Asana is not meant to be painful

A student wrote and asked recently about pain at the base of her thumbs and in her wrists. She said that they seemed to be sore from practicing Yoga asana. She suspected it was from repetitive actions, overuse and not properly maintaining hand contact with the floor, which is called hasta bandha. She went on to say that is was also likely coming from not honoring when her body said "enough."

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