I’m so glad you said it took you 6 months to a year to fully heal to keep it real for your viewers. A lot of videos are titled “heal your pain in minutes” or “instantly” which ultimately leads to disappointment because these things aren’t healed in an instant. Thank you, and I feel much better. I’ve had sciatica for a long time.
My back and left leg were in a pain, walking became very uncomfortable for me. I fell into pessimism and thought that this would never recovered and things would get worse. I was very relieved with just 1-2 exercises. Now I can walk healthily and my pain is gone. It also provided psychological relief. Sharing this video is very valuable to me, really thank you very much.
Hey man I just wanted to say… when you described your back issues it matched perfectly with mine.. I started doing these stretches every day like twice to three times a day cause I was in agony daily. It was horrible, started to effect my mental health as well. These stretches and stretching overall changes my life man. I am literally no longer have back pain or discomfort..Seriously Thank you so much for showing me this video with your knowledge and experience. You’re awesome and wish you good health and a happy life brother
I couldn’t agree more. My same story exactly. Constant pain on the right side and no diagnosis from multiple chiropractors, PA’s and even a PT. But doing these exercises along with a few others have completely changed my outlook. I am curious if you or others attribute the issue to the QL muscles?
Same story, left side down the leg. Went on for years. This video has changed my life. Getting better every day, no more pain. So grateful to you and glad so many people have been helped also.
Aside from your knowledge there is something that really make the difference: the slow and calm way you explain things, the way you talk with time, pausing, breathing. It’s an intimate and generous time. A Yoga time. We learn to have time to listen in fact, to see they exercises are done. So grateful
Thank you so much for that thoughtful feedback. I feel very honored and thank you for taking the time to practice and the time to leave a comment. Because of people like you I will keep going and work hard to deliver great content. I appreciate you 🖤
ive been in constant pain for months now and this is the most relief i've felt in SO long, literally just cried tears of joy because i'm feeling hopeful now, thank you
@@davidkujawiak7987 I had problems in lower back and sciatica for over a month. Did this in the morning and night for 10 mins and it relieved 80% of the pain in like 3 days. After a week I was 100%. It's been good but i got a new chair and the lower back issue is back so I just searched this again to remember it all
@@davidkujawiak7987 sorry for the late response! but please stick with yoga! I've been following bre and flo's vinyasa and yin videos for a few months now and while the healing process is definitely gradual I'm feeling SO much better :-)
The moment I heard you say, "the body is meant to heal" I knew I was going to get out of my dilemma. I adopted that mentality. I did these stretches, sometimes twice a day when I'd arrive home from work. And suddenly the answer came to me in a "I've heard this somewhere" moment, my body wanted to be as it once was, it didn't like a 24/hr engaged core which I had believed would solve my back pain. It wanted to move naturally, bend naturally and heal. These movements along with others allowed me to no longer be in back pain, I was able to start weight training again, adopted a methodical mindset, and supplement flexibility and strength.
1 month doing just the two first exercises 3-5 times per day and my 5 years sciatica pain has gone away. I am also eating vegan for 90% of time for the same time, to avoid inflamation. Thanks man, greetings from Brazil. I am really happy that your vídeo has reached me. 5 years bro, 5 years! Salute!
Long time Jiu Jitsu practitioner here. Years of BJJ without a proper stretching and yoga practice, and movement patterns, set me up for a world of pain and deeply ingrained habitual patterns. Your story and faith in the re-invention process is inspiring. This is my second major re-invention of my body/consciousness. I know it’s possible to come back better than ever, but boy when you’re are in the suffering part it is dark. I am just grateful for my love for BJJ. It’s motivating me to go forward, look for the path out of this misery and back to the mats. Thanks for being here.
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May I ask about sitting crossed leg. I thought my sciatica flared up sitting cross leg too long in meditation and running & stretching. Is it safe to use these cross legged positions? Thanks
These 3 stretches just changed the game for me. I have been out of yoga for a few weeks/months now and my body is FEELING IT. I have the biggest knots and pains throughout my back. After following this video just once, it feels 1000x better and it has encouraged me to start being consistent with my practice again, thank you Flo
It seems like you are helping a lot of other people also. I just did this and it’s felt so good loosened up my whole lower back and legs. And also the way you teach and describe things is perfect. Thank you.
You’re so right that pain makes you much more aware of your body. I am healthy and physically fit, but as I experience this back pain, I am grateful for your help and for the reminder of the gift of this amazing body God’s given each of us! Thanks Flo!
Hi, I have subscribed in this channel for quite a long time because I'm a yoga believer but I never watched a single video. I just subscribed because I knew that I would need this in the future. Until I had this severe lower back pain last night before going to bed. I had a really bad sleep coz of it. When I woke up today, I can't get up from bed. It was extremely painful when I tried to get up slowly by turning my body from side to side but I just can't. I called a help from my son to help me get up slowly but it took me 15mins to slowly managed to get up on both of my feet. However, when I tried to walk, right after my first step, I felt the extreme pain again. I was shouting to my son. I went back to stay in bed trying to stretch my lower back hoping the pain eases a bit. Then I went on to search yoga for lower back pain in CZcams and it was your video who appeared first that's why I was able to watch it. I followed your 3 exercises and it was really effective. The pain wasn't really gone yet but it was really helpful to ease the pain by 59% and I can be able to walk slowly doing some house chores. Thank you so much. I just want you to know that I'm one of your subscribers and helped me from my back pain problem. Looking forward to watch your old videos. ------Jo from the South of France
I am a fitness instructor myself and struggle with a back pain myself:( This is the worst and the best experience for the instructor at the same time e , because you understand your students better after you have to deal with the same problems they deal with. Great video!
Honestly , YOU ARE AMAZING. FULL OF KNOWLEDGE ! you take care of everything , not only on this video but in all of the others... to prevent injuries. The majority of the videos do not alert people who may have previous injury... or just as a preventive to not have one! MASSIVE THANKS!
Hey man thank you so much for your great work, as a rugby player I'v been struggling for a long time with all those sciatic and lower back issues and your videos really help to fix it and to keep on playing ! you have all my support
That last stretch felt so good. Thanks so much man. May I say you have a very mellow and peaceful manner. I've been having some lower back pain recently so I feel I definitely found this for a reason. you have a new subscriber.
I became a yoga teacher for the same reason. In 2017 I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease. Lower back pain and sciatica all the way down to the left side of my butt and leg. It lasted 12 months within 4 of which I couldn't left my bed. As a fitness professional at that time I thougth that was it. I never experienced real pain or limitations before that. It wad a health and career crisis. After reaching to other fitpros who experienced similar set back, Yoga and Pilates helped me go througth it and I've now shifted my fitness career toward yoga and mindfulness. It really made me more empathetic to others physical pain and limitations. Thank you for this great video.
This is the first time I have tried this video and I just started crying. I could feel my body relaxing and I realized how much pain I have been in. Thank you so much
@@DingDong2-iy7vb better. Still have some pain and should be more regular about yoga and stretching, but I've lost about 20 pounds and am more active! Graduate school is not super conducive to good health or posture! I do come back to this video frequently!
