I'm so excited to have started practicing advanced out at Bikram Burien! Not that I can really do very much of some of the advanced postures, but still....it is so much fun. It is fun to have something new to do in terms of yoga. There are a lot of the same 26 beginners postures in there but the advanced ones are so interesting. I can see how practicing advanced helps my beginners class. It's a very cool thing. And I have been loving seeing a student who started advanced with me progress in such a short amount of time. Yesterday marked the 3 week point of practicing. Each week I can do more and I feel stronger. It is interesting to witness more joint pain with advanced. I'm opening up. Not only in the body but also in the mind.
Advanced is helping me to push my envelope of self-acceptance. It pushes my positive body-image I have worked so hard to change. There are moments when I feel fat and not pretty in advanced. Those skeletons aren't completely gone....prolly never will be. What I am striving for is a better realistic balance with what my mind sees in the mirror and what my heart sees in the mirror. I'm not that big of a person, really, I'm quite normal in size. Medium. Strong. But sometimes during advance those old habits of thinking negatively and self-loathingly about the way my body looks rears its' face. And that's ok. Cause feelings are fleeting. It gives me the opportunity to think differently about myself. How brave it is to start a new yoga practice and to continue to work on my issues. Constant growth. I never want to stagnate in my self growth, awareness and acceptance. So again, my advanced yoga practice is not so much about the postures still but about my mind. Can I accept the things I can change, courage to change the things I can and the willingness to know the difference.....Yes I can. I am so grateful for all the gifts yoga gives. It's so not about the body, but about the mind.
I am beautiful. I am strong. I am courageous. I am smart. I am independent. I am an inspiration.
There is plenty of negative self-deprecating talk in this world today. My life goal is to conscientiously be different than the status-quo. I want to love my body. I want to love myself. Cause there are plenty of forces out there actively trying to tell you differently. So the next time you are in front of those mirrors make a conscience decision to be nice to yourself. Even tell yourself you are beautiful and deserving of the self care you are about to embark on. We all deserve it and we all could use a little more positivity in our lives.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
The Days When It All Comes Together.....
Going back to the hospital has allotted me more yoga days! So good. And so hard. I am in the "establishing habits" stage.....when I'm off, I go to yoga. When I need a yoga break, I go for a run and do some body weight strength training exercises. Right now, for me, it's all about establishing a healthy habit. This is one of the reasons we strongly encourage beginners to try the yoga at least for a month or 2. Not only does this time frame help to familiarize the newbie with the postures and sequence but also to develop habits of going to yoga.
So, for the past couple weeks, I have been doing really really good about establishing my healthy habits. However, some classes felt frustrating cause I am lacking in some strength, stamina and flexibility areas. Until yesterday when it all came together. I had a wonderfully glorious class taught by Gary at the SweatBox. I had yoga plans with a friend that fell through but went anyways without her. It was a class where all the effort I had been putting in had payed off. I was strong. I was flexible. I was focused. I had hella smiles on my face. In this class, my body felt the most flexible it has been since getting hit by that car a few months back. All my hard work was leading me to this point right here....a little breakthrough.
What's the point of this post? To tell you that it's normal to struggle in class and, most importantly, that it is not in vain. Your body grows, learns and assimilates information in EVERY CLASS. Not just the ones where you're stellar and can do all the postures and can lock your knee and feel awesome. EVERY CLASS you learn something new. I know it is difficult to see the lesson in things when you feel defeated and frustrated. Keep coming back. Keep challenging yourself. Keep locking the knee. Stay positive. Learn something from everything that happens in your life.
So, for the past couple weeks, I have been doing really really good about establishing my healthy habits. However, some classes felt frustrating cause I am lacking in some strength, stamina and flexibility areas. Until yesterday when it all came together. I had a wonderfully glorious class taught by Gary at the SweatBox. I had yoga plans with a friend that fell through but went anyways without her. It was a class where all the effort I had been putting in had payed off. I was strong. I was flexible. I was focused. I had hella smiles on my face. In this class, my body felt the most flexible it has been since getting hit by that car a few months back. All my hard work was leading me to this point right here....a little breakthrough.
