I have been practicing yin yoga for about three years and my biggest problem which seems to be evolving has to do with the lower abdominal region.
The first time I had this problem was about two years ago after many yin yoga sessions. My stomach began to feel bloated and a worsening pain became present whenever I digested even something very healthy. I was drinking plenty of water but nothing changed. I suffered for two months with what felt like bubbles and gas in the intestines. Finally after realizing that the coconut water was not working I tried poweraid. This has an almost immediate effect of curing my problem and it felt as though my system equalized and I felt very well.
I continued to do yoga applying electrolyte drinks whenever my stomach began to cramp as before. The poweraid stopped working. I began to try new things until I tried Himalayan pink salts. The electrolytes in the salts cured my problem and I felt well again. No more upset stomach, no more twitching mussels. I began to rely on these salts in low quantity and they worked, for awhile.
I moved to a different city and started a new job. My diet was not as good , and even though I was not doing any yoga, the problem began again because of semi-poor diet. This time the previous symptoms were accompanied by a feeling of increased pulse pressure in my body. I noticed this most in my lower abdomen and heart. I would fall to sleep with my heart beating very hard. I went to the doctor and they took my blood pressure and did a blood test. "His vitals are all normal" they said. What is this? I tried taking everything from Magnesium citrate to Alkaline water with little improvement. I got fired from my job.
I am back in my home town and asked my Yen Hot yoga teacher (Kate - Yen yoga and fitness) simply because the younger yin teachers probably wouldn't have a clue. Kate seemed to know and told me to stop taking the Himalayan pink salts. I did notice that the past formulas like poweraid and Pink salts now did actually have an adverse effect, causing me to tense up. She recommended that I try Elete tablets. I ordered some online and am keeping my hopes up that this cures the problem. I really just want to know what is going on. I went to a yin yoga session yesterday and I couldn't calm down. It seemed as if my heart rate and pulse were much to hard. Normally my heart is calm and my pulse soft and unnoticeable. I hope I discover what is wrong.
-Alex