Stimulating Chi flow in the joints

Dear Gesine, I agree with you skip that movement. It's more important to keep your elbows healthy! :)

Hmm ok, well observe it over some time to see what happens in your right elbow. Let's see if you have the same problems when you haven't done a paddle training. Then we know for sure if that is the cause for the problem. Keep me posted.

Dear Gesine, you might be banging too much in your elbows while extending them. Try straightening your arms slower and more carefully, without forcing or banging in the joint. The idea is to stimulate the joints gently to allow the chi to flow. I hope this helps. Namaste

Thanks Celia!

Dear Aranka, It can be you miss out on magnesium which creates the cramps. Check this with a therapist and you can eat supplements for this. If it comes up, you can also press with your thumb into the place where you get cramp and breath through it and wait for it to disappear. If it is too much come out of the pose. What also can help is extend the ankle less, by placing a rolled up blanket under the ankle. I hope this helps.

Thank you, I do take magnesium regularly but I will try everything else. Appreciated

Dear Aranka, Cramps are very anoying, it might be due to a shortage of magnesium. So you could check that out too. Yoga wise, try to point (extend) the foot as little as possible. You can try to place a rolled up blanket under your ankle so you ankle makes an angle. You can try as well the following: press with your fingers in the area of the cramp, while in the pose (when you do a flow this doesn't work), breath consciously and try to relax consciously the muscles that are cramping up. Due to the pressure and your consciousness the cramp might start to fade away after some time. Keep in mind that this can still be painful, but it might teach you to relax the area and to deal with it better. I hope this helps, let me know.

Dear Toute, you can do the toe massage without any problems. Just don't massage the outer part of your ankles actively. The ankle resting on your thighs is not a problem. Namaste Jose

Dear Maria, great that you benefit from this class. You can do this class or some movements always prior to any class so that your joint are a bit losend up. AS it is good to do any stimulation for your joints to keep the range of movement I would suggest any class that I offer can work for you. Just decide with practice which poses work and don't work for you; meaning causing too much pain and discomfort and which one's maybe create pain but make you feel good afterwards. The last one's are the good one's. It is a matter of trial en error and experimenting what works and what not. If you have any further questions when you are on your experimentation road :), please let me know.

Dear Ingrid, sorry for my late reply. I don't understand your question could you rephrase it? Thanks

Great Jan!

Great Eleanor :)

Dear Mary, you might understand more about your hips after having watched my talks: * Anatomy on hip openers * Anatomy on hip stiffness and hip openers If not let me know.

Ah that's interesting! As long as it works! :)