As a white belt in Jiu Jitsu and suffering with this exact thing on and off for 15 years i have to say i'm super glad i found your video's I can't wait to update you in a few months to let you know how it's going i feel like im close to my blue but have been dealing with a nasty sciatic flare up for the past 4 months which has stopped me from attending and rolling like i used to Thanks again.
I do yoga for my saitica twice a day now. The morning is my 10 min “freestyle” that I do to goo-morning affirmations. The night one is where I spend more time winding down and learning with a teacher hear on CZcams. Glad to have found you tonight! ❤
This is really helpful, struggled for many years with low back pain, even while practising Ashtanga. I'm performing this routine on daily basis, and capable to continue with sport activities painless. Thank you man...
My back pain was so bad at some points I had to lay down. I have been doing your exercises consistently the last week and I already notice the difference. Thank you for what you do ❤
@@serikbolbissenov2736 Let me assure you, it's nothing weird. We don't go into the bathroom at the subway restaurant or anything like that. Anyone saying that we do that - IS MAKING UP FAKE STORIES THAT AREN'T TRUE OR THEY'RE REPEATING THEM!!! my throat isn't sore AT ALL!!!
I was sent this video because im currently going through exactly what you explained for the last 8 years, DDD with sciatica, i started this video 30 min ago bawling and ended with less pain but also just peace and hope knowing im not alone and that you healed your own body. So thankyou for this hope and i cant wait to see where this takes me! 🙏🏼
The Three Exercises 06:50 Crossed leg forward stretch 10:42 Half cow face 17:40 Belt leg stretch Also do exercises that strengthen your core and glutes.
Your videos truly are amazing, I had a terrible slip and fall at work and had sciatica issues and had chiropractor diagnose me as spine degenerative disease and I my through bikram yoga and research found stretches and strengthening tools to have a less pain free life. Your videos speak to me and my issues and I’m really grateful for your content, Brie is amazing also ! Thank you for the content and I hope your community grows as it should.
I've started these exercises yesterday and I already feel a relieve in my back. So glad I found this video. Thank you so much for sharing and your calm explanation how to work the exercises.👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🌸🌸🌸
I stopped jiu-jitsu at blue belt more than 10 years ago because of sciatic nerve pain. I'm glad this worked out for you, maybe there's hope for me too.
Fabulous routine! After only 3 days I can see such progress! I put on Reiki music with the 2 min. bell and it is just amazing how much better my back feels already! After 3 cracked vertebrae in the past plus my advanced age this routine is perfect. Thank you!
I started doing these yoga poses just a few days ago (!) and I already noticed great sciatic nerve pain reduction; my femur rotation also improved a lot. Previously, I was doing other stretches, and they were much less effective. Now I truly believe that my long-standing imbalances can be corrected. Thanks, Flo, you're awesome!
Sooooo happy to find you I’m like crying … terrible lower back pain numbness and weird sensation going down butt and legs to feet … just awful and this is so helpful and just reminds me how incredible the human body is
Thank you for making this video. I work at UPS and tweaked my sciatic nerve picking up a box. I found this video and have done it every day since, about 2 weeks ago, and my body has been feeling a lot better. Thank you for making this, I really appreciate it.
Thank you! I followed you through the whole video and when i stood up from the matt, i felt so ALIVE! Will definitely put it to my daily routine and start to learn about yoga! Thank you again and wish you a good day.
I have completely healed my sciatic Nerve pain watching your videos. What you do changes peoples lives and you are so very good at it. I hope you know how gifted you are and how much you help people. THANK YOU
I watched this video a few weeks ago and immediately started doing these stretches a couple of times each . I also did 3 accupuncture treatments . I'm very happy to say that I am now pain free. Thank you very much for the information you provided.
I entered this world by the same reason of you, and the first routine I did was with yoyu, I did it for 30 days, actually I recorded my gains and it was amazing tne mental and physical change, Thank you for your routines! You are my Yoga Master!
This is wonderful. My lower back/sciatica went out 30+ years ago and I went through Chiropractors and Acupuncture. But basically, lots of pain for lots of years. I "baby" my back, but these stretches do much more than the multiple Chiro exercises that I usually do. Thank you!
spoken like a true mystic....the pain hurts so good! Thanks for this, I'm a skater with lower back pain too! Loved jumping down stairs in my day, but those days are over I think- new pleasures await. Thanks again mate, from Australia
Tk you for posting this. For some reason knowing someone else is doing the same stretches and alleviating pain and tightness makes it that much better.
I've had sciatica for almost 5 months now. Incorporating this routine into my daily stretches has healed my sciatica about 90% over the span of a few months. Although painful, it works. Thank you!
I found this video five months ago and have been doing the stretches daily, and it's been a huge quality of life improver: no more lower back pain! Thanks so much!!
I have broken my back three times. I was an avid cliff jumper, I ride horses almost everyday and love boxing. This video has helped me to find complete relief. I am incredibly grateful. You are the first yogi I can truly relate to. Very knowledgable and informative. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Honestly thank you so much for this! 😭💗 I loved how whilst in the position you kept talking, it was distracting me from the pain and it was also calming. 💗 The body is meant to heal. 💗💗💗💗
After two days I have regained mobility! You’re magic…. And am able to play with my baby whereas before I did it, just getting down or bending was sharp pain!! Or sitting in the morning after waking up. Will do this religiously. Thank you for the peace you bring.
Life is ironic. I grew up skating, ended up doing Jiu-jitsu, and now I've had sciatica for 1.5 years. Thanks for the video, I truly feel like there is hope
Great video, thanks for sharing all the detail and context around the yoga routines and training. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks
only back yoga I've found that is done by someone who knows what serious lower back pain feels like. almost all other "back pain" yoga videos -- at least for me -- make the lower back pain worse, even doing cat/cow and downward dog hurt right now. your video has been the best I've found so far for serious lower back sprain/pain. really needed this. thank you. KM
I am having sciatic pain now. This is worst pain ever. Thank you for taking the time to show us these stretches. By the way, your body and tattoos are awesome!
OMG! its just been 4 days doing these stretches and it has eliminated my low back pain ive been suffering for 3 years. Was already considering surgery after multiple visits to the chiropractor which initially helped but not really giving me that pain free feeling which i needed to go back to work. I also did alot of back exercises found here in youtube like (bob and brad physical therapists (didnt help tho) It was so counterintuitive that doing those stretches basically loosened up my sciatica and my pinched nerve Mr flow i was meant to find this video after a long time Thanks!
3 years omg i cant imagine this im on 15 months n counting deep lower back pain frm 2 bulge discs and a annual tear for the cherry on top. So glad to hear healing stories gives me back some hope in these dark times. God bless you and hope you stay pain free for good
I just discovered your videos as a “desperate” solution to fix pain in the SI-joint/piriformis/sciatica… and I felt so relaxed after doing this (and some others), but as you said it’s not a quick fix…. But instant relief for some minutes was so great… and I will continue to join with patience 🙏
Because body keeps all emotions and stress in muscles/joints/fascia even bones. The more you do yoga the more you release the tension with deep breathing and relaxing in the moment, the more you cry on that yoga mat - the easier it becomes for your body and your mind. Gotta release :) when i started yoga 10y ago i cried all the time during classes :) enjoy liberation
How did you heal and manage the symptoms? Will the exercises suggested in this video involving forward bendings not further damage the already existing bulged disc? As the normal recommendation by the doctors is not to bend forward with your spine directly??
