Bhajavad Gita Teachings Part I: Devotion From the Inside Out

Lydia, I'm just a practitioner like you, and it sounds like you have some real issues going on that yoga can help. The frustration is the hardest part. Remember patience. Use your breath to pull yourself back to center when you find yourself feeling frustrated. Go easy on your body. I belong to a yoga forum that has a few teachers on it and maybe you can get some advice from them. One who frequents there has an alignment based practice, so may have some suggestions for you. I think it would benefit you to see if there is a studio in your area that has alignment based classes such as Purna Yoga or Anusara yoga.Get a few private sessions. The yoga forum is http://www.yogaforums.com (I hope it's ok to give this link here). I always suggest yogatoday to people looking for some excellent classes. Flag as offensive

Perhaps this is why I also came away from this class less-than-refreshed. I definitely have not only hip tightness and a bit of chronic pain in the right hip and butt and right lower back that has been diagnosed as piriformis syndrome, but inequality that really showed itself during this class. It's almost as if my lower spine is twisted a little, causing my right hip to elevate more than the left in savasana. After reading Joanna's response to Lydia, I feel hopeful that this misalignment can be corrected through yoga (but I was also thinking about some physical therapy). I'll check out those forums you mentioned and continue on with yogatoday, a life-changer for me in so many ways. Flag as offensive