YOGA FOR
BACK PAIN
WITH
ZAHIR
AKRAM
In this 4-week course, studio owner Zahir Akram will show you how you can use props and make very subtle changes in each pose so that you enjoy pain-free yoga and return to enjoying life.
DATE TBA
Low back pain can range from a dull,
constant ache to a sudden, sharp
sensation that can leave you hollering
in pain. The pain can begin abruptly as
a result of an accident or lifting
something heavy, poor repetitive
movement patterns (like squatting
badly) or it can develop over time due
to age-related changes of the spine.
For many people, low back pain persists
longer than 3 months (chronic pain).
For about 20%, chronic low back pain
can persist for more than one year.
Recent studies (2017, National Institutes of Health) in people with mild to moderate chronic low back pain suggest that a carefully ADAPTED set of yoga postures may help reduce pain and improve the ability to walk and move. The key word in this study is ADAPTED. If someone with back pain was to follow a class geared towards the general public, there is every possibility that they can leave the class feeling worse. As has been the case so often in Zahir's experience. The art to doing yoga when you have a "bad back" is to know how and when to adapt the pose to suit your body. This may require slightly rebelling from what the teacher is saying but that is what one must do to preserve the integrity of the spine.
Yoga itself stems from ancient Indian philosophy. As practiced today, it typically combines physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation or relaxation. All will be covered in this 4-week course with Akram Studio owner Zahir Akram.
“I'm in pain all the time,' I said, 'and if I gave into it then I'd do nothing.”
― Bernard Cornwell
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Akram Hot Yoga 2018, Stretched into position by Dan James