What's the point of this post? To tell you that it's normal to struggle in class and, most importantly, that it is not in vain. Your body grows, learns and assimilates information in EVERY CLASS. Not just the ones where you're stellar and can do all the postures and can lock your knee and feel awesome. EVERY CLASS you learn something new. I know it is difficult to see the lesson in things when you feel defeated and frustrated. Keep coming back. Keep challenging yourself. Keep locking the knee. Stay positive. Learn something from everything that happens in your life.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Practicing With an Injury
A few months back I was hit by a car while riding my bike. It sounds more dramatic then it actually was.....or so I thought. I thought since I didn't experience any immediate pain that all that happened was a little mental trauma (cause the guy was blaming me and being a fucking jerk face even though it was his fault). But I digress. What ended up happening to me was a lower back injury. Not sure what kind or any specifics as I didn't get the guys info and didn't have health insurance or the monetary resources to get medical help. It hurt. Badly. Every single forward bend, inside and out of the hot room, was very very painful. I can safely say that I'm so on the mend. This is the most open my lower back has been since that injury. During the painful part of my injury it was very hard for me to practice. Cause my back hurt, but also cause my ego hurt too. The forward bends are all my favorite postures and the ones I perform the best in. So I was very very upset to be out of synch with those postures. But it was what I needed.
I needed to experience what it is like to practice yoga with an injury. To see how the yoga helped me heal and also how I had to protect myself while practicing. It gave me an empathetic experience for all the students I have taught who come in with back issues. I had to go slow. I had to be patient. (Oh patience....) And I had to USE MY MUSCLES!!! Bikram says you have to be strong to be flexible, not the other way around. You muscles support your joints. When you have strong muscles you will have strong flexible joints. Your joints NEED your muscles. So I had to really connect with my abdominal muscles to properly support my lower back and not re-injure/agitate it during class. I also had to not do so much yoga. In the beginning, I could not go 2 days in a row. My spine needed time to assimilate the benefits from the class I had. It needed time to calm down and relax.
Much of my experience with my injury was about patience. I had to give my body time to fix itself. There were moments during those few months that I felt like I would never regain the flexibility I had before being hit. While my standing head to knee is in a very sad state dude to tight hammys which were caused by my back stress, most of my flexibility is back to where it was (or close to) before the accident. The other thing I found fascinating about this whole experience is that a student was telling me their doctor once told them that it takes about 6months for the muscles to relax and the healing begin when you have an injury like mine. That one really set me back emotionally....6 months I thought....shit! But within about 2 1/2month after the accident is when I started to feel my back letting go and opening up just a little bit. That's the yoga working for me right there. I was ahead of the healing game even before I got injured because of my consistent practice. So, not only is having a regular yoga practice preventative in nature, your yoga practice is helping you stay healthy and fit in case you get injured or sick. My yoga practice cut my healing time in half! Of course this is all my speculation. I never want to encourage people to practice with injuries their doctor told them to lay off or they are uncomfortable doing. Students should always consult with their doctor before beginning any physical activities.
So, if you've had a bad back....I totally get it now. Go slow. Go steady. And USE YOUR MUSCLES!!!!
Happy sweating people!
I needed to experience what it is like to practice yoga with an injury. To see how the yoga helped me heal and also how I had to protect myself while practicing. It gave me an empathetic experience for all the students I have taught who come in with back issues. I had to go slow. I had to be patient. (Oh patience....) And I had to USE MY MUSCLES!!! Bikram says you have to be strong to be flexible, not the other way around. You muscles support your joints. When you have strong muscles you will have strong flexible joints. Your joints NEED your muscles. So I had to really connect with my abdominal muscles to properly support my lower back and not re-injure/agitate it during class. I also had to not do so much yoga. In the beginning, I could not go 2 days in a row. My spine needed time to assimilate the benefits from the class I had. It needed time to calm down and relax.
Much of my experience with my injury was about patience. I had to give my body time to fix itself. There were moments during those few months that I felt like I would never regain the flexibility I had before being hit. While my standing head to knee is in a very sad state dude to tight hammys which were caused by my back stress, most of my flexibility is back to where it was (or close to) before the accident. The other thing I found fascinating about this whole experience is that a student was telling me their doctor once told them that it takes about 6months for the muscles to relax and the healing begin when you have an injury like mine. That one really set me back emotionally....6 months I thought....shit! But within about 2 1/2month after the accident is when I started to feel my back letting go and opening up just a little bit. That's the yoga working for me right there. I was ahead of the healing game even before I got injured because of my consistent practice. So, not only is having a regular yoga practice preventative in nature, your yoga practice is helping you stay healthy and fit in case you get injured or sick. My yoga practice cut my healing time in half! Of course this is all my speculation. I never want to encourage people to practice with injuries their doctor told them to lay off or they are uncomfortable doing. Students should always consult with their doctor before beginning any physical activities.