Amazing. I train MMA and I recently had to quit for the first time in 7 years of consistent training because of my lower back. I was literally just looking for a yoga flow and came across one of your flow for athletes videos. You had mentioned a sciatica pose and to revert to your other videos for back pain which lead me here. Then realizing how much I can relate to your injury and where it came from really gave me hope that one day I can get back on the mats again. I am going to continue these stretches daily. Thank you for sharing your story and knowledge!
wow, my back pain is truly the least of my worries, but i did just need to hear that reminder today to have trust in our unfoldings.. i've been having an especially rough time lately. your mode of speech and voice is soothing. i appreciate your entire attitude. i used to be extremely fit and flexible from dancing, hiking, and just being very active, and am really looking forward to getting my range of movement and health, physical, emotional, and mental, back. but i just haven't found a good starting place that has been okay for where my body is in the moment and that i've been able to stick with daily until this.. thank you!
I have found stretching so restorative. I’m in my 60’s and have been able to stay pain free, and relieve pain, because of it. I do what I call intuitive stretching, following a feel, experimenting carefully. The body tells you what to do.
This is a beautiful content .. helps my life ina significant way to heal up my lower back injury .. many thx breathe and flow for every other and specially this incredible healing session. 🌠🌠🙌❣️❣️🙏🏾🙏🏾
How did you heal and manage the symptoms? Will the exercises suggested in this video involving forward bendings not further damage the already existing bulged disc? As the normal recommendation by the doctors is not to bend forward with your spine directly??
Thanks for the classes!!! This is really helpful for my body. As a bjj practitioner for over 20 years, it’s a good change of pace of the hard bjj grind. Covid is not helpful either, training has been hard to do.
Life changing video!! I’ve been doing these exercises 3-4xs/day for 3 days and I feel so much better. I will continue to incorporate them into my regular yoga practice. Thank you so much.
@@sukhjindersingh9213these things dont fix problems permanently. I talked with real doctors and they all say you have to strengthen your muscles. Back pain mostly comes from sitting too much, not moving. So you have to build back the muscles with training. Stretching relieves pain for a couple minutes but not more.
Hi man, this is very generous of you, and thank you so much for these exercises. Believe me, this changed my life. I have back pain due to lumbar disc hernia for 25 years and now it is the first time without any medication, I could get over my pain!... THANK YOU THANK YOU AND THANK YOU.
that is so incredible to hear, so glad i put this video out for you! once you feel pain free and comfortable to start doing beginner yoga to not have the pain come back and keep the spine healthy, start our 7 day beginner program called EMBARK on this channel 🙏✌️much love!
@@BreatheAndFlow I already started the EMBARK program and I am on day 4! I am surprised that I could attend and enjoy these sessions. Please, share more tips for lower back pain if you have. God bless you for helping people!
Just diagnosed with bulging disk in low left side and my chiropractor asked me to come participate with your healing practices. He highly respects your work. Thought you’d like to know 😊🌸😊🌸😊🌸
I have been suffering from back and sciatic nerve pain for almost two months now and today i tried this out for the first time. After this simple exercises i felt a difference in my pain and so much relief. I will continue for sure. Thank you for sharing what you know and what worked for you. Blessed be your journey.
Thanks for this Flo. I injured L5/S1 left side long ago when I was 30 (21 years ago) and have struggled on and off with pain there since then. Yoga and Pilates, especially core strength, help a lot. Just recently I am getting similar pain on my other (right) side, same place L5/S1 :/ These stretches are helping - and I would love more movements targeting pain, flexibility and strength in these areas in particular. Thank you!
I appreciate this very much. I live with chronic pain in my outer thigh due to damage to my sciatic nerve. Recently had a procedure to try and help the pain and have just started getting back into yoga. These stretches felt amazing and hit all the correct places. Thank you
Your story just gained a subscriber. I can totally relate 100% to your sciatica story. Thank you for this video. I will be incorporating these excersises.
Thank you- I was doing yoga before I suffered a lower back injury a few months ago, and though I hurt and recovered from a similar injury about 12 years ago as a teen, I did not expect to feel so helpless going through this same kind of pain and mental fogginess again. I will be inserting these exercises into my recovery plan starting tomorrow and will give you feedback on how it progresses. 1 thing made me feel instantly hopeful- and that was you saying it took 6 months to 1 year before you were pain free. That is a reasonable timeline for the kind of pain described here, and everytime I research and see a concensus of 6-12weeks it makes my case feel abnormal. So thank you for that realistic hope. You are someone to admire- a good goal of how I want to look and feel and move coming out of my injury, and I will remember that.
@@daveb5047 Yes. As a matter of fact it has been. Maybe it's the amount of time that's passed. Maybe it's a combination of things, but I am nearing 6 months since my injury and have been doing these exercises in tandem with a healthy diet, other stretching and massage therapy and things are getting better week by week SLOWLY, but they are. I work a very physical job so I am very conscientious about how I move day to day. This helped me have hope for a longterm plan, and as I heal, my options keep opening up to me and I feel gratitude. I want to thank you for sharing this because it HAS helped me. It was what I needed, from whom I needed it, when I needed it.
I am in pain and I discovered your video, I am also a bjj blue belt and found many of the things you said very close to me. I will start my daily practice with your exercises, and explore your channel more and more. Also a fan of mindfulness so your world and teachings really resonate with me. Thanks for your videos, and greetings from Italy, I will let you know when my pain will be gone. 🤙🏻
Hi there. I've also had sciatica problems due to a bulged disk in my lower spine. The PT guys at my doctors office had me do a stretch which is like a really deep, bendy cobra pose. Whenever I do a deep back bend like that, it mechanically pushes the bulge back where it should be and takes pressure off the nerve. Really works to help the sciatica, but unfortunately, doesn't work permanently, so I have to keep doing it. Whenever I take a yoga class, I end up doing all the cobra poses the instructor calls for and adding a few more of my own. The best way I've found to get a really deep bend is to get on the adjustable back bench at the gym and do the bend there -- that way gravity is pulling my head down and deepening the bend. It looks like I'm molesting the machine, but I don't care cuz it feels so damn good on my back. My sense is there are different causes of sciatica and different stretches that work for you, depending on the cause. That's mine.
thanks for sharing what works for you. just thinking of any kind of backbend with the sciatica i had was impossible. this helped me to get rid of it permanently, i hope you find an approach that does the same for you 🙏
This really hit my pain where I needed it to. I’ve been following a lot of yoga poses that people recommend are good for my lower back but this is the exact spot that I needed healed. Thank you so so much for your video. Today is my first day doing this and I was close to tears because of how painful it was. I’m excited to notice how different my body feels the more days I do this.
