Pain

Pain: 

an old injury has revisited me the past few months, damage to my back occurring well over 30 years ago is still evident now and has been worse today than almost ever before. I've been extremely fortunate that after the initial healing, that took close to a year, my life was pretty much untouched by this injury, only showing itself in odd moments when I might tweak my back during training for a sport. A lifetime of yoga has kept me well and largely pain free. 

until now. 

and I've been unable to turn the corner with this present discomfort. 

I'm still extremely fortunate, being able to still train daily, walk, run, yoga, and even engage in a strenuous form of calisthenics - but through the day there's quite a bit of pain. These activities help me deal with this issue, easing the pain, allowing me to stay strong and fit. Yet I've been unable to put the re-occurrence of this injury behind me. 

and I'm no longer going to try.

by this I mean that all pain is accepted, that it's the present situation right now, and that's it not for me to chase away. It's here. That's the entirety of the story, not the past things that I could do pain free and certainly not a projection to an injury free future. That might happen, it has before, and what I do within this present moment might lead me there again. So my focus is on healing just this moment, a more gentle approach to yoga that calms my nervous system, brings my focus to the energetic centers of the body and allows prana to do the actual work of healing. 

it's not magic. 

but the nature of the body.

and it's what I have to work with. 

right now. 

~

Peace, Eric 

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