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I'm in a bad place right now. I've been dealing with chronic pain for 10 years and a litany of injuries across my upper and lower back, hip, shoulder, wrists, multiple neuropathies, myofascial pain syndrome, sciatica, and more. I work at a desk for a living which is terrible for my nerve pain and am doing everything I can to reduce interaction via my voice. I can't read books anymore (audiobook only), and my clicks and issues in my body are as stubborn as you can imagine.
I'm in a physio program with a guy who has assigned me a gym routine that I do 4 days a week. I'm diligent, I do all the mobilizations and stretches on top of strength stuff. Thing is, I've been here before - I've gone through over 20 practitioners of various descriptions. This guy definitely is a lot better and I'm sure this will help somewhat, but I'm not convinced the gym will be the end of my issues.
Eventually, when I regain a reasonable degree of strength in weak areas, I want to maintain a dedicated practice that will truly help me to overcome injuries and make my body supple, flexible, strong, and healthy. I do not care one bit about the vanity of appearances - I want health and wellbeing. I understand yoga is supposed to be a great all-rounder, but I'm wondering if anyone has overcome any of the injuries I listed above through this practice.
The next issue is that yoga is quite multifaceted and a bit unstructured in general programming. You go to a local class at a convenient time, but it's not like a tracked program with mandatory attendance X amount of days per week before you progress to level 2 and so on. I don't want to waste time dithering in a vague beginner's level section not quite comprehensive enough to cover any deficits that would allow progression to the next level. I like structure, monitoring, and correction; dedication is not an issue. There are also gentler yoga classes that do not appeal to what I'm trying to achieve.
Is there a rigorous program over, say, 6 months to a year where you go from beginners to a higher level? How do people progress to loftier heights with this practice?
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