John's Big Toe Pain

[Guest guest]

Yes John, I've had the same experience. I discovered by accident that the way I

was gripping the toe made a big difference. When I simply "hook" the big toe

with my index finger and don't close my fingers around the toe, it doesn't hurt.

When I was really grabbing and closing my fingers around the toe it would ache

all day. I hope this helps!

 

Jeanne

> When I do poses that require me to grab my big toe I can't handle

the

> pull of my fingers on the toe. Has anyone else had this problem?

I'm

> hoping as my flexibility increases it will be less of an issue.

>

> Also, when I do poses that require my foot to rest on my thight

(right

> foot on left thigh or vice versa) like in Ardha Baddha Padma

> Paschimottanasana, I feel a lot of pain where my foot presses on my

> thigh. The pain is on the top of my thigh not my foot.

>

> Any input?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

ashtanga yoga, Diana Applegate

<spargirlcanfly> wrote:

> Yes John, I've had the same experience. I discovered by accident

that the way I was gripping the toe made a big difference. When I

simply "hook" the big toe with my index finger and don't close my

fingers around the toe, it doesn't hurt. When I was really grabbing

and closing my fingers around the toe it would ache all day. I hope

this helps!

>

>

 

Thanks I'll try that out. I've been using two fingers.

 

Does anyone know if there is a reason from grabbing the toe as opposed

to just grabbing the foot?