Hi Cass, you should not be suffering in any asana....see Gordon's earlier post.
If the suffering is the pain in your ankle during Marichyasana B & D the variations with one leg in half lotus. Then please stop doing these until your ankle is fully healed and your hips are open/flexible enough for half lotus without any pressure on your ankle or knee.
If it is something else that is hurting you must speak to your teacher about it. If he/she cannot give you alternative asanas to do instead or a series of asanas to do to overcome the problem.......you need a different teacher.
Never push/force yourself in any asana. Take it slow. If you cannot breathe fully, easily and slowly in any asana you have probably gone too far. Challenge and encourage yourself, yes.....but never force and a teacher should not be using brute strength to shove you into any assna.
As Gordon suggested start a basic hip opening series, once the hips are open/flexible enough then work on lotus and asanas involving half lotus again.
If the whole of primary series is causing you suffering maybe you should look for another form of yoga or a different teacher.
Good luck.
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