Muscle-Joint gymnastics

asucka · Dec 3rd, 2006, 19:52

Hi
Is anybody of you who is practising yoga doing the muscle-joint gymnastics (that is considered a preparation cycle for any yoga asanas). I have afew questions about your experiences.

Sama · Dec 3rd, 2006, 20:55

I've never heard of "muscle-joint gymnastics"! But one style of yoga I teach is yin yoga (or Taoist Yoga) that focuses on the connective tissue of the body around the joints relative to the hips, pelvis, and lumbar spine if that's what you are referring to. see Yin Yoga

girlfromvenus · Dec 3rd, 2006, 23:05

I have a book about structural yoga therapy and there is an emphasis on working on the joints as warm-up.....hands, elbows, shoulders, feet, knees, hips, neck.......don't know if that is the same thing that you are talking about......I am doing it once in a while, but don't know if that qualifies for answering your questions

AvidTrekker · Dec 6th, 2006, 22:25

The term in sanskrit is "shithilikaraNa"

Its what people in English would say "warm up" but its not the same

asucka · Dec 7th, 2006, 07:09

Thank you all for the replies. The thing I am asking about is very specific and had two parts. First is mainly the stretching of feet and back and the second is more active with more accent on legs, hips,etc. I have been doing it every dau since I started yoga and at first its was all right - just the regular muscle pain as with any exersice but then the joints started really hurting all day after I do the sets. I wanted to ask if this is something normal for the beginner or it is not and I am doing something wrong.

girlfromvenus · Dec 8th, 2006, 15:55

are you doing yoga in class with yoga-teacher or trying on your own at home ? If you have a teacher, he/she should be qualified to help you with that problem. In case you "learned" from book or DVD, you are always at risk to do things wrong and hurt your body over time.
I would recommend to avoid your warm-up-routine for a while and try something different instead.....then see if your joints are getting better.

Dec 3rd, 2006, 19:52	#1
asucka Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moscow Posts: 32	Muscle-Joint gymnastics Hi Is anybody of you who is practising yoga doing the muscle-joint gymnastics (that is considered a preparation cycle for any yoga asanas). I have afew questions about your experiences.

Dec 3rd, 2006, 20:55	#2
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,434	I've never heard of "muscle-joint gymnastics"! But one style of yoga I teach is yin yoga (or Taoist Yoga) that focuses on the connective tissue of the body around the joints relative to the hips, pelvis, and lumbar spine if that's what you are referring to. see Yin Yoga __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* BE THE REVOLUTION

Dec 6th, 2006, 22:25	#4
AvidTrekker Veda Chanting & Mantra Yoga teacher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: body in Mumbai, head in Himalaya Posts: 2,784	shithilikaraNa The term in sanskrit is "shithilikaraNa" Its what people in English would say "warm up" but its not the same __________________ The Universe is an ellipsoid?... or a Spheroid?? If the sphere smiles... it becomes an ellipse. This IS Creation.

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girlfromvenus Seeker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 112	I have a book about structural yoga therapy and there is an emphasis on working on the joints as warm-up.....hands, elbows, shoulders, feet, knees, hips, neck.......don't know if that is the same thing that you are talking about......I am doing it once in a while, but don't know if that qualifies for answering your questions

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asucka Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moscow Posts: 32	Thank you all for the replies. The thing I am asking about is very specific and had two parts. First is mainly the stretching of feet and back and the second is more active with more accent on legs, hips,etc. I have been doing it every dau since I started yoga and at first its was all right - just the regular muscle pain as with any exersice but then the joints started really hurting all day after I do the sets. I wanted to ask if this is something normal for the beginner or it is not and I am doing something wrong.

Dec 8th, 2006, 15:55	#6
girlfromvenus Seeker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 112	are you doing yoga in class with yoga-teacher or trying on your own at home ? If you have a teacher, he/she should be qualified to help you with that problem. In case you "learned" from book or DVD, you are always at risk to do things wrong and hurt your body over time. I would recommend to avoid your warm-up-routine for a while and try something different instead.....then see if your joints are getting better.

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