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| 04-26-2005, 06:04 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 12
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My father has suffered from a bad back for most of his life. He's thrown it out a quite few times, but it isn't really damaged.
I had the same thing when I was younger before I started yoga, but I don't think I can start him on my routine because his back muscles are weak and any dramatic activity causes him some pain. He also fears throwing it out, so he's worried about the type of exercise. Could you suggest a safe exercise/exercises that would stretch/strengthen his back? |
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| 05-16-2005, 09:05 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 479
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First of all i always recommend my Joint Freeing Series to make the whole body limber. it is systematic moving through all the joints and all their motions. then secondly i would recommend doing the cobra and locust without arm or shoulder effort. both poses should be gradually held longer while lengthening the spine. the goal would be to hold the poses for 10 smooth steady breaths. by that time the back will be much more stable. namaste mukunda
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