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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.
   
Back surgery (recent), disc problems
 
Avoid Full Bridge and Seated Twists. Approach Back Bends with caution.
 
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.
 
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. 
   
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
   
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.
   
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
   
Varicose veins and venous blood clots
 
Avoid prolonged sitting in Folded Leg Positions
   
Vertigo
 
Avoid Fish, Tree Pose.  Release all postures slowly.  
   
   

Resources: The Woman’s Book of Yoga & Health by Linda Sparrowe; Goswami Kriyananda

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