# How do you want to grow? **URL:** https://community.doyogawithme.com/c/yoga-talk/7.md?page=4 [Latest](https://community.doyogawithme.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.doyogawithme.com/categories.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Sangha Session 25: “What are you doing to maintain your fitness and well being through Covid?"](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/sangha-session-25-what-are-you-doing-to-maintain-your-fitness-and-well-being-through-covid/945)
**Author:** [@doyogawithme](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/doyogawithme)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/sangha-session-25-what-are-you-doing-to-maintain-your-fitness-and-well-being-through-covid/945 "2021-03-05T03:42:51Z")
We’re wanting to know what you are doing to stay happy and healthy in response to the Covid restrictions. How have you adapted your fitness routine? What are you doing to stay healthy and positive? Your ideas could help … --- ## [Meditation while riding a bike?](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/meditation-while-riding-a-bike/974)
**Author:** [@tina.wirth](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/tina.wirth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/meditation-while-riding-a-bike/974 "2021-03-04T15:37:52Z")
I am wondering if one can meditate while riding a bike. I went riding today (on an easy, paved trail) and practiced focusing only on my breath going in and out of my lungs, and on my leg muscles and exactly how they felt… --- ## [Head above shoulders practices](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/head-above-shoulders-practices/964)
**Author:** [@12newmoons](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/12newmoons)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/head-above-shoulders-practices/964 "2021-02-25T08:49:17Z")
I am recovering from an injury that the docs tell me requires I keep my head above my shoulders. Are there any practices that would work? Or should I just modify? Thanks! --- ## [Yoga and Colostomy](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/yoga-and-colostomy/902)
**Author:** [@joeyah](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/joeyah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/yoga-and-colostomy/902 "2021-02-08T22:44:29Z")
I am looking for information. Any. I have recently had a colostomy. Can I do yoga? Are there particular classes? poses? clothing? Dos? Don’ts? Thank you. Tryin --- ## [Pap pap headstands](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/pap-pap-headstands/956)
**Author:** [@burkhardt.jim](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/burkhardt.jim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/pap-pap-headstands/956 "2021-02-08T22:42:25Z")
I had posted a few day’s ago asking about what a good duration for headstands is. And got some good counsel. But I heard something today I had to share. We babysit our grandkids one day a week. Grandson is about 5 & gran… --- ## [Head stand duration](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/head-stand-duration/944)
**Author:** [@burkhardt.jim](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/burkhardt.jim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/head-stand-duration/944 "2021-02-08T22:40:57Z")
Hi. I passed 71 a couple months ago and still enjoy my vinyasa yoga every other day. I also try to get in a couple of headstands a week. I can still hold it in the center of the room for a little over 2 minutes. I am to… --- ## [Dizziness & Balance](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/dizziness-balance/949)
**Author:** [@werblo](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/werblo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/dizziness-balance/949 "2021-02-06T14:49:18Z")
Some days I am very dizzy. Other than attempting to keep my head level (no full bends) are there other ways to prevent dizziness? I have inner ear issues which also means I cannot free balance. All the classes that are s… --- ## [Hero's pose: knee pain in one knee](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/heros-pose-knee-pain-in-one-knee/941)
**Author:** [@lucidbee](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/lucidbee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/heros-pose-knee-pain-in-one-knee/941 "2021-02-03T23:34:10Z")
I started yoga in March here and I’ve learned so much. I am very grateful. Many aches and pains have receded or lessened. I have one issue I don’t quite understand. When I do hero’s pose with no support there is pain in … --- ## [Yoga after Anterior Total Hip Replacement](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/yoga-after-anterior-total-hip-replacement/930)
**Author:** [@jwgrigri](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/jwgrigri)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/yoga-after-anterior-total-hip-replacement/930 "2021-01-30T15:57:05Z")
Hi, First of all thank you DYWM! The BEST online yoga site there is. I’ve been with you for close to five years now (I think!) Subscribing and practicing pretty seriously for at least three. I recommend you to everyone … --- ## [Recs for classes w/Dolphin pose](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/recs-for-classes-w-dolphin-pose/939)
**Author:** [@emilybloomenthal](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/emilybloomenthal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/recs-for-classes-w-dolphin-pose/939 "2021-01-29T00:52:02Z")
There’s a spot between my shoulders and my neck that often gets sore, and I’ve found dolphin pose to be particularly helpful, and the stretches that are in classes that include dolphin pose are often helpful as well. I’d… --- ## [Very stiff shoulders](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/very-stiff-shoulders/947)
