I’m curious if any of you have been hurt while practicing yoga. If so, how and why do you feel the injury occurred?
My worst injury occurred when I was quite new to yoga. I was in a forward bend where my right leg wasn’t able to get straight due to my lack of flexibility and other issues. The teacher said, “Take your hand and press your leg straight” which I did. The next thing I knew, it was as if a match had been taken to the side of my knee. I tore something and it took a solid three years for it to not be painful, although it’s still not 100% to this day. My guess is I probably should have had surgery.
Was the teacher’s instruction wrong? It’s debatable, but in my opinion, yes. I of course take some personal responsibility for the injury as well.
Any other yoga injuries out there?