"Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is her patience."-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Injuries are our greatest teachers!
It has been one year since I've been able to use my wrist in the ways I have in the past; Pressing, weight bearing, sculpting, digging, carrying, and bending all lead to an achy feeling inside. Practicing all weight bearing yoga postures on my forearms since May, I've had to challenge my desire to "accomplish" postures and instead, find out what yoga truly is, awareness of body and breath.
When teaching yoga, I've wrestled with the challenging of articulating the poses with words, rather than simply offering a visual demonstration. I've had to shed my previous assumption that, as a yoga teacher, I should be able to do everything I teach- not true, not true!
Taking care of the body is important. The most effective way to take care of the body aside from action (pursuing the necessary medical attention) is equanimity. Pain X Resistance = Suffering. Pain X 0 = 0. Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. This wrist injury is, to some extent, the least awkward of some of the ouches I've experienced in this lifetime. It is the perfect opportunity to practice equanimity.
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