@@sujanghimire8619 doing better but not 100% night time is still tough and first thing in the am but things loosen up as the day goes on. thanks for asking.
Thanks Flo for this video! My sciatic nerve has been bothering me for a few weeks. But it can be endured to some extent with a few exercises. What turned out to be extremely pain-relieving and effective for me was the stretching of the iliopsoas. I always neglected that in the beginning. But now it's an important part of my stretching routine. Keep up the good work! 👍💪🏻
Thanks. Just started today. Was in real pain for a week now. And painkillers have no effect at all. Thougt I would try your stretches, and I did. I’m not free of pain suddenly, but feel it helped a bit already. Felt like oxygen entered in a few places in my back or something. Will certainly try the excersises tomorow again. Thanks again!
As someone who was a fellow teenage skate rat and who started suffering from lower back pain and sciatica from the age of 25, you're a genuine source of inspiration, Flo. I followed the same journey of becoming overwhelmed with debilitating sciatica pain that led me to daily morning stretching exercises, and eventually yours and Bre's yoga videos on youtube that have done wonders for my back like nothing else. Since following your videos 6-9 months ago, I'm pain-free and never felt more mobile in my body. For that, I am truly grateful 🙏Keep doing what you do and don't be afraid to get back on the board like I am! But post-25, I recommend staying away from the 12-sets and stick to the flatground 😄Peace and love brother 🤘x
that is so amazing to hear! we're so glad you're now pain free and you're feeling good. 12-sets haha no wonder it affects your body so much. don't let things worse, nothing better than cruising and having fun on the flat and an occasional game of SKATE with just flat tricks 🙏
How did you heal and manage the symptoms? Will the exercises suggested in this video involving forward bendings not further damage the already existing bulged disc? As the normal recommendation by the doctors is not to bend forward with your spine directly??
I had similarly injured not precisely from BJJ but from several other factors working as a Contractor. Started in my right-hand side buttock, going to my entire hamstring and hamstring tendon behind my knee, and throwing my calf until my foot. Also... if you are flat feet MAKE sure to have a deep massage to the exterior side of your feet I found these movements in this video a long time ago on different channels - they also worked for me. I would suggest to anyone that is watching this video and reading this message - CZcams ALL possible ways of exercise, I noticed that any exercise you do won't have much effect until the 3rd day, so stick with it for at least a week 3x a day to see if that worked for you before jumping for a new stretch exercise. FYI! You MUST be persistent with the 3x day or more in exercise otherwise you won't see the improvement and just complain it's not working.
The body is so amazing! It really is meant to heal and that line really help me push though my pain. This video has saved my life. I’ve been suffering from a herniated desk for about a year. This video has made me so emotional because after doing the exercises/stretches I am feeling better and stronger thank you for this video and I love you!
@@cryptojosef4035 I feel a lot better but I def need to stretch and do the right things to feel almost 100%. I would say in combination with a good stretching session and these stretch I’ve felt a lot better
@@AntonioDiaz Am really glad for your sake and that you feel better! I will really try this! I have been suffering really bad from a herniated disc (L4-L5) for two years now.. Maybe yoga is the way to go for us!
@@cryptojosef4035 stretching and yoga has definitely helped me a lot! But on top of that I’ve also found a really go chiropractor In my area who’s helped me stay on track. I can now bend down and grab things without crying or feeling like I’m going to die. I can also twist and have a lot more sensation down my left leg. I think it’s a combination of the chiropractic adjustments and stretching that’s really helped me! Let me know if you have any questions. I hope you heal and become stronger then ever before!
This is algorithm at its best! I have recently developed “pain in the ass” as you call it 😳, not as bad as yours but it hinders me even take a step forward sometimes. Just went to a physio therapist the other day and the dry needles did wonders. I will keep doing this stretching exercise everyday, thank you so much. Taking up Pilates as well and I’ve been doing yoga for couple of years now, nothing hardcore but definitely feel the benefit for my tight chest and shoulder. Thank you for this and I can’t wait to explore your channel. Subscribed. Ps. I look forward to the day I can do bridge pose without wincing again..
I’m so glad you said it took you 6 months to a year to fully heal to keep it real for your viewers. A lot of videos are titled “heal your pain in minutes” or “instantly” which ultimately leads to disappointment because these things aren’t healed in an instant. Thank you, and I feel much better. I’ve had sciatica for a long time.
I am a victum of these BS videos
Has it healed?
My back and left leg were in a pain, walking became very uncomfortable for me. I fell into pessimism and thought that this would never recovered and things would get worse. I was very relieved with just 1-2 exercises. Now I can walk healthily and my pain is gone. It also provided psychological relief. Sharing this video is very valuable to me, really thank you very much.
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11:24 cross leg forward bend
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@Mackey just throw the leg over it doesn't have to look like an experts body
Hey man I just wanted to say… when you described your back issues it matched perfectly with mine.. I started doing these stretches every day like twice to three times a day cause I was in agony daily. It was horrible, started to effect my mental health as well. These stretches and stretching overall changes my life man. I am literally no longer have back pain or discomfort..Seriously Thank you so much for showing me this video with your knowledge and experience. You’re awesome and wish you good health and a happy life brother
Same story and I’m almost cured now 😊 May Allah bless him 🙏🙏
Same man I’ve been going through it for 2 almost 3 years he really saved my life it can put you in deep depression.
I couldn’t agree more. My same story exactly. Constant pain on the right side and no diagnosis from multiple chiropractors, PA’s and even a PT. But doing these exercises along with a few others have completely changed my outlook. I am curious if you or others attribute the issue to the QL muscles?
Same here on the right side! Agonizing pain!! How long did it take to achieve no back pain?
Same story, left side down the leg. Went on for years. This video has changed my life. Getting better every day, no more pain. So grateful to you and glad so many people have been helped also.
Aside from your knowledge there is something that really make the difference: the slow and calm way you explain things, the way you talk with time, pausing, breathing. It’s an intimate and generous time. A Yoga time. We learn to have time to listen in fact, to see they exercises are done. So grateful
Thank you so much for that thoughtful feedback. I feel very honored and thank you for taking the time to practice and the time to leave a comment. Because of people like you I will keep going and work hard to deliver great content. I appreciate you 🖤
Agreed. Even just from the way he speaks and his tone, he sounds like such a gentle soul. It's very calming to listen to
Agreed. He is an excellent teacher and I am thankful he is sharing his practice with us.
@@BreatheAndFlow ú
I agree.
ive been in constant pain for months now and this is the most relief i've felt in SO long, literally just cried tears of joy because i'm feeling hopeful now, thank you
that is so so amazing to hear! we hope the healing continues well 🙏
How's your progress Jenny? I have just started giving Yoga a try.
