RE: his recent injury, Jeff talks about tearing his tendon, and the way muscles and ligaments work.
7:14 The Avita Online series has a gradual progression in three ways: Pressure, Time, Complexity.
Having the legs up the wall for long periods of time, how to manage that and care for your knees.
10:45 (Roxanne) A Taste of Success: Shoulder issue, for the first time ever; could feel the back of my arm against the floor, but the next time it did not reach the floor. What gives?
Healing is not a linear process.
Using sandbags for shoulder support
15:45 (Julia) When I put my hips on the bolster my lumbar spine does not relax.
Tiny bits of movement stimulate the physiology.
24:00 Marcia, intense pain that appears, then disappears, talking about Virasana shape, and knee mobility, and toes work.
31:30 —upcoming workshop on feet—
34 Sitting bolster, one leg straight out, the other in virasana, deep internal hip rotation, sandbag support – Jeff talks
40:00 Feet issues, and feet pain, flexing and ‘fisting’ shape of the foot seems to help.
We’ve removed ourselves from nature, we’re terrified of pain, and we have all these ways to protect ourselves. Protecting ourselves not an option. Give the pain some space.
When we injure something, we limp. Then the limp becomes a pattern. We would teach our patients to walk through the limp, don’t let the limp take over.
If we can maintain the health and movement that we have today, for the rest of our lives, that is a home run.
It’s almost a teacher training of variations on Virasana!
The Knee-ankle-feet issues episode or: Variations on Virasana
Diagnosed with mild osteoarthritis in knees
Diagnosed with patella femoral syndrome
Affecting my regular exercise routine.
Who needs knee work?
Q: What movements bring the sensation of the osteoarthritis to the surface to be noticed by you? A: Biking, when I press down to go uphill; hiking, going uphill, up and down steps, swimming, doesn’t like it when I kick.
SHAPE 1: Sitting in and exploring the Virasana shape Q: So the feet need to be going straight back? A: We want theft to be able to go in ll kinds of directions in this shape.
Q: I don’t know if my feet can do that! J: Ok, then there’s your yoga. Support Yourself
Ankle restriction could be causing restriction in the knees.
Ok, now, you are in the shape 3-4 minutes, you are just about to the time where it’s going to start helping you (Kiki specific).
What’s going on with the knees? (when you have a flexible constitution)
The more flexible you are, the joints have too much space between them, not enough pressure. Joints love totally even pressure.
Sitting in Virasana pushes the synovial fluid out into the vascular system, getting absorbed and getting cleansed. Pressure pushes the toxins out. The body pushes new fresh fluid back in.
Get out of the shape slowly.
Addressing arthritis is one of the things this work does best.
Words on the Sukhasana shape, and pain in different parts of the knee.
SHAPE 2: Sitting in and exploring the Virasana shape Variations on the shape: start on all fours, then sit back on heels.
These shapes bring rigidity up to the surface where you can play with it.
Your foot really starts up by your knee.
Sensations when in Sukasana. Let the sensation help unwind the source.
Tile workers and carpet layers (sitting hours at a time with legs folded under, bent knees) have great flexion, but not as good at extension.
SHAPE 3: Sitting legs straight out in front, one leg bent back. Exploring sensations in this shape.
The art of listening to the gentle healing voice, and not heed as much the louder yapping ego voice.
Teaching & Technology, People wanting to come back into the room. The difference of teaching for a streaming class to a camera, vs teaching to a live class with living human beings.
Creating an art form that feeds your own personal passion, vs a passion that other people (public) wants.
17:30
On the cusp of getting knee surgery, Greg opted not to get a surgery for torn meniscus, with doing Avita yoga, the knee has improved.
Joints Love Pressure.
The immense as yet, unseen value on our bodies (joints, tendons) that an Avita practice can have.
Marcia speaks about her wrist injury, and how to manage tendonitis in her hand.
Cortisone is a longterm painkiller, it does not promote healing. An alternative consideration for getting a cortisone shot: When pain is too intense, a shot makes the pain tolerable so we can investigate the discomfort, which is valuable feedback.
Too much — too fast — is called injury.
Virasana for the Hands: Live hand work, example shapes to address tendonitis in hands. Live hand work, example shapes to address trigger finger stiffness.
Jeff talks about gripping the strap, and normal healthy joint development from when we are babies.
47:30
Any movement we make is not only about the joints, but about all the muscles and tendons involved.
Many neck turns in class.
Spine health.
We are going for freedom of information flow in the body.
The leading cause of pain is the lack blood flow.
Turning your head is calming; it stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system.
