Today is the first Sunday morning in quite some while that I am not running out the door to take yoga. Instead, I am wrapped up in my sheets, feverishly drinking hot tea and obsessively researching the chakras and energetic anatomy (ha ha). I have acute viral rhinopharyngitis (or acute coryza) dun dun dun ... aka the common cold. Apparently, my immune system has checked out and gone to Bora Bora, because this is the 2nd time this month that I've been affected.
Common colds take about seven to ten days to resolve but can last up to three weeks, and who has that kind of time? Although I'd like to say that I've found acceptance, truthfully, I'm quite irritated with my body. I've been doing all the "right" stuff -- hitting the sheets early, drinking vitamins, drinking sufficient amounts of water, practicing tons of yoga-asana and meditation. I even gave up my wine nights this month. I've been more attentive than ever, and yet my body seems to be retaliating more than ever. What is that about?
Reiki and Energy Healers say that the majority of illnesses are caused by energetic and/or emotional blocks or imbalance. As much as I am trying to be lighthearted with my quest for answers, a part of me is genuinely concerned. Am I ignoring something? And on that note, am I over thinking this common cold? What about my rib popping out in Monday's class and leaving me in terrible pain for an entire week. Is that a part of it?
"Sometimes the greatest act of love is to withhold judgement of another or of oneself."I paused there and closed the book. It struck me. As hard as it can be to (genuinely) practice non-judgement towards others, I find that for me, it's 10x harder to (genuinely) practice non-judgement towards myself. Maybe today that is my yoga, that is my work: to stop badgering myself about being under the weather again.
I am sick. So what.
- Supta Baddha Konasana
- Supported Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge)
- Upavistha Konasana (Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend)
- Vipariti Karani (Legs-up-the-Wall Pose)
- Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand).