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Katarzyna
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Jul 4, 2001, 9:29 PM

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Today I had a person, who told me that she had a contact with Iyengar yoga a couple years ago. After a series of backbends she said with tears in her eyes that she wanted to stop. OK, I unerstand that if sb doesn't practice regularly, after intensive backbends (ustrasana, urdvadanurasana, dvipadadviparitadandasana) can feel strongly opened. Still she said that she always had an emotional sensations during yoga classes. When I asked her to do adomukha svanasana with a rope and supported head and forward band in sukasana with supported head, the reaction was the same. She calmed down after siavasana.
How to deal with such a person, what avices should I give her?

Bryan Alexander
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Jul 9, 2001, 7:46 PM

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Unless she complains of pain or injury, in which case she would need assistance from you to correct the posture, I suggest allowing her to express her feelings as long as she does not disrupt the whole class.

Her tears could be the result of any number of different emotions, including profound depression or profound happiness, or a combination of different feelings. If she is allowed to feel and express the feelings in a safe and supportive environment, she will come to know herself better, which is a goal of yoga.

 
 
 


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