Totally unfair to Tree pose, as umbilical hernias are tickign time bombs lurking, but nonetheless...

Well, I can see how emergency surgery would bias you against a pose! *g* (Also: holy crap, and owwww.)

Actually, I was thinking that at some point it would be fascinating to have a thread about Poses We Hate (ETA: the subject, not that particular article, I mean. Though the article's great). I have some sort of Issue with extended side angle pose, and don't have a clue why.