Nauseated during downward facing dog

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Happy holidays everyone – I hope you are all doing well.

 

I get nauseated when I hold downward facing dog for more then 2

breaths. The longer I hold the position, the more I feel like I may

throw up. This happens on an empty stomach, on a full stomach, and

any place in between. It happens when I do the pose at night or in

the morning.

 

I have only been doing yoga for 10 weeks – but this seems to be

getting worse as time goes on not better. Any suggestions?

 

I am female and not pregnant. This does not feel like heartburn either

- just straight nausea.

 

 

Thank you,

Avaria

[Guest guest]

Hi there, Avaria....couldn't help but not put my two cents in since I suffer

from certain anxieties and other little glitches.....If your doctor cannot give

you a physical reason for your nausea, I would say start being the boss over

your mind. You can give in to thinking you are nauseated and it will get the

best of you and you will throw up.....HOWEVER.....if you take control and tell

your little mind that you feel fine and you love doing downward dog and to stop

messing with your head AND think of pleasant things...anything you want....but

do NOT think of feeling nauseated.....Do NOT entertain the thought at all....You

must overcome...marilyn

 

 

 

 

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Avaria <avaria_x

ashtangayoga

Saturday, December 27, 2008 9:50:08 PM

ashtanga yoga Nauseated during downward facing dog

 

 

 

 

Happy holidays everyone – I hope you are all doing well.

 

I get nauseated when I hold downward facing dog for more then 2

breaths. The longer I hold the position, the more I feel like I may

throw up. This happens on an empty stomach, on a full stomach, and

any place in between. It happens when I do the pose at night or in

the morning.

 

I have only been doing yoga for 10 weeks – but this seems to be

getting worse as time goes on not better. Any suggestions?

 

I am female and not pregnant. This does not feel like heartburn either

- just straight nausea.

 

Thank you,

Avaria

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hey Avaria

 

Sounds to me like your body is just readjusting; rebalancing.

 

These things do begin to feel worse before getting better. Stick with it gently

and patiently and you will heal and begin to feel better and stronger.

 

The more you do the practice the more you learn to trust in its theraputic and

healing powers.

 

Dont worry - i'm sure the nauseous feelings will pass.

 

Take care.

 

martin

 

ashtangayoga

avaria_x

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:50:08 +0000

ashtanga yoga Nauseated during downward facing dog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy holidays everyone – I hope you are all doing well.

 

 

 

I get nauseated when I hold downward facing dog for more then 2

 

breaths. The longer I hold the position, the more I feel like I may

 

throw up. This happens on an empty stomach, on a full stomach, and

 

any place in between. It happens when I do the pose at night or in

 

the morning.

 

 

 

I have only been doing yoga for 10 weeks – but this seems to be

 

getting worse as time goes on not better. Any suggestions?

 

 

 

I am female and not pregnant. This does not feel like heartburn either

 

- just straight nausea.

 

 

 

Thank you,

 

Avaria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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most likely detoxing, keep with it it will subside as your system becomes

clean.  the first series is all about that ... yoga chikitsa The primary series

called

yoga chikitsa (yoga therapy) realign and detoxify the physical body,

particularly

the spine

 

 

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Avaria <avaria_x

ashtanga yoga Nauseated during downward facing dog

ashtangayoga

Saturday, December 27, 2008, 6:50 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy holidays everyone – I hope you are all doing well.

 

 

 

I get nauseated when I hold downward facing dog for more then 2

 

breaths. The longer I hold the position, the more I feel like I may

 

throw up. This happens on an empty stomach, on a full stomach, and

 

any place in between. It happens when I do the pose at night or in

 

the morning.

 

 

 

I have only been doing yoga for 10 weeks – but this seems to be

 

getting worse as time goes on not better. Any suggestions?

 

 

 

I am female and not pregnant. This does not feel like heartburn either

 

- just straight nausea.

 

 

 

Thank you,

 

Avaria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear fellow yogini,

 

There are two probable causes of your nausea:

 

Consider firstly a digestive one. This would be caused either by

eating too soon before yoga (I recommend not eating for at least two

to three hours before a practice) or possibly dehydration. If the

latter, dry to slowly drink up to a pint of water in the two hours

preceding your practice. I recommend warm or room temperature. Herbal

tea would be a fine substitute. Another possible cause is air in your

digestive tract, but I would expect this to cause you nausea in more

positions. Do you only feel nauseous in downward dog or are there others?

 

The second cause would be muscular - you are pushing your body into a

position that your stomach area is uncomfortable in for some reason

internally. This can be caused by pushing or contracting any of your

abdominal muscles inappropriately during the pose.

 

Correcting this involves working out what is wrong with your posture.

I would suggest really practicing your U & #7693; & #7693; & #299;y & #257;na Bandha

whilst standing

at rest. Then try your downward dog. Concentrate on elongating the

distance between between your shoulders and hips. Try it with both

your Bandha and all your abdominal muscles relaxed. Then try gently

introducing U & #7693; & #7693; & #299;y & #257;na Bandha into the pose? Does this

change things.

 

I would also add that asking your teacher to analyse your downward dog

might help you in this.

 

Kind regards,

Daenelle.