Full Length Yoga Class For A Herniated Disc - Yoga with Celest

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Celeste provides tips and exercises for individuals with herniated discs to improve back safety and strength, emphasizing avoiding flexion movements. She demonstrates standing exercises, modified stretches, challenging core strength exercises, and various yoga poses to help manage the condition and promote spinal health.

Insights

  • Celeste highlights the importance of avoiding flexion movements that can exacerbate herniated discs, advocating for core strength and extension exercises to promote back safety.
  • By demonstrating various exercises and yoga poses, Celeste offers practical guidance on strengthening the core, improving alignment, and enhancing spinal flexibility to aid in managing herniated discs effectively.

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Recent questions

  • What is a herniated disc?

    A herniated disc is a condition where a bulge presses on a nerve between vertebrae, causing pain and discomfort.

  • How can I strengthen my back safely?

    Strengthening the back safely involves avoiding flexion movements and focusing on core strength and extensions.

  • What are some yoga poses for back health?

    Yoga poses for back health include high lunge, warrior III, and restorative backbends.

  • How can I encourage a herniated disc to return to its place?

    Encouraging a herniated disc to return to its place involves practicing modified stretches and core strength exercises.

  • How can I care for my body with a herniated disc?

    Caring for your body with a herniated disc involves avoiding exacerbating movements, practicing strengthening exercises, and incorporating restorative practices like yoga.

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"Yoga for Herniated Discs: Strengthen and Heal"

  • Celeste addresses viewers with a special video for those with herniated discs, explaining the condition as a bulge pressing on a nerve between vertebrae.
  • Emphasizes the importance of avoiding flexion movements that worsen the bulge, focusing on core strength and extensions for back safety.
  • Demonstrates a standing exercise to strengthen legs, core, and back, emphasizing proper alignment and breathing techniques.
  • Guides viewers through a modified cat-cow stretch to help tolerate flexion and encourage the bulge to return to its place.
  • Instructs a challenging core strength exercise involving extending one leg and opposite arm, gradually increasing the extension for spinal opening.
  • Leads viewers through a series of yoga poses, including high lunge and warrior III, focusing on maintaining back extension and leg strength.
  • Introduces a restorative backbend using a brick under the lower back for relaxation and spinal support.
  • Concludes by encouraging viewers to care for their bodies, sharing links for full-length yoga classes and social media, and expressing gratitude for investing in self-care.
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