I was a yoga teacher who could no longer practice yoga. Going upside-down would increase the pressure in my head, concerns about hyper-mobility reduced my ability to stretch and, to top it all off, I was told to cut down my activity for while because of concerns that I might have an exercise intolerance.
It felt like I was being pranked — this could not be possible! Not only was I being asked to give up my favorite hobby, I was losing one of my main coping mechanisms.
But yoga is so much more than the physical practice. In the absence of being able to do the physical postures, I started focusing on other, equally as powerful components of yoga.
Read more on themighty.com