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How painful is yoga supposed to be?

40 y/o male, practicing yoga in a studio (black swan yoga) for 4 years now. Every practice is either somewhat or extremely painful. Its usually not lingering pain, and doesn't follow after practice, but I don't really notice anyone else in the studio having the same problems as I do. I've done a lot of different exercise workouts in the past, weightlifting, running, Crossfit, and I was in the military, so I'm used to pushing through the pain when it comes to difficult workouts. But yoga seems to be very different from the other stuff, and my pain/discomfort level in the studio doesn't seem to be getting better with better conditioning. Any insights into this would be very helpful.

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I always learned to have a straight back in forward folds. Now I am visiting a new class and the teacher told me to do this with a rounded back. I am totally confused now. Plz help.

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Difficulty matching inhalation length with exhalation length

Hi all, I have been practicing Ashtanga for 2 months now and I have a question regarding inhalation/exhalation length. As I understand it inhalation and exhalation should last for the same amount of time. I find that my inhalations are much shorter and I am often unable to take in a full and long inhalation. Upforward-facing dog is an asana where my inhalations are particualrly short and I feel like there is no space to breath in more. Is this normal? Any tips/advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Pranayama to help with depression?

I’m in a really significant bipolar depressive episode and I was wondering if there’s any pranayama to help? I absolutely love pranayama and do it when I can’t get out of bed to practice and realized there might be some better breaths out there

I would like to start doing yoga at my house and invite neighbors or a couple of strangers

I would like to start yoga classes at my house and charge a fee and eventually get certified and one day get my own studio. what do you recommend I live in Houston Texas

Why do yoga health girls all have strange blocky heads?