@@davidkujawiak7987 I had problems in lower back and sciatica for over a month. Did this in the morning and night for 10 mins and it relieved 80% of the pain in like 3 days. After a week I was 100%. It's been good but i got a new chair and the lower back issue is back so I just searched this again to remember it all
@@davidkujawiak7987 sorry for the late response! but please stick with yoga! I've been following bre and flo's vinyasa and yin videos for a few months now and while the healing process is definitely gradual I'm feeling SO much better :-)
@@jennyli368 Thanks! I have been doing yoga for 60 days everyday and also in my case things are finally taking a positive turn. :)
The moment I heard you say, "the body is meant to heal" I knew I was going to get out of my dilemma. I adopted that mentality. I did these stretches, sometimes twice a day when I'd arrive home from work. And suddenly the answer came to me in a "I've heard this somewhere" moment, my body wanted to be as it once was, it didn't like a 24/hr engaged core which I had believed would solve my back pain. It wanted to move naturally, bend naturally and heal. These movements along with others allowed me to no longer be in back pain, I was able to start weight training again, adopted a methodical mindset, and supplement flexibility and strength.
How is your healing journey going?
how long it took?
You talk exactly the stages I went through with the pain and movements. I'm so greatful for this video.
1 month doing just the two first exercises 3-5 times per day and my 5 years sciatica pain has gone away. I am also eating vegan for 90% of time for the same time, to avoid inflamation.
Thanks man, greetings from Brazil.
I am really happy that your vídeo has reached me.
5 years bro, 5 years!
Salute!
Your videos healed my severe upper back pain a few years ago. Now my lower back is tighter than ever. This first session is already helping. Thx.
Long time Jiu Jitsu practitioner here. Years of BJJ without a proper stretching and yoga practice, and movement patterns, set me up for a world of pain and deeply ingrained habitual patterns. Your story and faith in the re-invention process is inspiring. This is my second major re-invention of my body/consciousness. I know it’s possible to come back better than ever, but boy when you’re are in the suffering part it is dark. I am just grateful for my love for BJJ. It’s motivating me to go forward, look for the path out of this misery and back to the mats. Thanks for being here.
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This is great. Thanks
May I ask about sitting crossed leg. I thought my sciatica flared up sitting cross leg too long in meditation and running & stretching.
Is it safe to use these cross legged positions?
Thanks
I have same problem for 10 years or more. Is it normal to feel the spine if I touch my back when im doing this movements , stretching.
What stretches did you add during the 6-12 months??
Take a look at the new backpain video which hopefully answers your questions czcams.com/video/pvuBjK-kqu0/video.html
These 3 stretches just changed the game for me. I have been out of yoga for a few weeks/months now and my body is FEELING IT. I have the biggest knots and pains throughout my back. After following this video just once, it feels 1000x better and it has encouraged me to start being consistent with my practice again, thank you Flo
It seems like you are helping a lot of other people also. I just did this and it’s felt so good loosened up my whole lower back and legs. And also the way you teach and describe things is perfect. Thank you.
You’re so right that pain makes you much more aware of your body. I am healthy and physically fit, but as I experience this back pain, I am grateful for your help and for the reminder of the gift of this amazing body God’s given each of us! Thanks Flo!
Hi,
I have subscribed in this channel for quite a long time because I'm a yoga believer but I never watched a single video. I just subscribed because I knew that I would need this in the future.
Until I had this severe lower back pain last night before going to bed. I had a really bad sleep coz of it. When I woke up today, I can't get up from bed. It was extremely painful when I tried to get up slowly by turning my body from side to side but I just can't. I called a help from my son to help me get up slowly but it took me 15mins to slowly managed to get up on both of my feet.
However, when I tried to walk, right after my first step, I felt the extreme pain again. I was shouting to my son. I went back to stay in bed trying to stretch my lower back hoping the pain eases a bit. Then I went on to search yoga for lower back pain in CZcams and it was your video who appeared first that's why I was able to watch it. I followed your 3 exercises and it was really effective. The pain wasn't really gone yet but it was really helpful to ease the pain by 59% and I can be able to walk slowly doing some house chores.
Thank you so much. I just want you to know that I'm one of your subscribers and helped me from my back pain problem.
Looking forward to watch your old videos.
------Jo from the South of France
5:30 - Start
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Omg, Thanks!
Haha I liked the back story but doing this daily it was nice to skip right to the excercise
I am a fitness instructor myself and struggle with a back pain myself:( This is the worst and the best experience for the instructor at the same time e , because you understand your students better after you have to deal with the same problems they deal with. Great video!
Honestly , YOU ARE AMAZING. FULL OF KNOWLEDGE ! you take care of everything , not only on this video but in all of the others... to prevent injuries. The majority of the videos do not alert people who may have previous injury... or just as a preventive to not have one! MASSIVE THANKS!
His voice is so comforting
and his looks
Hey man thank you so much for your great work, as a rugby player I'v been struggling for a long time with all those sciatic and lower back issues and your videos really help to fix it and to keep on playing ! you have all my support
That last stretch felt so good. Thanks so much man. May I say you have a very mellow and peaceful manner. I've been having some lower back pain recently so I feel I definitely found this for a reason. you have a new subscriber.
Thank you for sharing your own issue with injury…you make your classes so relatable!
I became a yoga teacher for the same reason. In 2017 I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease. Lower back pain and sciatica all the way down to the left side of my butt and leg. It lasted 12 months within 4 of which I couldn't left my bed. As a fitness professional at that time I thougth that was it. I never experienced real pain or limitations before that. It wad a health and career crisis. After reaching to other fitpros who experienced similar set back, Yoga and Pilates helped me go througth it and I've now shifted my fitness career toward yoga and mindfulness. It really made me more empathetic to others physical pain and limitations. Thank you for this great video.
Thank you for this! Healing the world one stretch at a time 🙌🏿
This is the first time I have tried this video and I just started crying. I could feel my body relaxing and I realized how much pain I have been in. Thank you so much
How are you doing now?
@@DingDong2-iy7vb better. Still have some pain and should be more regular about yoga and stretching, but I've lost about 20 pounds and am more active! Graduate school is not super conducive to good health or posture! I do come back to this video frequently!
I also spent $500 on a good ergonomic chair, which was worth every penny.
As a white belt in Jiu Jitsu and suffering with this exact thing on and off for 15 years i have to say i'm super glad i found your video's
I can't wait to update you in a few months to let you know how it's going
i feel like im close to my blue but have been dealing with a nasty sciatic flare up for the past 4 months which has stopped me from attending and rolling like i used to
Thanks again.
I do yoga for my saitica twice a day now. The morning is my 10 min “freestyle” that I do to goo-morning affirmations. The night one is where I spend more time winding down and learning with a teacher hear on CZcams. Glad to have found you tonight! ❤
This is really helpful, struggled for many years with low back pain, even while practising Ashtanga. I'm performing this routine on daily basis, and capable to continue with sport activities painless. Thank you man...
My back pain was so bad at some points I had to lay down. I have been doing your exercises consistently the last week and I already notice the difference. Thank you for what you do ❤
Thanks. This guy gives me 10% of these donations. I appreciate it 🙏
Thanks so much for this kind donation and for making time to practice with us ❤️
@@BreatheAndFlow
Hey thanks again for the 10%.
