Intro & some reviews

[katycat]

I took a few yoga classes several years ago, and got a few DVDs, and have been practicing on and off ever since then. ... Well, okay, I mostly haven't been practicing. Until this past January, when I started up again with my videos and have been doing a fairly good job of keeping it up thrice-weekly! I definitely consider myself a beginner.

Anyway, a month ago I posted some reviews of the videos I have (and a general discussion of my practice), and I thought I'd share with the community: Marlon Braccia, Bollinger, and Suzanne Deason.

And a question: does anyone else tend to feel a lot of strain in their wrists from doing yoga? (I have very small wrists.) Is there a good way to mitigate that - other than "don't balance on your wrists"? Would 80s-style wristbands help, maybe?

Comments

[pepper]

I have very weak arms, and I felt a lot of wrist strain when I was doing a lot of yoga. I tried to take it easy, anytime I felt like I was heading towards injury, and leave out certain poses until I felt better. After a while, I found that I'd simply built up enough strength, and it wasn't an issue anymore.

(Now I'm out of practice, and it'll be an issue all over again... but hey-ho. *g*)

But do be careful. Strains take forever to heal.

[katycat]

That's what I've been trying to do. It gets discouraging, though, to skip a pose that's meant to strengthen the back because my wrists hurt!

I'm doing my best to take care, though. If I can track down those gloves, they may help a lot. Thanks!

[pepper]

Aw, yes, it's frustrating. Someday you'll have that encouraging moment, though, where you suddenly realise: "Hey... I CAN OPEN JARS!!!" *g*