I don't think I've mentioned my recent iliopsoas issues. I'm pretty sure it must be the iliopsoas, because I feel this achiness from my illiac crests down to the tops of my thighs..I don't think it can be any other muscle.
I'm convinced its because of all the forward bending that I do in primary series, and the long holds I put in for supta kurmasana (or my pathetic version of it).
Anyway I've been doing crecent moon lunges a lot lately, without much success. I find that lyiung over my gym ball is a good stretch for that area, especially when I move my head all the way to the floor when lying over the ball, and also strewtch the arms overhead. My 5 UDs wok wonders though...I've been holding them much longer nowadays as I feel they work exactly into the area. Thank gawd there's something to relieve the achiness.
Its much worse when I get u from sitting for a long time or when I get up from a deep forward bend like baddha konasana or supta k. Seems its much worse when my legs are externall rotated when I bend forward.
Hope this thing resolves itself soon..
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hello,
I am a physical therapist and I think what you are experiencing may be related to tight iliopsoas or even sacro-iliac dysfunction.
Did you ever hear of the Inner spiral - more from
Anusara Yoga style. It has helped me tremendously and improved my alingment. try to engage your inner muscles by hugging to the midline and do gentle crescent moon with the back foot toe hold to deepend the stretch but you have to feel the stretch in the belly of the muscle, not in the tendon in the fron of your hip/pelvis area...
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