If I ever become a billionaire, I'll buy you a nice treadmill. 🏃
@@Training_Wheelssorry but can I know why does he give u the 10% of his donations? Dont mean to bother tho :)
@@serikbolbissenov2736
Let me assure you, it's nothing weird. We don't go into the bathroom at the subway restaurant or anything like that. Anyone saying that we do that - IS MAKING UP FAKE STORIES THAT AREN'T TRUE OR THEY'RE REPEATING THEM!!!
my throat isn't sore AT ALL!!!
I was sent this video because im currently going through exactly what you explained for the last 8 years, DDD with sciatica, i started this video 30 min ago bawling and ended with less pain but also just peace and hope knowing im not alone and that you healed your own body. So thankyou for this hope and i cant wait to see where this takes me! 🙏🏼
Really amazing stuff. Everything about the way he talks and shows the movement in real time. Going to try this when I wake up in the morning.
The Three Exercises
06:50 Crossed leg forward stretch
10:42 Half cow face
17:40 Belt leg stretch
Also do exercises that strengthen your core and glutes.
Great exercises
Thank you so much❤❤❤
Your videos truly are amazing, I had a terrible slip and fall at work and had sciatica issues and had chiropractor diagnose me as spine degenerative disease and I my through bikram yoga and research found stretches and strengthening tools to have a less pain free life. Your videos speak to me and my issues and I’m really grateful for your content, Brie is amazing also ! Thank you for the content and I hope your community grows as it should.
I've started these exercises yesterday and I already feel a relieve in my back. So glad I found this video. Thank you so much for sharing and your calm explanation how to work the exercises.👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🌸🌸🌸
I stopped jiu-jitsu at blue belt more than 10 years ago because of sciatic nerve pain. I'm glad this worked out for you, maybe there's hope for me too.
Fabulous routine! After only 3 days I can see such progress! I put on Reiki music with the 2 min. bell and it is just amazing how much better my back feels already!
After 3 cracked vertebrae in the past plus my advanced age this routine is perfect. Thank you!
Thank you Flow. I’ve suffered with sciatica pain for over a decade & these stretches have relieved my pain! Thank you.
How long does it take for your Sciatica to go away completely?
The best stretches I’ve found on CZcams for Lower Back Pain. Thank you. 10/10.
I started doing these yoga poses just a few days ago (!) and I already noticed great sciatic nerve pain reduction; my femur rotation also improved a lot. Previously, I was doing other stretches, and they were much less effective. Now I truly believe that my long-standing imbalances can be corrected. Thanks, Flo, you're awesome!
I have been dealing with this pain again but after 3 days in a row of this video the pain is already so much better. Thank you for the medicine!
Thank you thank you! This really helped my SI joint and IT band tightness as well - it’s all connected after all 🙂 🙏
Sooooo happy to find you I’m like crying … terrible lower back pain numbness and weird sensation going down butt and legs to feet … just awful and this is so helpful and just reminds me how incredible the human body is
Thank you for making this video. I work at UPS and tweaked my sciatic nerve picking up a box. I found this video and have done it every day since, about 2 weeks ago, and my body has been feeling a lot better. Thank you for making this, I really appreciate it.
Thank you! I followed you through the whole video and when i stood up from the matt, i felt so ALIVE! Will definitely put it to my daily routine and start to learn about yoga! Thank you again and wish you a good day.
Learning on youtube ?! What a education !
Man likes Jiujitsu and Lofi Hiphop! Respect Flo, come roll when you're in London
I have completely healed my sciatic Nerve pain watching your videos. What you do changes peoples lives and you are so very good at it. I hope you know how gifted you are and how much you help people. THANK YOU
I watched this video a few weeks ago and immediately started doing these stretches a couple of times each . I also did 3 accupuncture treatments . I'm very happy to say that I am now pain free. Thank you very much for the information you provided.
I entered this world by the same reason of you, and the first routine I did was with yoyu, I did it for 30 days, actually I recorded my gains and it was amazing tne mental and physical change, Thank you for your routines! You are my Yoga Master!
This is wonderful. My lower back/sciatica went out 30+ years ago and I went through Chiropractors and Acupuncture. But basically, lots of pain for lots of years. I "baby" my back, but these stretches do much more than the multiple Chiro exercises that I usually do. Thank you!
spoken like a true mystic....the pain hurts so good! Thanks for this, I'm a skater with lower back pain too! Loved jumping down stairs in my day, but those days are over I think- new pleasures await. Thanks again mate, from Australia
Tk you for posting this. For some reason knowing someone else is doing the same stretches and alleviating pain and tightness makes it that much better.
I've had sciatica for almost 5 months now. Incorporating this routine into my daily stretches has healed my sciatica about 90% over the span of a few months. Although painful, it works. Thank you!
gonna do it then, i been with ciatica for lotta times and its the fucking hell
I found this video five months ago and have been doing the stretches daily, and it's been a huge quality of life improver: no more lower back pain! Thanks so much!!
Definitely saw progress? I just did it then and felt amazing. Might do morning and night.
@@lmk2869 Yeah it took six weeks or so before i noticed sustained improvement in the lower back pain, so stick with it if it feels right for you.
I appreciate learning from someone who knows the pain. I definitely needed this 🙏 thank you
Thank you SO much - you are truly wonderful to share this! 🥰
I have broken my back three times. I was an avid cliff jumper, I ride horses almost everyday and love boxing. This video has helped me to find complete relief. I am incredibly grateful. You are the first yogi I can truly relate to. Very knowledgable and informative. Thank you for sharing your experience.
What else helped you recover?
What you mean “broke” ur back
Can you elaborate
do you do something else?
Maybe she meant „injured“
“The body is meant to heal”
It’s meant to. But never does
@@AtomicSlugg , ,
@@hammill444 do you have a blood clotting disorder?
@@kernalmustang260 Nope.
@@hammill444 so it does heal
Honestly thank you so much for this! 😭💗 I loved how whilst in the position you kept talking, it was distracting me from the pain and it was also calming. 💗 The body is meant to heal. 💗💗💗💗
After two days I have regained mobility! You’re magic….
And am able to play with my baby whereas before I did it, just getting down or bending was sharp pain!! Or sitting in the morning after waking up.
Will do this religiously. Thank you for the peace you bring.
Life is ironic. I grew up skating, ended up doing Jiu-jitsu, and now I've had sciatica for 1.5 years. Thanks for the video, I truly feel like there is hope
seems like what am doing... lol
seems like my story too
I feel like those of us that are most active have more back problems than those who aren’t…. Wth…
Did you recover? I'm on year two of sciatic pain and struggling. I'm fit, strong, good weight, but secretly in constant pain.
Hey is it cured now?
thank you for this. hurt my back doing deadlifts & your content has been an amazing help
Great video, thanks for sharing all the detail and context around the yoga routines and training. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks
only back yoga I've found that is done by someone who knows what serious lower back pain feels like. almost all other "back pain" yoga videos -- at least for me -- make the lower back pain worse, even doing cat/cow and downward dog hurt right now. your video has been the best I've found so far for serious lower back sprain/pain. really needed this. thank you. KM
I am having sciatic pain now. This is worst pain ever. Thank you for taking the time to show us these stretches. By the way, your body and tattoos are awesome!
