SCIATIC NERVE RELEASE
This is a good session!
In this sequence, the sciatic nerves are released through postures that stretch the gluteal muscles, open the hips and stretch the lower back and rear thighs. The sciatic nerve is the largest and longest in the body. It joins the spine at the lower back at the height of the lumbar and sacral vertebrae, passes behind the hip, through the buttock, to the back of the knees where it divides into several branches which continue towards the foot. The sciatic nerve is felt when it is irritated due to a herniated disc, usually for the elderly, due to inflammation of the piriformis muscle contracted and swollen, especially in athletes, due to poor posture or a false movement that misaligns the facet joints in the lower back or because of a trauma that gave a blow to the lower back or osteoarthritis. Whether the sciatic nerve is stuck or not, it is good to keep it healthy through yoga postures.
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SIDDHASANA for the chanting of Om
VIRASANA Beginners: basin on brick
- catch the edges of the mat close to the knees + push the edges of the mat forward to pull back the groins + stretch the back
- keep the actions of pushing the mat and pulling the groins back + gradually moving the hands forward while holding the edges of the mat to lean forward as much as possible
THREAD THE NEEDLE POSE (R/L)
- place an ankle which remains bent on the bottom of the opposite thigh + interlace the hands in front of the chin
- push the knee of the bent leg to the side towards the front of the mat + pull the opposite knee towards the chest
- extend the leg by interlacing the fingers under the thigh
KNEE TO CHEST (R/L)
- interlace the fingers of the hands in front of the chin + push the buttock of the bent leg towards the opposite foot
➞ JATHARA PARIVARTANASANA
- move the upper hip away from his shoulder to keep the hollow of the waist away from the ground
➞ SUPTA PADANGUSTHASANA
- interlace the fingers of the hands under the thigh + pull the thigh towards the face and at the same time press the thigh in the hands + send the calf into the heel
TABLE POSE (R/L)
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