Yoga for the old and injured

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#1

I’m in my 50s

I injured my knees, hip and shoulder and I was looking at types of Yoga to help with recovery and I have seen Viniyoga, Ansara, Iyengar and Kripalu suggested.

I did Kripalu years ago but I do not think it would be the best choice at the moment.

I have located a Viniyoga instructor kind of close and I know there are a few Kripalu teachers as well. There is also an Iyengar teacher but her schedule and mine absolutely do not come close to matching so I think Iyengar is out.

Anyone have any other recommendations?

#2

Correction Anusara not Ansara

#3

Some teachers specialize in restorative / yin …all yoga teachers should know how to give modifications and use /have props, some are better at it than others …imho
Cheers love

#4

Thank you.

I had a yoga teacher who was very good with props but she left the country so I do not think I will be going back to train with her.

I have taken a look at a lot of yoga schools in my area and generally they give me the feel of a slow aerobics class. A room full of people all doing the same thing with little or no correction and props seem to be either not used at all or only if the student decides they need to use them.

I suspect the Iyengar school is different (I have never been able to get there) but thier schedule and mine have never agreed. But there is a possible job change in mu future so possibly then

I will have to keep looking

#5

[QUOTE=WalterJ;83020]… There is also an Iyengar teacher but her schedule and mine absolutely do not come close to matching so I think Iyengar is out… [/QUOTE]

Iyengar yoga is a method that supports home practice. If you find a good Iyengar teacher, even one class a week is sufficient to bring about awareness and fuel progress or healing. If you are experiencing much discomfort and unable to find solutions, why not make an real effort to contact and match a class (e.g. leave work slightly earlier etc.)? There will be no gain unless we try? Regards.

#6

[QUOTE=Fixed;83034]Some teachers specialize in restorative / yin …all yoga teachers should know how to give modifications and use /have props, some are better at it than others …imho
Cheers love[/QUOTE]

I agree with Fixed. I attended a yin yoga class several months ago. The class was slow and gentle. Most everyone in the class was using props of some kind. Good luck to you!

#7

Can you differentiate for me please as to whether you are looking for an asana practice you can do WHILE injured or whether you are looking for a therapeutic session or two in order to more fully support the healing of said areas?

gordon

#8

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;83041]Can you differentiate for me please as to whether you are looking for an asana practice you can do WHILE injured or whether you are looking for a therapeutic session or two in order to more fully support the healing of said areas?

gordon[/QUOTE]

I’m looking for a therapeutic session or two in order to more fully support the healing. I am not sure an asana practice would do that

#9

I should add the hip and the shoulder are arthritis, the knees are both new and old injuries

#10

[QUOTE=WalterJ;83071]… I am not sure an asana practice would do that[/QUOTE]

A customized session from a properly trained teacher with significant and real therapeutics training would.

I work with these sorts of issues in privates all the time, and occasionally in group classes. However the more one has “going on” the more a private session would be more appropriate than a group class.

Of the things you mention the Viniyoga and Iyengar practice are the one’s that I have observed to be most helpful. If you are looking for Yoga however, you’ll have to look far and wide as most teachers today are teaching only asana (or asana and a smattering of something else here and there). Should you locate one of my peers in Purna Yoga then you would be well-served. There are approximately 50 of us trained at the 2,000-hour level.

A full healing protocol would include applied philosophy, meditation, asana/pranayama, and nutrition/lifestyle. Get as close to that as you can and, with a willing student the stuff you outline will go away.

#11

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;83073]A customized session from a properly trained teacher with significant and real therapeutics training would.

I work with these sorts of issues in privates all the time, and occasionally in group classes. However the more one has “going on” the more a private session would be more appropriate than a group class.

Of the things you mention the Viniyoga and Iyengar practice are the one’s that I have observed to be most helpful. If you are looking for Yoga however, you’ll have to look far and wide as most teachers today are teaching only asana (or asana and a smattering of something else here and there). Should you locate one of my peers in Purna Yoga then you would be well-served. There are approximately 50 of us trained at the 2,000-hour level.

A full healing protocol would include applied philosophy, meditation, asana/pranayama, and nutrition/lifestyle. Get as close to that as you can and, with a willing student the stuff you outline will go away.[/QUOTE]

I have talked with the Viniyoga teacher and she believes she can help me but it would have to be one on one. She has told me she is a certified Viniyoga teacher, has gone through the 2 year training program and has been teaching for 9 years. And I do not know exactly what all that means to me and my issues.

As to Purna Yoga, I just checked based on your above reply, and I do not think there are anyone in my area, a search gives me Omega institute as closets and that would like be a seminar

Iyengar, there is a teacher close to me, closer than Viniyoga, but her schedule and mine have never matched, however I have never talked to her about private lessons so that may be an option.

#12

What that means is that she has potentially worked with one of the best therapeutically oriented groups available. It means she has made a commitment to that work and did not stop at 200 hours thinking she knew everything. It means she’s teaching in a lineage which has been handed down over many decades and that is both a pragmatic and energetic benefit to all exposed to it. And it means that she has had some years of working with students to see what does and doesn’t work.

#13

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;83083]What that means is that she has potentially worked with one of the best therapeutically oriented groups available. It means she has made a commitment to that work and did not stop at 200 hours thinking she knew everything. It means she’s teaching in a lineage which has been handed down over many decades and that is both a pragmatic and energetic benefit to all exposed to it. And it means that she has had some years of working with students to see what does and doesn’t work.[/QUOTE]

Which means I should give her a call and set up an appointment

Thank You for your help with this