**Author:** [@rhoda.wolf](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/rhoda.wolf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/very-stiff-shoulders/947 "2021-01-28T23:45:53Z")
I started yoga last year and like many other beginners it’s slow progress! One thing that is really troubling me though is I have very stiff shoulders so that all poses that require lifiting up my arms over my head cause… --- ## [Why am I so stiff?](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/why-am-i-so-stiff/909)
**Author:** [@nltremblay](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/nltremblay)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/why-am-i-so-stiff/909 "2021-01-25T12:00:56Z")
I have been doing yoga daily with DYWM since the quarantine started in March. I went from very beginner to now doing Intermediate II and III. I felt great but now my muscles are stiff and I am sore all over, from my hips… --- ## [How to choose a Bolster?](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/how-to-choose-a-bolster/938)
**Author:** [@sbianga](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/sbianga)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/how-to-choose-a-bolster/938 "2021-01-23T02:13:10Z")
I am looking to purchase my first Bolster and see that they come in a variety of shapes, sizes and fills. What is the recommended size, shape and fill for doing Yoga? Thank you for your help. Suwannee --- ## [Brocken wrist and Yoga?](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/brocken-wrist-and-yoga/937)
**Author:** [@michaela.gensheimer](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/michaela.gensheimer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/brocken-wrist-and-yoga/937 "2021-01-22T23:33:35Z")
Hello DYWM community, I broke a wrist a few days ago, had surgery and was told that I mustn’t do yoga for at least 3 months, which I found devastating. But I wonder if it shouldn’t be possible to do yoga just simply wit… --- ## [Sangha Session 9: "What class filters would you like to see, along with Style, Duration, Teacher and Difficulty?"](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/sangha-session-9-what-class-filters-would-you-like-to-see-along-with-style-duration-teacher-and-difficulty/297)
**Author:** [@doyogawithme](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/doyogawithme)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 9:03am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/sangha-session-9-what-class-filters-would-you-like-to-see-along-with-style-duration-teacher-and-difficulty/297 "2021-01-22T09:03:33Z")
This is our ninth Sangha Session, which are community dialogues about interesting, yoga-related and sometimes personal topics. They take place every second week. This week, our Sangha question is: “What class filters wo… --- ## [Yoga for thyroid](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/yoga-for-thyroid/924)
**Author:** [@abcdances](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/abcdances)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/yoga-for-thyroid/924 "2021-01-22T00:39:03Z")
Hello! My husband has a problem thyroid (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis). Could you please recommend some yoga, which can improve thyroid? Thank you --- ## [Plantar fasciitis](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/plantar-fasciitis/682)
**Author:** [@dkisselev1](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/dkisselev1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/plantar-fasciitis/682 "2021-01-18T22:01:51Z")
Hello! My physical therapist pointed out that I may have plantar fasciitis. The bottom of my left foot, specifically middle to left part of my left foot aches when I stretch my calf, or early in the morning when I get u… --- ## [Becoming a supporter](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/becoming-a-supporter/923)
**Author:** [@burkhardt.jim](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/burkhardt.jim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 7:40am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/becoming-a-supporter/923 "2021-01-10T07:40:14Z")
Not new to yoga. I’ve been at it for about 10 years. I took it up at age 61 so that makes me um…whatever. Not new to DYWM either. As I used to use the videos when I traveled. But I always used to look at those + videos a… --- ## [Knee Placement in Tree Pose](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/knee-placement-in-tree-pose/919)
**Author:** [@mb8649](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/mb8649)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/knee-placement-in-tree-pose/919 "2021-01-06T18:36:10Z")
Guy sent me an answer on this subject and the contemporary view of placing the foot on the knee. It is on Guy’s Beginning Flow class page. I tried to link to it but couldn’t get the link to work. Thank you, Guy. I’m lea… --- ## [Has anyone used a yoga wheel prop for inversions?](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/has-anyone-used-a-yoga-wheel-prop-for-inversions/644)
**Author:** [@Vega12](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/Vega12)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/has-anyone-used-a-yoga-wheel-prop-for-inversions/644 "2021-01-06T08:37:23Z")
Has anyone ever tried using a yoga wheel prop for help with inversions? I am not advertising this blog but this is an example of what came up when i googled it: https://www.thejourneyjunkie.com/yoga-3/yoga-wheels-whats… --- ## [Help: Advanced yogi on 3 year hiatus](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/help-advanced-yogi-on-3-year-hiatus/396)
