Yoga for Constipation, a.k.a. Bowel-Wringing Yoga - Page 2

Jane C · 11-10-05, 09:36 AM

geeze, I know Alta's not going to want to miss this.

note to self: keep thread going.

Sophie · 11-10-05, 10:23 AM

Susan, you should really be in marketing

Glad you have found those poses so beneficial for you!

pbean · 11-10-05, 12:58 PM

hi susan!

i, too, have ibs...and this tape sounds like it might be great for me, too! but quick question....i looked it up, and it says it's a "beginner" tape. hmmm...i'm a pretty solid intermediate in yoga..will this be too basic and boring for me? or are the twists and poses held long enough and varied enough to help my 'intenstines start grooving' despite the beginner label???

thanks so much!

Jane C · 11-10-05, 01:22 PM

I recommend trying true uddyiana bhanda, and its more advanced relative, nauli.
http://www.dlshq.org/download/images/nauli.jpg

you exhale, create a vacuum in your stomach cavity, expand your ribs, and lift the internal organs behind the rib cage. Then, if you're really good, you move them right to left. Definitely a wake up call for the digestive system.

A couple of dvds have instruction for this that I don't think is very good - Yoga Live, and even Ana Forrest is, IMO, not that helpful.

There's a segment in Erich Schiffmann's Freedom Style set where these two guys do it, and explain it pretty well.

I love twists, forward bends, and the classic wind relieving pose.

Redeye · 11-10-05, 02:50 PM

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Yoga for Constipation, a.k.a. Bowel-Wringing Yoga

You've got my undivided attention.

Callanetics has the same effect on me. Bellydance workouts also "move" me.

I'll have to give YZ's "Yoga for a Strong and Healthy Back" a try.

Jane C · 11-10-05, 03:27 PM

power shopping has the same effect on me. especially bookstores. lookout, fellow browsers.

susan p · 11-10-05, 08:32 PM

Jane, so that was YOU in Borders the other day!!

Jane C · 11-10-05, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by susan p

Jane, so that was YOU in Borders the other day!!

between the books and the coffee - i'm sure glad they have bathrooms!

etailing has changed my act!

lfcjasp · 11-10-05, 08:56 PM

and here I thought it was my daily apples and oatmeal

Now I know why I so love all those spinal twists....gosh, where is the rolling, laughing head when I need it????????????

susan p · 11-11-05, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by lfcjasp

and here I thought it was my daily apples and oatmeal

Now I know why I so love all those spinal twists....

Well you know, Madeleine Lewis does "want you to enjoy movement," Lydia. She doesn't say what KIND of movement.

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11-10-05, 09:36 AM
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11-10-05, 10:23 AM
Sophie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Alberta	Susan, you should really be in marketing Glad you have found those poses so beneficial for you! __________________ Sophie be as relaxed as you can be, as you do what you gotta do. ~erich schiffman

11-10-05, 12:58 PM
pbean Join Date: Jun 2002	hi susan! i, too, have ibs...and this tape sounds like it might be great for me, too! but quick question....i looked it up, and it says it's a "beginner" tape. hmmm...i'm a pretty solid intermediate in yoga..will this be too basic and boring for me? or are the twists and poses held long enough and varied enough to help my 'intenstines start grooving' despite the beginner label??? thanks so much!

11-10-05, 01:22 PM
Jane C VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ville de neige	I recommend trying true uddyiana bhanda, and its more advanced relative, nauli. http://www.dlshq.org/download/images/nauli.jpg you exhale, create a vacuum in your stomach cavity, expand your ribs, and lift the internal organs behind the rib cage. Then, if you're really good, you move them right to left. Definitely a wake up call for the digestive system. A couple of dvds have instruction for this that I don't think is very good - Yoga Live, and even Ana Forrest is, IMO, not that helpful. There's a segment in Erich Schiffmann's Freedom Style set where these two guys do it, and explain it pretty well. I love twists, forward bends, and the classic wind relieving pose. __________________ Jane C. Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, idolator, worshipper of fire, come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times, Come, and come yet again. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Rumi

11-10-05, 03:27 PM
Jane C VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ville de neige	power shopping has the same effect on me. especially bookstores. lookout, fellow browsers. __________________ Jane C. Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, idolator, worshipper of fire, come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times, Come, and come yet again. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Rumi

11-10-05, 08:32 PM
susan p VF Supporter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kansas City	Jane, so that was YOU in Borders the other day!!

11-10-05, 08:56 PM
lfcjasp Exchange Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, VA	I'm sitting here, feeling so not-alone now... and here I thought it was my daily apples and oatmeal Now I know why I so love all those spinal twists....gosh, where is the rolling, laughing head when I need it???????????? __________________ Lydia