mandiejackson

Hi there! Thank you for the AMA. Could you recommend some postures that would help with sciatic nerve pain? I do ashtanga right now, but I am in a lot of pain through most of it so I am taking a bit of a break, but I miss it and I don't like my life without daily yoga. I have been doing short sessions at home that focus more on upper body/core and not as much bending at the hips/one leg postures.

Most of the postures that are for hip opening just end up hurting really badly, then I will have a flare up for a few days to a week. I don't do the postures that cause pain, but I would really like to ease into them (without the pain), so I am just kind of at a loss. If you can point me to some of your videos that would help me, I would be eternally grateful! Namaste :)

I did have an MRI last year and it showed mild degeneration of the SI joint, like you said. I will do all those things you suggest, thank you.