So, if you've had a bad back....I totally get it now. Go slow. Go steady. And USE YOUR MUSCLES!!!!
Happy sweating people!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
An Open Letter To My Students
Yo dudes! As last week was my last week teaching full time, I was putting together on the spot some "last words", if you will, after class was over for my students. I have decided to write down something more eloquent that captures more of my sentiment. Also, there are undoubtedly some students who I didn't get to see and wanted to tell these things to. I'll still be subbing at the SweatBox, just not sure how frequent it will be.
To The Students,
You have touched my heart and changed my life in unexplainable ways. Words only slightly capture how my heart feels now. I miss you guys. I think of you guys often. I carry your courage, grace and love with me wherever I go. You are the ones who inspired me to become a teacher and who continue to inspire me to be honest with myself and my practice. You have shown me the meaning of the words diligence, patience and consistency. All your efforts are not in vain. YOU ARE CHANGING THE WORLD!!! Inside out, bones to the skin, fingertips to toes. Without you there would be nobody to teach, no Bikram practice and no community. Remember you are stronger than you think and, most importantly, brave! I encourage you to remind yourself when need be of this. Look in the mirror. Tell yourself you are beautiful, strong and deserving of love just the way you are. Keep doing your best and the rest will fall into place.
To The Students,
You have touched my heart and changed my life in unexplainable ways. Words only slightly capture how my heart feels now. I miss you guys. I think of you guys often. I carry your courage, grace and love with me wherever I go. You are the ones who inspired me to become a teacher and who continue to inspire me to be honest with myself and my practice. You have shown me the meaning of the words diligence, patience and consistency. All your efforts are not in vain. YOU ARE CHANGING THE WORLD!!! Inside out, bones to the skin, fingertips to toes. Without you there would be nobody to teach, no Bikram practice and no community. Remember you are stronger than you think and, most importantly, brave! I encourage you to remind yourself when need be of this. Look in the mirror. Tell yourself you are beautiful, strong and deserving of love just the way you are. Keep doing your best and the rest will fall into place.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Be Patient
There's a line in the dialogue that I just adore. "Eventually, or in the future, when your skeletal system (bone joints) improve enough, your total spine will be flat on the floor." We, well dialogue teachers anyways, remind students of this fact during the double leg part (transverse colon) of wind removing pose. (also happens to be one of my favorite postures) I often find myself telling students how important it is to try to be patient with their bodies during their yoga journey. This story I am about to share really reminded me of this fact.
There was a student after a class I taught telling me she was having a hard time with her menopausal symptoms. To which I responded that eagle and cobra were excellent reproductive health postures and to try focusing a little more on those postures. Really working that tourniquet effect in the lower body that those postures provide. Needless to say, I think she just wanted to vent without me having an answer or suggestion. My bad for not noticing that. She was asking when will that happen cause she has been practicing regularly for like 2 years now and hasn't seen a difference. Well, that "how long" answer is so personal and individual and something no one can answer.
This comes up for a lot of students. My self included. How long until I'm able to do the full expression of standing head to knee cause I'm so sick of falling out of that posture....How long until I stop getting dizzy during class.....The list goes on. I don't blame people for feeling frustrated, but in the same breath it takes time. TIME! Sure, 2 years is a great amount of time to develop a regular practice habit, to get the basics of our Bikram practice down and to see some medical conditions and/or physical pains subside. But often it is not enough time for other medical and/or mental benefits to take form. Shit. I've been practicing for I think about 8 years now (I know I don't have a Bikram bday) and I'm just now to the point where I am starting to have a healthy relationship with my body image and food. It has taken a culmination of 8 years for this shit to happen. 8 YEARS. That is a long time in some people's books. It is a long time in my book. You would think I would have learned long ago to appreciate my beautiful body for what it does rather than focus so much on how it looks. But that's how long it took me. 8 years. It might take you longer to see some physical or mental changes. But let's face it, those mental changes are the ones that take the longest. I went to a posture clinic with Lynn Whitlow a few years before I went to training. I started my practice with her when she owned Funky Door in Berkeley. Someone asked her how her practice has helped with menopause. She was saying that her menopausal symptoms weren't any less in frequency and acuity than other people who didn't have a regular Bikram practice. But that her capacity to mentally deal with said symptoms far surpassed those people she knew who didn't practice Bikram. As Bikram says, "It's not about what you can do with your body , but what you can do with your mind." The mind creates the barriers. The angst. The "isms". The self loathing. The self pity. The self degrading. And the body follows suit creating blockages and pain.
