Hello all... I have a different kind of post for you today. We are going to throw it back five years ago to an event that seemed horrible at the time but turned out to be a blessing. Five years ago yesterday I broke my knee and had to have surgery. It was a pole dancing accident... I was taking a pole dancing class with some friends when a hot guy walked in. He was so good looking I lost my concentration and my grip on the pole which caused me to fall and break my knee... JUST KIDDING! Unfortunately, the actual story is quite lame. I was on a date at a restaurant (not a first date, thank goodness). I had boots on with a heel and the floor was tile. As I walked down the tile ramp to go to the restroom my right heel slipped on the tile causing my left knee to slam straight down into the tile, causing my knee to break. A week later, I had surgery which required 2 screws and a wire to be put in. I was devastated at the time, since I had never broken a bone before and had never had to hav

Recently, I couldn't help myself and bought a yoga magazine while I was in line at the grocery store. The focus for this particular issue is yoga injuries. I have been fortunate enough that I have not had any major yoga injuries. Rather, it was a major injury that got me into yoga. There are many reasons that could lead to a yoga related injury including: pushing oneself too hard - especially when an injury is already present, poor alignment, a teacher giving inaccurate cues, etc. I believe pushing oneself too hard is a HUGE reason yogis get hurt. When I first started doing yoga I was guilty of pushing myself too hard. Now that I have been practicing for almost 4 years I am more aware of my body's needs. Just like my guru, Kaycie, conveys to me, I try to convey to my students that "the ego is not your amigo!" I have only read 2 articles from the magazine but the main thing that struck me was this: Yoga is not about the asanas (postures) it is about the body. The a