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Are there any asanas/sequences (yin or yang) that are good for warming up cold hands and feet?

Thanks so much for the reply Bernie! It really put a new perspective on the this for me. I agree with Lorien that this would be a great topic for an article as it addresses an issue that I think is on a lot of people's minds.

Vincent

Hi Bernie, I know that it is becoming quite common for western practitioners to practice hatha yoga techniques as well as having a meditation practice in a Buddhist tradition. I myself practice meditation in the Theravada Buddhist tradition as well as doing hatha yoga. I have two questions regarding...

Hi Bernie, My first question is in regard to the direction of the breath in the torso. Let's say that, for both questions, Ujjayi breath is being practiced during an asana session. In T.K.V. Desikachar's book The Heart of Yoga, he recommends filling the chest first and then the abdomen on inhale and...

Bernie, Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I will be sure to ask my teacher. I thought I'd go to you first since there are surprisingly no yin yoga classes offered in Eugene. The main teacher I take classes with does have some experience with yin yoga though, so I'll see what he has to say. Thanks aga...

Hi again Bernie, Since many of the yin asanas have a similar yang asana, i.e. Half Butterfly and Janu Sirsasana, Halasana and Snail, Swan and Pigeon etc. Is it useful to practice the yang versions of these asanas during a yang practice in addition to practicing the long held yin versions during a yi...

Hi Bernie, After I practice hip openers like sleeping swan or shoelace (I hold them for about 5 minutes), I will have a sort of compressed vulnerable felling in the back of my knees (just the front knee in sleeping swan). It's especially noticeable if I use Downward Dog as a counter-pose since the l...

Hi Bernie, After about 10 or 15 minutes of seated meditation, my front foot and leg (I sit in Burmese posture) begin to fall asleep. The numbness starts in my foot and then works its way up my front leg and lasts the rest of the meditation. It's not that uncomfortable during the meditation, but when...

Dear Bernie, I am 15 years old and am still growing. I am wondering if a Yin practice is appropriate for someone who is still growing since it targets the body's connective tissue. I've been practicing yoga for a little over a year and currently have a consistent home asana practice about 6 times a ...