Did this exercise helped you?
OMG! its just been 4 days doing these stretches and it has eliminated my low back pain ive been suffering for 3 years.
Was already considering surgery after multiple visits to the chiropractor which initially helped but not really giving me that pain free feeling which i needed to go back to work.
I also did alot of back exercises found here in youtube like (bob and brad physical therapists (didnt help tho)
It was so counterintuitive that doing those stretches basically loosened up my sciatica and my pinched nerve
Mr flow i was meant to find this video after a long time
Thanks!
3 years omg i cant imagine this im on 15 months n counting deep lower back pain frm 2 bulge discs and a annual tear for the cherry on top. So glad to hear healing stories gives me back some hope in these dark times. God bless you and hope you stay pain free for good
Congratulations
Thank you, Flo. That was excellent, also love your philosophy of healing the body and mind. Stay blessed, Nameste
I just discovered your videos as a “desperate” solution to fix pain in the SI-joint/piriformis/sciatica… and I felt so relaxed after doing this (and some others), but as you said it’s not a quick fix…. But instant relief for some minutes was so great… and I will continue to join with patience 🙏
At some point during this stretch, I got really emotional and teary eyed. I have no idea why...thank you for sharing your practice.
Because body keeps all emotions and stress in muscles/joints/fascia even bones. The more you do yoga the more you release the tension with deep breathing and relaxing in the moment, the more you cry on that yoga mat - the easier it becomes for your body and your mind. Gotta release :) when i started yoga 10y ago i cried all the time during classes :) enjoy liberation
How did you heal and manage the symptoms? Will the exercises suggested in this video involving forward bendings not further damage the already existing bulged disc? As the normal recommendation by the doctors is not to bend forward with your spine directly??
The issues are in the tissues
@@ugnafffanya …..so true!!!!
@@deepakshivhare4925 thought of this too
Amazing. I train MMA and I recently had to quit for the first time in 7 years of consistent training because of my lower back. I was literally just looking for a yoga flow and came across one of your flow for athletes videos. You had mentioned a sciatica pose and to revert to your other videos for back pain which lead me here. Then realizing how much I can relate to your injury and where it came from really gave me hope that one day I can get back on the mats again. I am going to continue these stretches daily. Thank you for sharing your story and knowledge!
wow, my back pain is truly the least of my worries, but i did just need to hear that reminder today to have trust in our unfoldings.. i've been having an especially rough time lately. your mode of speech and voice is soothing. i appreciate your entire attitude. i used to be extremely fit and flexible from dancing, hiking, and just being very active, and am really looking forward to getting my range of movement and health, physical, emotional, and mental, back. but i just haven't found a good starting place that has been okay for where my body is in the moment and that i've been able to stick with daily until this.. thank you!
I always find motivation in the mix of strength and calmness you both show in your videos.
I have found stretching so restorative. I’m in my 60’s and have been able to stay pain free, and relieve pain, because of it. I do what I call intuitive stretching, following a feel, experimenting carefully. The body tells you what to do.
Intuitive stretching is honestly incredible. Sometimes it scares my how much the body knows in terms of what it needs / what it needs to release
This is a beautiful content .. helps my life ina significant way to heal up my lower back injury .. many thx breathe and flow for every other and specially this incredible healing session. 🌠🌠🙌❣️❣️🙏🏾🙏🏾
How did you heal and manage the symptoms? Will the exercises suggested in this video involving forward bendings not further damage the already existing bulged disc? As the normal recommendation by the doctors is not to bend forward with your spine directly??
Subscribed immediate.
Your positivity and honesty is also part of healing
Thanks for the classes!!! This is really helpful for my body. As a bjj practitioner for over 20 years, it’s a good change of pace of the hard bjj grind. Covid is not helpful either, training has been hard to do.
Life changing video!! I’ve been doing these exercises 3-4xs/day for 3 days and I feel so much better. I will continue to incorporate them into my regular yoga practice. Thank you so much.
Did it fix your problem completely?
@@sukhjindersingh9213these things dont fix problems permanently. I talked with real doctors and they all say you have to strengthen your muscles. Back pain mostly comes from sitting too much, not moving. So you have to build back the muscles with training. Stretching relieves pain for a couple minutes but not more.
Hi man, this is very generous of you, and thank you so much for these exercises. Believe me, this changed my life. I have back pain due to lumbar disc hernia for 25 years and now it is the first time without any medication, I could get over my pain!... THANK YOU THANK YOU AND THANK YOU.
that is so incredible to hear, so glad i put this video out for you! once you feel pain free and comfortable to start doing beginner yoga to not have the pain come back and keep the spine healthy, start our 7 day beginner program called EMBARK on this channel 🙏✌️much love!
@@BreatheAndFlow I already started the EMBARK program and I am on day 4! I am surprised that I could attend and enjoy these sessions. Please, share more tips for lower back pain if you have. God bless you for helping people!
Just diagnosed with bulging disk in low left side and my chiropractor asked me to come participate with your healing practices. He highly respects your work. Thought you’d like to know 😊🌸😊🌸😊🌸
Been doing this for a month now and seeing massive changes in my sciatica. Thanks so much for the video
I have been suffering from back and sciatic nerve pain for almost two months now and today i tried this out for the first time. After this simple exercises i felt a difference in my pain and so much relief. I will continue for sure. Thank you for sharing what you know and what worked for you. Blessed be your journey.
How are you doing now?
@@DingDong2-iy7vbu did this stretches? How are you now is it helpful
Thanks for this Flo. I injured L5/S1 left side long ago when I was 30 (21 years ago) and have struggled on and off with pain there since then. Yoga and Pilates, especially core strength, help a lot. Just recently I am getting similar pain on my other (right) side, same place L5/S1 :/ These stretches are helping - and I would love more movements targeting pain, flexibility and strength in these areas in particular. Thank you!
How are you now
I appreciate this very much. I live with chronic pain in my outer thigh due to damage to my sciatic nerve. Recently had a procedure to try and help the pain and have just started getting back into yoga. These stretches felt amazing and hit all the correct places. Thank you
Your story just gained a subscriber. I can totally relate 100% to your sciatica story. Thank you for this video. I will be incorporating these excersises.
Gonna hire this man to read me some bedtime stories lol... solid video!
Thank you- I was doing yoga before I suffered a lower back injury a few months ago, and though I hurt and recovered from a similar injury about 12 years ago as a teen, I did not expect to feel so helpless going through this same kind of pain and mental fogginess again.
I will be inserting these exercises into my recovery plan starting tomorrow and will give you feedback on how it progresses.
1 thing made me feel instantly hopeful- and that was you saying it took 6 months to 1 year before you were pain free. That is a reasonable timeline for the kind of pain described here, and everytime I research and see a concensus of 6-12weeks it makes my case feel abnormal.
