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A member asked:

Performing yoga asanas focussing on wrists becomes difficult because of this metacarpal bossing as it hurts there, what's the solution?

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Yes: Keep practicing , progressively increasing the time , each time , you will over come pain , giving up is not part of yoga sutras.

Answered 8/23/2013

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