Comments on: What Pain Has Taught Me, Part 1

By: Yoga Lessons from the Oceanyogi « Nadine Fawell

Yoga Lessons from the Oceanyogi « Nadine Fawell — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:59:33 +0000

[...] been avoiding because I couldn’t find a way to practice them without doing Bad Things to my SI joints. I shall talk about [...]

By: babs

babs — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:12:47 +0000

I’m very glad that your healing has begun! Take care of yourself.

By: Yvonne Anderson

Yvonne Anderson — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:32:55 +0000

Hi,

Just found your blog and must say I liked this posting! I am glad you are able to do more now.

I love Yoga and have had to stop for some time due to a neck injury and have realised that my body tells me when to slow down and reflect and now I listen to it intently.

Thanks,
Yvonne

By: Nona Jordan

Nona Jordan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:39:08 +0000

Nadine – what a great post! I agree, that this can be a difficult, hart-to-find-words topic. I love it that you listened to your body before you became ill. Sooooo many people do not. The more people find their voices around this, the more peaceful our planet can be. In my mind, listening to (and honoring) your body is akin to stopping the internal war that many of us wage.

May you always hear the wisdom of your body!

By: Human Skyscraper

Human Skyscraper — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:05:24 +0000

Firstly, excellent to hear that you are now pain free

Secondly, thank you for the link in your post showing what an SI joint is!

Oh, yeah, I have had a lower back pain problem for many years. I find it is worse when I am sitting in a chair that is too low. I can’t say that I have noticed any emotional disturbances being behind my back pain, but I guess it’s possible. I mean, where would I start? LOL

By: Linda-Sama

Linda-Sama — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:03:48 +0000

have I experienced it? you betcha! I’ve been dealing with a “low back issue” ever since the alcoholic studio owner I was teaching for fired me for standing up to her about her walking into my classes and workshops drunk AND no teacher in the studio supported me except for one. I felt totally betrayed by the so-called “yoga community” (the phrase makes me vomit) and my pain started exactly one month after this fiasco. I woke up one day in excrutiating pain, so bad sometimes I had to hang onto a wall to walk in the morning. thank god I was still able to teach and do my own practice as the pain lessened once I started moving.

I tried almost every alternative healing modality, and to make a long story short, it wasn’t until I went this year to a medical intuitive (a chiropractor) who uses applied kineseology techniques on me. Can’t explain what he does but it works.

I also am uber-flexible in my hips and low back but no one could figure out why I had the pain. as I said, this is a long story, but I KNOW that the pain is emotionally based. I even went to a powerful spiritual adept who also helped me tremendously by “vacuumed” out a lot of negative crap from that experience that I was still unconciously holding on to.

Our emotions ALWAYS end up in our body and they WILL manifest, whether it’s the next day or 20 years later.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:51:45 +0000

Wow Nadine, isn’t that amazing I work part time as a Holistic Kinesiologist and I am amazed at the effects our emotions can have on our physical body. But isn’t it true too that sometimes we *hear* the signs but don’t necessarily *listen* to them straight away. I have definitely experienced that! Thanks for sharing.