Power yoga with glaucoma?

Post date: 2018-11-11 11:14:07

I love following along to power yoga videos but don't see a way forward without being able to do poses that involve any degree of inversion.

I understand that with glaucoma I should avoid yoga poses that put my head below my heart, because that raises interocular pressure. Not only are full inversions contraindicated, but apparently I should also avoid downward-facing dog, standing forward fold, plow, etc. Even child's pose involves some degree of inversion.

I enjoy doing power yoga at home by following along to video instructors, e.g., Travis Eliot, but maybe a third or even half of the sequences in those videos are now out of the question. Are there safe alternatives that touch the body in a equivalent fashion and don't break the flow of a power yoga practice? I am looking for specific substitutions, so when I hear X, I do A instead.

I have of course Googled this question, but most of the results that purport to describe how to adapt or modify a yoga practice just say not to do head-below-heart poses. Merely telling me what I can't do without offering alternatives is most unhelpful. The only other results I found online were woo about how I should be thankful for the limitations and embrace the opportunity to broaden myself spiritually. I practice yoga for my corporeal well-being.

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