**Author:** [@aimeevegan2](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/aimeevegan2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/help-advanced-yogi-on-3-year-hiatus/396 "2021-01-02T18:28:34Z")
Hello to all who are you reading this and a special hello to David and Fuji who have been instrumental in my yoga practice. I have been on a pause from yoga and all physical activities for the last 3 years due to work, … --- ## [Dolphin with tight shoulders](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/dolphin-with-tight-shoulders/898)
**Author:** [@georgedstuart\_dywm](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/georgedstuart_dywm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/dolphin-with-tight-shoulders/898 "2021-01-02T18:21:08Z")
Can you recommend any adaptations to make dolphin more accessible for those of us who have tight shoulders? The typical instructions are to 1) hold a block between the hands, 2) press down on the thumb side of the hands,… --- ## [Yoga after concussion](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/yoga-after-concussion/912)
**Author:** [@cathhanner](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/cathhanner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/yoga-after-concussion/912 "2021-01-01T19:16:59Z")
Hi…I am recovering (it’s been a little over 2 weeks and I feel great) from a concussion and wondered what class would be appropriate to start back with. Prior to my concussion I was doing Intermediate II and III vinyasa… --- ## [Foot Surgery Sitting Yoga](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/foot-surgery-sitting-yoga/891)
**Author:** [@Lkwilhelms](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/Lkwilhelms)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/foot-surgery-sitting-yoga/891 "2021-01-01T19:05:28Z")
Hi. I am having a foot surgery tomorrow and will be non weight bearing for 6 weeks and a gradual progression to weight over the next few after that. Do you have any sitting yoga classes that I missed somehow or any su… --- ## [Class for sprain or injury to the ligaments](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/class-for-sprain-or-injury-to-the-ligaments/910)
**Author:** [@abcdances](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/abcdances)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/class-for-sprain-or-injury-to-the-ligaments/910 "2021-01-01T19:01:45Z")
I had a knee trauma more then ten years ago (meniscus fracture). Usually, the knees feel good. But after regular physical activity (including yoga) and in wet or cold weather begin painful. Sometimes the leg twists and I… --- ## [Restless legs and restorative yoga](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/restless-legs-and-restorative-yoga/727)
**Author:** [@tina.wirth](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/tina.wirth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/restless-legs-and-restorative-yoga/727 "2020-12-29T06:57:47Z")
Hello, I have restless leg syndrome, and am having a hard time doing any yin yoga, or holding resting poses for a long time. Sometimes I can’t even get through savasana without my legs jerking and twitching. I would lov… --- ## [Suggestions for a Winter Solstice Class?](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/suggestions-for-a-winter-solstice-class/901)
**Author:** [@smkbosshart](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/smkbosshart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/suggestions-for-a-winter-solstice-class/901 "2020-12-28T17:19:58Z")
In a normal (non-Covid) year, I always take an in-person winter solstice yoga class. It’s a wonderful way to ground myself before the holidays and to set my intentions for the next year. As I couldn’t find a DYWM class … --- ## [Hard to concentrate on instruction with heavy breathing sounds lol](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/hard-to-concentrate-on-instruction-with-heavy-breathing-sounds-lol/591)
**Author:** [@Kelly6](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/Kelly6)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/hard-to-concentrate-on-instruction-with-heavy-breathing-sounds-lol/591 "2020-12-21T15:49:29Z")
Hey everyone. I am wondering if anybody else has the issue that I do and that is that I cannot I get past breathing noises heavy sighing and that kind of noise while the instruction is being given. I would love to see ei… --- ## [Foot cramps during extension](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/foot-cramps-during-extension/893)
**Author:** [@innercom](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/innercom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/foot-cramps-during-extension/893 "2020-12-12T05:31:55Z")
I often get cramps in the arch of my foot when extending, for example, in child’s pose, or other times. Any suggestions? --- ## [How many times a week to practice?](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/how-many-times-a-week-to-practice/890)
**Author:** [@tbm97nv](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/tbm97nv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/how-many-times-a-week-to-practice/890 "2020-12-11T12:46:17Z")
I try to do yoga at least 2 to 3 times a week. But is this the most beneficial? Should I be doing it every day? I also have a dog that needs to go for a walk or hike every day. Sometimes with other responsibilities, … [Previous page](https://community.doyogawithme.com/c/yoga-talk/7.md?page=3) [Next page](https://community.doyogawithme.com/c/yoga-talk/7.md?page=5)