1/26/11
standing changing pain
After Tadasana of VK and a few of standing I did Urdvha Kukkutasana A, where, as usual, when I lift the head off the ground, I feel I'm going to tumble over. It was a slippery slope after that, with a long Savasana to the rescue. My left foot's plantar issues were bothering me anyway and to my view, the left foot looked swollen in comparison to the right. I'm not sure why some days there is no problem and others there is. I wonder if my diet, which is changing to more Chinese, which contains more salt and vinegar, might contribute to the foot bother. One night this week I ate only fruit at dinner. My foot was fine in the morning. Yesterday I prepared spinach and sprouts, and tofu and mushrooms, with sauces, and I woke up to the pain. Anyhow, I'm grateful for Arjuna's site, to which I refer for the correct entry of the Third Series asanas, and to Grimmly for his new VK sheets. I need to take those to print on A3 and laminate them.
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4 comments:
You should get that foot checked out by someone... I don't know what the medical/wellness field is like in Shanghai... hope you get better soon!
I think you hit it on the head about the diet.
Check out the Quote for Today from Swami Sivananda:
Thursday, January 27, 2011
COOPERATE WITH NATURE
Most of the diseases are the result of wrong habits and faulty modes of living. Mother Nature, who has fashioned this wonderful human mechanism, attempts to promptly correct the errors committed by you, and her well-intentioned visits are announced in the shape of various symptoms of sickness.
You must, therefore, wisely take the hint at once and start actively cooperating with her. Thus the prevention and cure of diseases to a large extent are in your own hands. You should exercise self-restraint. Curb the habitual tendency to indulge in that which is harmful to your system.
Dear Yyogini
Thanks for your comment. The thing is I don't think it's a medical problem such a gout, which would point to a major problem. It's muscular and when I read about plantar fascitiis, those are the symptoms. I googled yoga and plantar fascitiis and also read up on it in medical sites and learned a little about it. My doctor here doesn't believe in nutrition much, as most western trained doctors are wont to do. Maybe I should go to the Chinese medicine doctor, but after the Chinese New Year, if it doesn't improve.
hugs
Arturo
Dear CK
Thanks for that quote. My diet has changed a bit, although it's still healthy and vegetarian. However, I have to moderate the sauces I use. I don't understand sufficiently their contents. Luckily, one only needs a little to flavor the food, diluting the sauces with water. So yes, I have to curb what, if used in excess, could be harmful to my system.
hugs
Arturo
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