga courses at our center for the past 14 years. For those with chronic lower back pain, you may find my onl
Read more…I was asked a question re. lower back problems.
Although I will elaborate on this theme in course of time, here is an answer, suited especially to more beginning students:
There are plenty of exercises for the lower back. You might want to try the foll
I am a Yoga teacher in Germany. Some Yoga Teachers say that you are not allowed to do forward bends if you have a slipped disc. Some say it is ok. Some say forwards bends are helpful. Some say backward bends are very good, others say the opposite. So
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