So the next time you find yourself under some bright lights and a TON of mirrors, try to throw some metta your way. Be kind to your body and your mind cause it really does put up with a lot of your shit. Happy sweating you guys!
There was a student after a class I taught telling me she was having a hard time with her menopausal symptoms. To which I responded that eagle and cobra were excellent reproductive health postures and to try focusing a little more on those postures. Really working that tourniquet effect in the lower body that those postures provide. Needless to say, I think she just wanted to vent without me having an answer or suggestion. My bad for not noticing that. She was asking when will that happen cause she has been practicing regularly for like 2 years now and hasn't seen a difference. Well, that "how long" answer is so personal and individual and something no one can answer.
This comes up for a lot of students. My self included. How long until I'm able to do the full expression of standing head to knee cause I'm so sick of falling out of that posture....How long until I stop getting dizzy during class.....The list goes on. I don't blame people for feeling frustrated, but in the same breath it takes time. TIME! Sure, 2 years is a great amount of time to develop a regular practice habit, to get the basics of our Bikram practice down and to see some medical conditions and/or physical pains subside. But often it is not enough time for other medical and/or mental benefits to take form. Shit. I've been practicing for I think about 8 years now (I know I don't have a Bikram bday) and I'm just now to the point where I am starting to have a healthy relationship with my body image and food. It has taken a culmination of 8 years for this shit to happen. 8 YEARS. That is a long time in some people's books. It is a long time in my book. You would think I would have learned long ago to appreciate my beautiful body for what it does rather than focus so much on how it looks. But that's how long it took me. 8 years. It might take you longer to see some physical or mental changes. But let's face it, those mental changes are the ones that take the longest. I went to a posture clinic with Lynn Whitlow a few years before I went to training. I started my practice with her when she owned Funky Door in Berkeley. Someone asked her how her practice has helped with menopause. She was saying that her menopausal symptoms weren't any less in frequency and acuity than other people who didn't have a regular Bikram practice. But that her capacity to mentally deal with said symptoms far surpassed those people she knew who didn't practice Bikram. As Bikram says, "It's not about what you can do with your body , but what you can do with your mind." The mind creates the barriers. The angst. The "isms". The self loathing. The self pity. The self degrading. And the body follows suit creating blockages and pain.
So the next time you find yourself under some bright lights and a TON of mirrors, try to throw some metta your way. Be kind to your body and your mind cause it really does put up with a lot of your shit. Happy sweating you guys!
Monday, January 7, 2013
Change is Scary
It is official. I'm quitting my full time teaching gig and returning to my full time hospital gig. Change is scary for most people and I am def feeling nervous about my change coming up here at the end of January. But deep down I know it is the right decision for me, my goals and my health. I am worried that I will miss teaching so much. In fact, I know I will miss teaching on the regular so very very much. I think what I will miss most are the regulars I see. The community I have been a part of. You know, I see Ryan, Kathryn and Matt etc on Wednesdays at 5 and I will totally miss seeing those people who I've come to know throughout my year of teaching. I am starting to build on another awesome community I am slowly becoming a part of and that is the studio near my new place, Bikram Yoga of Burien. There are some killer practitioners over there that I am excited to get to know both by practicing with them and eventually subbing some classes over there. I will still be available to sub some classes at the Sweat Box, but not sure how that will play out in the future. Time will tell.
I am excited to return to financial security. In fact, the hospital is the only way I have been able to make teaching full time work for this long. It has been a main supporter of my teaching. Otherwise, I just mathematically would not have made it this far. I am also excited that I will have the financial means of putting myself through school, both for my prerequisites for the ultrasound tech program I will attend as well as while I am in the 2 year program. I am certain, when I get into the ultrasound program, I will need to take out some living expense loans as I will not be able to work a full time job. I was really nervous about moving to our new place as it was far away from our core of what we do for jobs. However, it has turned out to be the best thing for us. And so, I am scared about my upcoming change but choosing to remain optimistic that things will play out just as they should and everything is going to be OK. I have started my online math course (it's a prereq for my prereq haha) and am so excited to be on this new school journey to becoming an US tech. It is going to be the right fit for my life. I will always be a teacher and I will always be connected to my practice. With my new change I will have more time to practice as well. I miss that the most. Moving my body, connecting to my body, having a positive relationship with my body are all super important aspects of my practice and I am so excited for the opportunity to practice more.
