It is not uncommon to see those who keep a regular yoga practice work through injuries, old or new, both on and off the mat. These setbacks can make one unsure how to approach a normal practice. Bringing one’s injuries to the led class, which is difficult to complete in a healthy body, requires a tremendous amount of creativity, compassion, patience, and surrender. It’s inspiring to witness, too, as many of us did at Stanford University in California, where more than 200 people gathered for a week this May to practice with Ashtanga-lineage-holder Sharath Jois during his three-city U.S. tour. There, we watched 23-year-old Katherine King participate, prevailing over her pain for a higher purpose.
This spring, King fell 10 feet while recreationally free climbing (sans ropes, belays or other support) in Bishop, California. She just missed the safety padding beneath her, landing on the hard granite, which shattered her calcaneus, or heel bone, into several pieces and blew her ankle out of alignment. The injury was so severe that surgeons had to insert a bone graft, plate, and screws in an effort to restore the contour of her heel, so it could begin to properly heal.
It is not uncommon to see those who keep a regular yoga practice work through injuries, old or new, both on and off the mat. These setbacks can make one unsure how to approach a normal practice. Bringing one’s injuries to the led class, which is difficult to complete in a healthy body, requires a tremendous amount of creativity, compassion, patience, and surrender. It’s inspiring to witness, too, as many of us did at Stanford University in California, where more than 200 people gathered for a week this May to practice with Ashtanga-lineage-holder Sharath Jois during his three-city U.S. tour. There, we watched 23-year-old Katherine King participate, prevailing over her pain for a higher purpose.
This spring, King fell 10 feet while recreationally free climbing (sans ropes, belays or other support) in Bishop, California. She just missed the safety padding beneath her, landing on the hard granite, which shattered her calcaneus, or heel bone, into several pieces and blew her ankle out of alignment. The injury was so severe that surgeons had to insert a bone graft, plate, and screws in an effort to restore the contour of her heel, so it could begin to properly heal.