Monday, 28 April 2014
Saturday, 26 April 2014
Injury: Right Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)
Injured my right knee this morning doing Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose II).
With both hands holding the strap (see link), I was trying to get into a deeper back-bend: lost balance, right knee gave way and my entire leg twisted to the right. I literally felt 'cracking' in my inner right knee and pain was immense. Immediately I knew I must have injured my right medial collateral ligament (MCL), it was the exact same feeling when I hurt my left MCL last year. Should have been more careful, can only blame it on my own stupidity and eagerness to go deeper with the posture, more so since I know that I am not all that stable with both hands off the mat. I am now left with a throbbing knee, swelling in the inner knee and walking with a slight limp. Not taking any oral medication for now, bought ketoprofen patch from the pharmacy. If my knee does not get better, will then I see the GP (who prescribed Arcoxia the last time).
Injury: Right Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)
Symptoms: Pain and swelling in the inner part of the knee
Medication (oral) : Etoricoxib (90mg)
Medication (non-oral): Ketoprofen (30mg) patch
Disclaimer: The above not to be followed without a doctor's prescription
With both hands holding the strap (see link), I was trying to get into a deeper back-bend: lost balance, right knee gave way and my entire leg twisted to the right. I literally felt 'cracking' in my inner right knee and pain was immense. Immediately I knew I must have injured my right medial collateral ligament (MCL), it was the exact same feeling when I hurt my left MCL last year. Should have been more careful, can only blame it on my own stupidity and eagerness to go deeper with the posture, more so since I know that I am not all that stable with both hands off the mat. I am now left with a throbbing knee, swelling in the inner knee and walking with a slight limp. Not taking any oral medication for now, bought ketoprofen patch from the pharmacy. If my knee does not get better, will then I see the GP (who prescribed Arcoxia the last time).
Injury: Right Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)
Symptoms: Pain and swelling in the inner part of the knee
Medication (oral) : Etoricoxib (90mg)
Medication (non-oral): Ketoprofen (30mg) patch
Disclaimer: The above not to be followed without a doctor's prescription
Monday, 21 April 2014
Saturday, 19 April 2014
Cultivating the Interest
Looking back at my practice, my deep interest for yoga was not
immediate: I have always ‘like’ yoga, but I did not ‘love’ yoga. It took months before yoga came to me as to how much interest I have for it and how integral it has since became a part of my life. The first year or so, I was just ‘doing’ yoga, I was not ‘practicing’
yoga. I took classes from ‘instructors’, I do not see them as my ‘teachers’. The cultivation
of passion not only takes time and effort, it is also about meeting the right
people: I made time, I had efforts, but I did not meet the right people. Until I met them, my practice lacked that certain substance and meaning. An instructor ‘instructs’, but a teacher ‘teaches’. Indeed, I have come a long way from when I
first started and I do not see myself not practicing, at least not in the near future.
I wish all you practitioners out there a long and fruitful practice. I know I will.
Food for Thought:
Do you ‘like’ yoga, or do you ‘love’ yoga?
Monday, 14 April 2014
Sunday, 13 April 2014
New Asana: Windblown Cypress
It took me a while to search this pose on the internet and it is called Windblown Cypress from Forrest Yoga.
Source
The only difference is that instead of same-hand same-leg, we did opposite-hand opposite-opposite leg instead. More like a twisted split.
I absolutely love this pose!
I absolutely love this pose!
Asana Unlocked: Eka Pada Rajakapotasana IV (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose IV)
First time coming into the full posture of Eka Pada Rajakapotasana IV (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose IV) on my right side earlier today.
My past attempts have always fell short: I either hook my back feet with my elbow into a mermaid pose or hold the back feet with my fingers and have never touch my feet to my head. Guess the stars aligned today: not only was I bendy, my recent back injury might somehow somewhat helped with this posture. The pose came naturally and I could place my entire back feet on my head.
My past attempts have always fell short: I either hook my back feet with my elbow into a mermaid pose or hold the back feet with my fingers and have never touch my feet to my head. Guess the stars aligned today: not only was I bendy, my recent back injury might somehow somewhat helped with this posture. The pose came naturally and I could place my entire back feet on my head.
Saturday, 12 April 2014
The Journey
Ever felt drawn to something, no idea what it is, no clue what it
pertains, yet seemingly pulled towards it? That is yoga, to me. No one I knew did yoga, no one told me what yoga was, I knew nothing
about yoga. And yet, I was attracted to it. My first taste of yoga was back in 2011, a girlfriend and I did some
trial classes with a studio in the cbd area. Complete noobs ourselves, I did
not know what to expect and simply went for it. Despite some beginner's struggle, I
thoroughly enjoyed myself. But barely
into my first job and earning peanuts, I was not able to commit to the practice. The
need to pay rent and to clear my hefty student loans, I could not afford such classes. I turned myself away. A year later, with a new job, I was not in the best shape. Before changing jobs, my role as a consultant saw the frequent
business trips, long meeting hours and having to work on weekends took a toll
on my health: I was at my heaviest and I was sick every other week, even
the GP could recognize me from my frequent trips to the doctors. I was not
eating right, I was barely exercising, I simply was not living healthily: I needed to overhaul my lifestyle. I decided to fall back to yoga.
And I have been practicing since.
Food for Thought:
What is your yoga journey?
Asana Unlocked: Natarajasana (Lord of the Dance Pose)
My first time attempting Natarajasana (Lord of the Dance Pose), using the help of a strap this morning.
I have always practice other variations but never the full fledged version. Other variations usually differs in terms of the shoulder rotation, where the shoulder rotation here is the same as in Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-legged King Pigeon Pose).
I have always practice other variations but never the full fledged version. Other variations usually differs in terms of the shoulder rotation, where the shoulder rotation here is the same as in Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-legged King Pigeon Pose).
Monday, 7 April 2014
Saturday, 5 April 2014
The Practice
I have been practicing yoga for twenty months. Today.
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