I am excited to return to financial security. In fact, the hospital is the only way I have been able to make teaching full time work for this long. It has been a main supporter of my teaching. Otherwise, I just mathematically would not have made it this far. I am also excited that I will have the financial means of putting myself through school, both for my prerequisites for the ultrasound tech program I will attend as well as while I am in the 2 year program. I am certain, when I get into the ultrasound program, I will need to take out some living expense loans as I will not be able to work a full time job. I was really nervous about moving to our new place as it was far away from our core of what we do for jobs. However, it has turned out to be the best thing for us. And so, I am scared about my upcoming change but choosing to remain optimistic that things will play out just as they should and everything is going to be OK. I have started my online math course (it's a prereq for my prereq haha) and am so excited to be on this new school journey to becoming an US tech. It is going to be the right fit for my life. I will always be a teacher and I will always be connected to my practice. With my new change I will have more time to practice as well. I miss that the most. Moving my body, connecting to my body, having a positive relationship with my body are all super important aspects of my practice and I am so excited for the opportunity to practice more.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Turn 180 Degrees To The Left
I started a new blog post a while ago.....but my mind has turned to other musings as of late. It is a whole new year ahead of us. Wow. What to do? A new perspective has been surfacing within me for quite some time. Perculating. Bubbling to the surface. I feel different. I AM different than I was a whole year ago. I can say for certain that I am really liking the direction I am headed in my life. I have a healthy relationship with food, I respect my body for what it can do and not so much how it looks and I feel comfortable with me. Beautiful glorious me. A year ago I was just starting my full time teaching gig. Now I am officially back in school working towards a gig as an ultrasound technologist. According to my school plan, I will be applying to the full time 2 year program as of this time next year. It is very interesting being where I am in life right now. This time last year I wanted nothing to do with the hospital other than repaying my 401K loan I took to pay for about 1/3 of training. And now, I am not wanting to teach full time anymore and am looking for where I fit in the healthcare work force. This is something I never ever ever expected to be going through.
During training I remember a lot of visiting teachers telling us to not have any expectations about teaching or what this teaching journey will bring you when you are done with training. Boy were they right. So what happened? Why such a dramatic shift in focus and wants? It is a multifaceted answer for sure, which I think I have listed in other entries, but nonetheless....here are the reasons.... Teaching is the absolute BEST gift in the whole wide world.....but it sure don't pay the bills. It is hard on your body and mind to be in the hot room so much. At training, you partake in practicing daily doubles. That is nothing compared to how much you are in the hot room if you teach full time, not to mention managing your own practice. YOUR OWN PRACTICE. I think that is what I miss most about teaching. I miss my practice. I miss my time in the hot room. For me, it has been super challenging to get in the hot room more than twice a week. I want my practice back more than anything else. I feel like I am giving giving giving and then have no energy left for me. And teaching less most certainly doesn't help pay the bills. I am also tired of living hand to mouth. It is very very hard to save money. It is also equally as hard to not have health insurance, sick time or vacation pay. Long story short, I have come to realize that the amount of time I spend working full time at the hospital is worth the compensation they provide. But I don't want to be a disposable secretary for the rest of my working life, so US tech won out because I love anatomy and science. I think for me it would be a good fit. At the end of it all I will have a nice liveable career and I will still be able to practice and teach when I can. A good balance. It is all about balance in life and in our practices. After all, Bikram says too good is no good.
