Question about Yoga

[OakLeaf]

I never could do any of that as a child, so doing a headstand or a one-legged handstand against the wall is progress for me!

I don't have inversions in any of my DVDs - and not sure where to sequence them if I just throw them in - so I haven't done any in over a month now. I was starting to be able to get away from the wall, a little...

I'm beyond the whole menstruation thing though.

Shootingstar, we all know Yellow can do handstand push-ups.

[GLC1968]

I haven't tried a headstand in years, but I used to be able to do them. I'll give one a shot tonight when I get home. Before I got married (6 years ago), I used to randomly do handstands all the time. It always felt like a good stretch to me. I had decent balance, too.

I don't do Yoga, though.

[tulip]

My old (as in former, not age) yoga instructor told me the same thing. It's not just headstands--it's shoulder stands and anything with your hips in the air. Like KathiCville said, it has to do with gravity. I figure it makes sense, so I just don't do those poses during that time.

[chutch]

I am not up to headstands yet and probably won't be until I can get back to a class- not about to try at home alone with just a kitty for help! Thanks for the info and the link, that helps me understand.

[Biciclista]

listen to your yoga instructor; this has been taught for thousands of years!

ps last time i tried (4-6 years ago) I could do a headstand.

[alpinerabbit]

listen to your yoga instructor; this has been taught for thousands of years!

As a biologist, I see absolutely no reason why fluids should flow back into the body more during a 1-minute inversion pose than during a good night's sleep on your back. The cervix and the fallopian tubes (being the only possible openings) are tiny, there will not be significant reverse flow.
My previous yoga instructors all said not to do them during your menses, my last one dismissed it as humbug just like me.

Yoga has been tought by men for thousands of years, men who did not necessarily know a lot about anatomy......



I can do a headstand, or handstand, against the wall, it's actually quite easy. Headstand that is . Handstand is pretty hard on your wrists.
A free headstand - nah. Shoulderstand/Pincha Mayurasana is difficult for me as my shoulders are quite tight.

What I get from inversions are fake farts if I don't close my muscles "down there".

[ny biker]

I tend to agree with alpine rabbit. Just because people have believed something for a long time, that doesn't mean it's correct.

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