Ping. I felt it in my right low back just after I moved
into a deep backbend. What was that?
At 3 am the next morning, I swung out of bed with
unexpected difficulty and found my legs wouldn't bear my weight.
Managing to stay somewhat upright using the walls for support, I made it
to the bathroom floor to breathe and stretch.
That was the beginning of my journey with the torn spinal
disk in my low back that changed my life.
Is this fair? I thought. For the past twelve years, I’ve
dedicated myself to the health of bones, muscles and mind through yoga and
Gyrotonics. Yet, in the last nine months, a key yoga teaching has become
clear to me in a new way. Life doesn’t operate on the basis of equality, or offer any guarantees or even clarity about right and
wrong. Peace and joy, I learned AGAIN, come from giving up the struggle
for “what’s fair” to deal with what is.
There is a happy ending! Katy and Cindy from Essex PT helped
me deal with the excessive right side bending, weak left abs, and other
imbalances to transform my experience of breathing and moving. I'm so grateful
for their amazing skill, expertise, and healing kindness. As a result of this
injury and their care, I'm developing PostureYoga for me and my students!
This yoga, based on the Postural Restoration approach, helps
the body relax through breathing, releases muscle tension, and the spine, hips
and shoulders work better. Ahh, the delight!
Come check out the PostureYoga Flow class on Sunday at the
Essex Physical Therapy Marketplace location from 9-10 am.
Contact andrea@workingwellvt.com if
you are interested in the PostureYoga for a Healthy Back classes or the
Destress PostureYoga series, coming in October.
Andrea
O'Connor
WorkingWell
Inc.
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