"Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know."
-Pema Chodron

Injuries can often feel like a major setback, and it's hard not to become frustrated with the body as it reaches its limits and begs for a rest. A physical block isn't the body breaking; it's the mind's inability to show the physical body compassion. Why do we reinjure ourselves? It's because we're pushing beyond the body.

Personal sidenote: My own hamstring was healing after a year of modifying my practice. I was only going into the splits on one side, and learning to be okay with the differences that both sides of my body present. The yin and the yang. The rational and the creative. The masculine and the feminine. I finally got into a split in class 10 months after the initial tear,and tears welled up in my eyes: it was finally healed. It was time to return! So excited, I dove wholeheartedly into my practice. I don't know when, and I don't know how, but I was so excited to have my full range of motion back that I missed my body telling me it was too much too quickly. I retore my hamstring within a month. Now, I can't walk on it without pain. I have to take 3 weeks to 3months off from my practice.
As depressing as this first was, I know now that I can't be superhuman. My body deserves the most attention and respect out of my practice, not the ego that's excited to have the familiar feel-good sensations. I have been given this opportunity to learn and respect myself, and take a break. Who knows what I'll find off the mat?!
Now the real yoga begins...

Also, here's a cute video to think about!

Does it ever seem like after a yoga practice, the mind is even MORE cluttered than before?

Sometimes we second guess ourselves and allow doubt to rule the experience. Doubt comes from fear, and it is said that there are only two emotions: love and fear. If fear is in control, love cannot enlighten the practice or its benefits.

The answer to all of those questions is simple. Part of you already knows what the answer is, but again doubts: It's enough. It's always enough. It's always enough. A little yoga is always better than no yoga, so when it doesn't feel like "enough" of something, know this: it's likely not the end of your day. There's still time. If you miss today, it's not the end of the week. If you miss the week, it's not the end of your life. And if it's not the end of your life, it's not the end of the world.

And just because this may come across as one of the cheesier posts, here's some delicious looking cheese:

A great yogi presented an important question: How do I use the muscles I've found?! Here's something that might help: search for them in the simplest place possible: Tadasana, conscious mountain pose. If you can find that engagement when your body is totally relaxed, you're more likely to find it when you're doing something a little more complicated.

This will protect your wrists from any  abnormal pressure! You want to bend until you're 100, keep your body in a painless and peaceful condition