Tuesday 4.30p MS — Week 6 (June 9, 2009)

Focus: Fatigue because of lack of sleep, recurrence of occasional MS dizziness worsened by inversion, and concussion-type symptoms in three different students.

One new student.

Invocation in Swastikasana

1. Adho Mukha Swastikasana (forehead on chair seat)
a. Sit on bolster, head on chair seat.
b. To relieve pain due to ankle and hip stiffness: Sit higher up on extra blanket on bolster with blanket under feet. Insert rolled blanket perpendicular to shins, between the ankles. (LM)

2. Supta Baddha Konasana
a. Knees on bolster. Use arm support to prevent forcing open the chest. Sandbags on groins. On Simhasana Box for firmer support for scoliosis (LM).
b. To reduce dizziness, roll under edges of blanket to cradle head for additional stability and roll open shoulders to reduce strain on head and neck (BR).