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Community Chat February 5, 2021

The Knees-Ankles-Feet issues episode 

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.