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