ℒ~ I’ve Rehumatoid Arthritis and been relatively symptom free for several years. But back at the beginning of September it actively re-entered my life. And then at Christmas time I got knocked down hard by what felt like The Morphing Flue cause every day the symptoms were different. That stayed heavy with me for about a month. It wasn’t until a couple weeks ago that I’ve felt free from both the RA and that flue. I know what brought on the RA and I believe my weakened immune system from the active RA is why that flue settled so deeply into me.
But all is well now and I realize that I have been essentially inactive during that whole time. All I was able to do was my daily mantra japa practice. So, today’s the day to get back into my daily yoga asana / mantra japa / meditation / poi spinning practice and rowing and rebounding a few times a week.
It’s curious how when we are not feeling well where we go mentally. I knew that I was in a mental funk but ‘couldn’t’ do anything to get out of it. It was just where I was. Now that’s where a yoga therapist/teacher would have been able to see what was fully going on with me and help me to get out of that state of being… quicker. (No, I do not have access to one locally.) And I’m aware that my students tend to not come to class/session when they are sick. But I learned that when they are not well that their benefit is great to make every effort to get to those classes/sessions.
Ancora Imparo (I am still learning) ~Michelangelo, at age 87 in 1562.
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