Please consult with your Doctor prior to practicing Yoga with a medical condition. Kindly discuss with your teacher prior to class.
| Anxiety | |
Avoid Cat I and Cat II, if you feel agitated, come out of pose and rest in Child’s Pose. Avoid Breath of Fire. |
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| Back surgery (recent), disc problems | |
Avoid Full Bridge and Seated Twists. Approach Back Bends with caution. |
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| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | |
| Avoid weight bearing with the wrists, Table Pose. | |
| Cervical disc or neck problems | |
| Avoid Plow, Fish, Shoulderstand, Cobra | |
| Cervical spurs, cervical vertebrae degeneration | |
| Avoid Shoulderstand, Fish, Plow | |
| Depression | |
| Come out of any position that agitates you and rest in Child’s Pose. |
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| Ears and Eye problems | |
| Avoid Inverted Postures, Locust. Use caution when practicing Downward Dog and Standing Forward Bend or with any posture that places the head below the heart. |
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| Epilepsy | |
| Avoid Cat I, Cat II and rapid Pranayama | |
| Glaucoma or detached retina history | |
| Avoid inverted postures | |
| Heart disease (congestive heart failure) | |
| Avoid Inversions, Locust, Half Locust, Bow, Downward Dog, Warrior I, Standing Forward Bend |
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| Hernia (hiatal) | |
| Avoid Inverted Postures | |
| Hernia (Inguinal) | |
| Avoid Camel, Cobra, Locust, Half Locust, Bow | |
| Hypertension | |
| Avoid Inverted Postures | |
| Hyperactive Thyroid | |
| Avoid: Plow, Fish, Shoulderstand and Bridge | |
| Hyper lordosis (swayback) | |
| Avoid: Chair pose | |
| Knee surgery or knee problems | |
| Avoid kneeling poses, Single Knee Down Twist. Avoid any pose that causes pain inside the knee. Use a folded mat, cushion or folded blanket under knee to release pressure. |
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| Menstruation | |
| Avoid Inverted Postures and Locust for the first 3 days. | |
| Migranes | |
| Avoid Inverted Postures | |
| Post partum | |
| Avoid postures that stress the pelvic floor, Boat Pose. | |
| Pregnancy | |
| Please consult with your Obstetrician or Midwife. | |
| Osteoporosis | |
| Avoid Shoulderstand, Fish, Plow | |
| Sacro-iliac joint problems | |
| Avoid: Triangle Pose | |
| Spondylosis and Spondylolisthesis | |
| Avoid Cobra and Back Bends | |
| Stroke | |
| Avoid Plow, Locust, Inversions, Downward Dog, rapid Pranayama |
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| Varicose veins and venous blood clots | |
| Avoid prolonged sitting in Folded Leg Positions |
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| Vertigo | |
| Avoid Fish, Tree Pose. Release all postures slowly. |
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Resources: Joanna Cashman; The Woman’s Book of Yoga & Health by Linda Sparrowe; Goswami Kriyananda |
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