RaviAna help needed

[Demeris]

So about a year ago, I divested myself of Journey Through the Chakras.

Now I'm back to some regular KY practice, and I cannot, for the life of me, remember why I got rid of it.

Are there joint compromising positions? The only thing I can think of is that it may have hurt my knees too much.

Any feedback would be helpful.

TIA

[sherry7899]

Demeris, did you look in the reviews section? Beth did a very thorough (as usual review. If it isn't on vf, it is posted on Amazon.

Sherry

[trish r]

There is a section of Frog. It doesn't last too long, but maybe that was it? Oh, and there was Crow. My knees aren't in the greatest condition, but I can do a modified version of both of these poses.

[laurajhawk]

JTTC makes some people nauseous, dizzy or generally weird. It's psychologically intense, I guess ... maybe that happened to you?

[Demeris]

I'll check out Beth's review--I suspect it was frog pose.

I had no trouble with the nausea or dizziness, and I doubt it made me any more intense than I already am (in any outwardly measurable manner, that is).

I have real problems with frog, and that may have done some damage I had to work on rehabbing (wish my memory were as good as it used to be).

Thank you, all.

[eam531]

Originally Posted by Demeris

I'll check out Beth's review--I suspect it was frog pose.

I had no trouble with the nausea or dizziness, and I doubt it made me any more intense than I already am (in any outwardly measurable manner, that is).

I have real problems with frog, and that may have done some damage I had to work on rehabbing (wish my memory were as good as it used to be).

Thank you, all.

Ditto. This pose is just terrible, and I don't care what anyone says--Yogi Bhajan, Ravi, Ana, or whoever. Most people should modify it, if they even do it at all--note: keeping your feet on the ground is not an adequate modification for anyone with arthritis. I have bone-on-bone arthritis in both knees and this posture was a complete no-go from the first time I saw it in a yoga set. Especially the way some people do it--lightning fast, slamming down into their knees. Makes me shudder. So I modify it, or I skip it entirely.

There are way, way safer ways to stretch and strengthen your hamstrings and quads than frog pose. Yoga postures should not cause anyone actual pain.

[sherry7899]

Betsy, do you have a suggestion for a substitution to do while they're doing frog pose? I don't like the modification either.

Thanks so much !
Sherry