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Many people will experience some pain during practice, especially some people will experience pain on one side of the body – for example, sudden pain on one knee during practice
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At this time, many people may choose to rest the next day if the pain is still there
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But the best choice is: if you still have pain the next day, you should still appear on the yoga mat, but change the way you practice – practice in a gentle way that doesn’t stimulate the pain.
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Although, in the process of yoga asana practice, it is possible that due to improper practice methods, the key elements in the practice are ignored, or the heart of comparison drives the practice to be fierce; But under the guidance of teachers, adhering to yoga practice in a reasonable way is a powerful physiotherapy: it heals all kinds of pain in practice and life
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Of course, the practice with injury and pain needs to adjust the practice methods
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It should not stimulate or aggravate the existing pain, but also find the causes of the pain and the strategies that can solve the body or improper practice methods, and pay special attention to breathing, so that breathing and targeted posture become the strength of healing
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From the physical level, continuous practice can help the body recover better
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The side with pain can enter the body position a little shallower, or even skip the body position causing pain
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Even so, it can strengthen the body on this side and play a positive role in the healing and recovery of pain
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I remember when a teacher was asked whether he would jump off the other side if one side was injured and could not do a posture at all, he cited a kinematic scientific research discovery: when a person lifts weights on one side, such as lifting dumbbells with one hand; Over a period of time, the measurement found that the arm on the other side that did not participate in weight lifting also had a positive change in muscle measurement indicators
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Therefore, the teacher suggested that even if one side can’t participate in the asana at all, the practitioner should keep practicing on the other side without worrying about aggravating the imbalance on both sides
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In fact, this will help the physiotherapy and recovery of the injured side
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But I can only talk about such a principle
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I suggest not leaving a message to me about how to maintain the practice of individualized pain, because such individualized problems can only be solved with the observation and help of teachers who understand your body and practice – So if you have specific questions about how to practice your personal pain, whether it’s this or that, ask your teacher
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If you don’t have a teacher, oh, no wonder you’ll get hurt practicing yoga
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Please go to the teacher quickly
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Well, that’s all about the body; But I want to talk about another aspect of this topic: whether we should practice yoga with pain involves a deeper truth, that is, why do we practice yoga? In addition to health, for all kinds of postures..
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Isn’t Yoga just to help us live a better life? Then when you have pain, you choose to escape – return to the habitual karmic pattern, rather than go out of your comfort zone to overcome fear and overcome pain (with yoga’s own healing power), you miss the more important yoga class; Don’t you shrink your yoga? Isn’t the money you spend on your card worthless? Don’t you get the really important lessons? Because of the pain of yoga, I dare not walk on the yoga mat
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In fact, I dare not act because of fear: I am afraid that practice will aggravate the pain, or I am afraid that yoga practice will lead to injury and pain again
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Although this is a very natural psychological state, it is karmic habits like this that make you miss one opportunity after another given by life
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It is such karmic habits that hinder you from becoming an excellent you, and it has always been one of the mediocre masses: because of uncertainty and fear, you paralyze the actions that can happen; Worry and doubt hinder growth
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The same karmic habit makes you miss the opportunities presented to us by life again and again..
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It’s like: we agreed to travel and repair in India, but we didn’t go, because people around us asked if they were safe
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There are all kinds of uncertainties and fears in our minds..
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We have had ideas for several years, but ideas are still ideas, The reality never happened..
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It’s like: I don’t like my current job
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I want to do freelance and do something I like; But can I support myself? What if it fails? As a result, many people around me said to me that when I am financially free, when my children grow up, when I have money, when I have time..
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Oh, I replied, you are almost ready to die; I’ve seen a lot of people worth tens of millions and billions, but I haven’t seen one with “financial freedom” so far
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What really wants freedom is not “finance”, but the heart – a free heart that relieves doubts, concerns and fears
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The same karmic habits will also appear when your body is in pain to hinder your practice: your body hardware can safely do restorative exercises and help your body heal faster （ But must be scientific and reasonable? How scientific and reasonable? Some teachers ask the teacher (no teacher is looking for a teacher), but it is a karmic habit that prevents people from walking on the Yoga Mat: dangers! Don’t move
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It hurts so much
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The injury will worsen
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You can’t practice for a few days
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The injury will be serious! At this time, in fact, there will be a small voice in your heart telling you: the body has its own wisdom, and you should believe in your body and don’t make a mental decision instead of the body
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If you hear this voice and conform to her, go back to the yoga mat and face the challenges of your body (and any life challenges), you will feel something awakened in your body
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At this time, you are not a warrior who hurts the battlefield, but a practitioner who practices not to let karma get used to being your master..
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When you are hurt, taking the yoga mat brings you a lesson of life: reconnection with the body
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The fear of yoga comes from the relationship between yourself and your body
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When your body disappoints you again, some sense of trust between you and your own body will be destroyed
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But it is yoga that can breathe fresh energy into your body, help you reconnect with your body and cultivate a relationship of mutual trust again; Adjust you and your body to a vibration frequency
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It is normal to overcome fear, but it is fear that blocks the way of personal growth and hinders our growth opportunities
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When I stepped on the yoga mat again after the pain, I experienced that I can actually use my body to complete intelligent exercise without being troubled by the pain too much
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Fear is just an idea, but in reality, the content of fear does not happen at all
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Fear is always there, but yoga can build a buffer between you and fear
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Yoga practice helps us recognize fear, control fear, and even accompany fear; Yoga makes me accept that uncertainty is part of the adventure
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Yoga can create more space to contain this uncertainty
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As master Iyengar said, “yoga does not change the way you look at things
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Yoga changes the person who looks at things.”
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Different angles and eyes have experienced pain, and yoga is more likely to change your interpretation of the world
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An optimistic pursuit has been sublimated, overshadowing pessimistic and negative ideas
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No longer tangle with small things
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Yoga encourages me to pursue a more positive idea and a more positive life
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It’s like having the purpose of updating, not curling up in the past of physical pain and sadness, stagnating in a static scene without change, but having the courage to move on.
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