Yesterday I got canceled from the hospital and thus found myself able to practice. One more class for 2012. It was great. Got to sweat it out at the studio that is closer to our new place. Nina was teaching and she gently reminded us to practice with a beginners mind. It is always a new experience when you are in the hot room. You have a new body a new mind. Having a beginners mind means that you are more open and aware of new things. There are no limits with the beginners mind because everything is new. This for me is so important to remember right now because I have been precticing with an injury for about 2 months now. I got hit by a car while riding my bike home from the studio a couple months ago. Everything felt fine that night but certainly not the next day. My lower back has been fucked up with a capital F ever since. All forward bending is torturous. This injury is maddening. I feel like set back in my practice. My hamstrings are super tight again and cry me a river right. It has truly given me perspective for students who deal with chronic pain or years old injuries that have never gotten to heal. It is slowly but surely getting better. Every time I practice I get a tiny bit more range of motion back in my low spine/sacral area. So there is still hope. This injury has also really helped strengthen my mind body connection. I have to be super aware and supportive of my back with my muscles. Your muscles help protect your joints and help them move properly and so it is super important to use your muscles to move and not your joints. I go slow. I pace myself. I have to. I have to be nice to my injured spine to help it heal properly. Rushing and doing more than I can at the moment will just set the stage for more injury and pain. So for all those out there practicing with chronic pain and/or old injuries, I feel ya. I totally get the pain and lack of range of motion. I completely understand why people do not like rabbit.
I hope that you all get to welcome this new year with a beginners mind. Possibilities are endless. You have the strength, control and dedication to live life the way you want. To the utmost fullest of your heart. Keep practicing. Keep exploring your heart and your dreams. Without those life feels pretty stagnant. Here's to another year!
During training I remember a lot of visiting teachers telling us to not have any expectations about teaching or what this teaching journey will bring you when you are done with training. Boy were they right. So what happened? Why such a dramatic shift in focus and wants? It is a multifaceted answer for sure, which I think I have listed in other entries, but nonetheless....here are the reasons.... Teaching is the absolute BEST gift in the whole wide world.....but it sure don't pay the bills. It is hard on your body and mind to be in the hot room so much. At training, you partake in practicing daily doubles. That is nothing compared to how much you are in the hot room if you teach full time, not to mention managing your own practice. YOUR OWN PRACTICE. I think that is what I miss most about teaching. I miss my practice. I miss my time in the hot room. For me, it has been super challenging to get in the hot room more than twice a week. I want my practice back more than anything else. I feel like I am giving giving giving and then have no energy left for me. And teaching less most certainly doesn't help pay the bills. I am also tired of living hand to mouth. It is very very hard to save money. It is also equally as hard to not have health insurance, sick time or vacation pay. Long story short, I have come to realize that the amount of time I spend working full time at the hospital is worth the compensation they provide. But I don't want to be a disposable secretary for the rest of my working life, so US tech won out because I love anatomy and science. I think for me it would be a good fit. At the end of it all I will have a nice liveable career and I will still be able to practice and teach when I can. A good balance. It is all about balance in life and in our practices. After all, Bikram says too good is no good.
Yesterday I got canceled from the hospital and thus found myself able to practice. One more class for 2012. It was great. Got to sweat it out at the studio that is closer to our new place. Nina was teaching and she gently reminded us to practice with a beginners mind. It is always a new experience when you are in the hot room. You have a new body a new mind. Having a beginners mind means that you are more open and aware of new things. There are no limits with the beginners mind because everything is new. This for me is so important to remember right now because I have been precticing with an injury for about 2 months now. I got hit by a car while riding my bike home from the studio a couple months ago. Everything felt fine that night but certainly not the next day. My lower back has been fucked up with a capital F ever since. All forward bending is torturous. This injury is maddening. I feel like set back in my practice. My hamstrings are super tight again and cry me a river right. It has truly given me perspective for students who deal with chronic pain or years old injuries that have never gotten to heal. It is slowly but surely getting better. Every time I practice I get a tiny bit more range of motion back in my low spine/sacral area. So there is still hope. This injury has also really helped strengthen my mind body connection. I have to be super aware and supportive of my back with my muscles. Your muscles help protect your joints and help them move properly and so it is super important to use your muscles to move and not your joints. I go slow. I pace myself. I have to. I have to be nice to my injured spine to help it heal properly. Rushing and doing more than I can at the moment will just set the stage for more injury and pain. So for all those out there practicing with chronic pain and/or old injuries, I feel ya. I totally get the pain and lack of range of motion. I completely understand why people do not like rabbit.
I hope that you all get to welcome this new year with a beginners mind. Possibilities are endless. You have the strength, control and dedication to live life the way you want. To the utmost fullest of your heart. Keep practicing. Keep exploring your heart and your dreams. Without those life feels pretty stagnant. Here's to another year!
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