I Performed Daily Yoga Asanas for 365 Days — The Results Blew Me Away

A comprehensive overview of my routine, lessons learned, and best practices

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I knew something was wrong when I heard a pop.

It was June 2022. I was dancing in my living room, celebrating I’d finished writing an article, when scream-inducing pain overcame my back.

It extended from the upper right side of my back to the base of my skull. And whenever I turned my head from one side to the other, the pain was absolute. Agonizing.

Endless.

Or at least it seemed endless to me. I’d never had such intense back pain that lasted weeks.

Then again, none of the 540 million people worldwide who suffer from back pain knew anything similar until theirs started. No one is prepared, even if 8 in 10 people (at least in America) will experience back pain in their lifetime.

Fortunately, my pain subsided after weeks of home remedies — asking my husband for a back rub, pressing a hot towel against the affected region, and taking ibuprofen.

I thought that was it.

But then it came back in November 2022, more vicious than ever.