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Asana Questions Thread

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Hip openers are among the most requested poses for a reason. And wherever you're at in your practice, there's one for you. https://t.co/l42sxBP0PN

i can’t bend my back

I recently recovered from a spinal fusion surgery, i had scoliosis and now I have two bars bolted to my spine. I can’t bend my back basically at all I have very little twisting motion left but i can still bend at my hips normally. I have gotten used to this as I will be like this for the rest of my life and it isn’t as bad as people think but I am wondering if I were to start to get more into yoga where should I start. I have this issue but I love yoga how badly will that affect me?

[OC] Try this fun full-body yoga sequence!

Washing mat towels

For those of you who do hot yoga multiple times a week, do you wash your mat towels after each class or use them more than once? Between the sweaty towels and clothes, I feel like I’m always doing laundry!!

Does anyone else feel like your head scalp is tightened all the time?

Every time I'm deeply concentrated in a task, my upper back, neck and scalp tightens up, even it is for a hobby or unimportant tasks, if I let go of manually relaxing my scalp and neck, it really tightens up, like my life depended on it. Sometimes at the end of the day it is painful to touch, specially the scalp. Every time I notice the tightening I put some effort into relaxing these areas and give myself a little massage. [Here is a picture of the general area.](https://imgur.com/a/GT24xV9) Anyone else deals with this? Any tips on how do I fix that?

Best aromatherapy?

I want to bring the aromatherapy from yoga studios to my room. How can I reach the best aromatherapy for meditation at night? Diffusers? If so, what oils and brands are the best? I like the mild to strong scent strength.

How do you turn inward when you are feeling overwhelmed?

“As you inhale, focus only on your breath; count for five and then exhale. Focusing fully on your exhale for the count of five."

Try this practice to build strength for inversions 🔥