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I returned to Bikram today after a 3 week hiatus.  No excuses.  I was lazy.  It’s tough.  The heat kills me.  And I have some structural issues (who doesn’t?) which make certain poses incredibly painful.  Ok, make that all of the standing poses.  My feet are highly supinated.  They don’t like it when I distribute my weight evenly vs. rolling onto the outside. My natural positioning has the effect of making my feet splay out and my legs rotate.   When I have to balance on one leg, I can do it no problem if I can roll onto the outer edge of my foot.  But that’s not the right way.  The right way, with the weight distributed and my big toe doing its share of the work, makes me very unsteady.   I’m slowly building up my strength in that toe and in the muscles within the arch of the foot.  Meanwhile I wobble.  And endure hot burning pain.     Why do I do this?  Because my mis-alignment leads to overuse injuries when I do other sports.   If I get my body to do things correctly, then perhaps some magical day in the future I’ll be able to return to running.    My dog Keen-O would certainly appreciate it.