So thank you for that realistic hope. You are someone to admire- a good goal of how I want to look and feel and move coming out of my injury, and I will remember that.
Hey, you mentioned feedback - just curious - is it helping? Hope so!
@@daveb5047 Yes. As a matter of fact it has been. Maybe it's the amount of time that's passed. Maybe it's a combination of things, but I am nearing 6 months since my injury and have been doing these exercises in tandem with a healthy diet, other stretching and massage therapy and things are getting better week by week
SLOWLY, but they are.
I work a very physical job so I am very conscientious about how I move day to day. This helped me have hope for a longterm plan, and as I heal, my options keep opening up to me and I feel gratitude. I want to thank you for sharing this because it HAS helped me. It was what I needed, from whom I needed it, when I needed it.
This felt so good and is much needed. Thank you!. I plan to add this to my morning routine.
I am in pain and I discovered your video, I am also a bjj blue belt and found many of the things you said very close to me. I will start my daily practice with your exercises, and explore your channel more and more. Also a fan of mindfulness so your world and teachings really resonate with me. Thanks for your videos, and greetings from Italy, I will let you know when my pain will be gone. 🤙🏻
Hi there. I've also had sciatica problems due to a bulged disk in my lower spine. The PT guys at my doctors office had me do a stretch which is like a really deep, bendy cobra pose. Whenever I do a deep back bend like that, it mechanically pushes the bulge back where it should be and takes pressure off the nerve. Really works to help the sciatica, but unfortunately, doesn't work permanently, so I have to keep doing it. Whenever I take a yoga class, I end up doing all the cobra poses the instructor calls for and adding a few more of my own. The best way I've found to get a really deep bend is to get on the adjustable back bench at the gym and do the bend there -- that way gravity is pulling my head down and deepening the bend. It looks like I'm molesting the machine, but I don't care cuz it feels so damn good on my back.
My sense is there are different causes of sciatica and different stretches that work for you, depending on the cause. That's mine.
thanks for sharing what works for you. just thinking of any kind of backbend with the sciatica i had was impossible. this helped me to get rid of it permanently, i hope you find an approach that does the same for you 🙏
This really hit my pain where I needed it to. I’ve been following a lot of yoga poses that people recommend are good for my lower back but this is the exact spot that I needed healed. Thank you so so much for your video. Today is my first day doing this and I was close to tears because of how painful it was. I’m excited to notice how different my body feels the more days I do this.
doing these today for the first time and it was so painful. even after my leg was on fire. hopefully tomorrow will be easier
@@jill9887how is it going?
@@sujanghimire8619 doing better but not 100% night time is still tough and first thing in the am but things loosen up as the day goes on. thanks for asking.
Thanks Flo for this video! My sciatic nerve has been bothering me for a few weeks. But it can be endured to some extent with a few exercises. What turned out to be extremely pain-relieving and effective for me was the stretching of the iliopsoas. I always neglected that in the beginning. But now it's an important part of my stretching routine.
Keep up the good work! 👍💪🏻
Thanks. Just started today.
Was in real pain for a week now. And painkillers have no effect at all.
Thougt I would try your stretches, and I did.
I’m not free of pain suddenly, but feel it helped a bit already.
Felt like oxygen entered in a few places in my back or something.
Will certainly try the excersises tomorow again.
Thanks again!
man, i love you so much right now
thanks for the love, keep up the great work! thank you for your support 🙏
As someone who was a fellow teenage skate rat and who started suffering from lower back pain and sciatica from the age of 25, you're a genuine source of inspiration, Flo. I followed the same journey of becoming overwhelmed with debilitating sciatica pain that led me to daily morning stretching exercises, and eventually yours and Bre's yoga videos on youtube that have done wonders for my back like nothing else. Since following your videos 6-9 months ago, I'm pain-free and never felt more mobile in my body. For that, I am truly grateful 🙏Keep doing what you do and don't be afraid to get back on the board like I am! But post-25, I recommend staying away from the 12-sets and stick to the flatground 😄Peace and love brother 🤘x
that is so amazing to hear! we're so glad you're now pain free and you're feeling good. 12-sets haha no wonder it affects your body so much. don't let things worse, nothing better than cruising and having fun on the flat and an occasional game of SKATE with just flat tricks 🙏
How did you heal and manage the symptoms? Will the exercises suggested in this video involving forward bendings not further damage the already existing bulged disc? As the normal recommendation by the doctors is not to bend forward with your spine directly??
@@BreatheAndFlow lifers.
I had similarly injured not precisely from BJJ but from several other factors working as a Contractor. Started in my right-hand side buttock, going to my entire hamstring and hamstring tendon behind my knee, and throwing my calf until my foot. Also... if you are flat feet MAKE sure to have a deep massage to the exterior side of your feet
I found these movements in this video a long time ago on different channels - they also worked for me. I would suggest to anyone that is watching this video and reading this message - CZcams ALL possible ways of exercise, I noticed that any exercise you do won't have much effect until the 3rd day, so stick with it for at least a week 3x a day to see if that worked for you before jumping for a new stretch exercise.
FYI! You MUST be persistent with the 3x day or more in exercise otherwise you won't see the improvement and just complain it's not working.
Been doing this for 2 weeks now and have seen so much progress
The body is so amazing! It really is meant to heal and that line really help me push though my pain. This video has saved my life.
I’ve been suffering from a herniated desk for about a year. This video has made me so emotional because after doing the exercises/stretches I am feeling better and stronger thank you for this video and I love you!
Does it still feel better or was it just a temporary relif?
@@cryptojosef4035 I feel a lot better but I def need to stretch and do the right things to feel almost 100%. I would say in combination with a good stretching session and these stretch I’ve felt a lot better
@@AntonioDiaz Am really glad for your sake and that you feel better! I will really try this! I have been suffering really bad from a herniated disc (L4-L5) for two years now.. Maybe yoga is the way to go for us!
@@cryptojosef4035 stretching and yoga has definitely helped me a lot! But on top of that I’ve also found a really go chiropractor In my area who’s helped me stay on track. I can now bend down and grab things without crying or feeling like I’m going to die. I can also twist and have a lot more sensation down my left leg. I think it’s a combination of the chiropractic adjustments and stretching that’s really helped me! Let me know if you have any questions. I hope you heal and become stronger then ever before!
This is algorithm at its best! I have recently developed “pain in the ass” as you call it 😳, not as bad as yours but it hinders me even take a step forward sometimes. Just went to a physio therapist the other day and the dry needles did wonders. I will keep doing this stretching exercise everyday, thank you so much. Taking up Pilates as well and I’ve been doing yoga for couple of years now, nothing hardcore but definitely feel the benefit for my tight chest and shoulder. Thank you for this and I can’t wait to explore your channel. Subscribed.
Ps. I look forward to the day I can do bridge pose without wincing again..
thanks you for this Flo. it's so great to hear your story and feel hope that there is a way to deal with pain, and learn in the process 🙏
Bahut-bahut dhanayavad bhai sab 🙏🏻. Really helpful asanas. Keep doing your best amigo 😎👍🏻🧘🏻♂️!