Even though it wasn't easy to go through, the experience of being injured was very enlightening. I feel much better now, I'm still taking it easy with my Yoga practice and there is a little bit of tenderness yet in my shoulder, but overall I'm on the mend. I literally had to back away from my practice the entire week while I was rehabing my shoulder. This was the first time I'd ever had anything keep me from Yoga. It was so emotionally challenging to not be able to practice Yoga to feel good in my Body, Mind and Spirit...

I now look at my injury as a blessing in disguise. Even though I couldn't practice, this was the best thing that could have happened to me. The injury made me stop and feel and be conscious of everything. I had to back away from my daily feel good routine and regimen, a.k.a Yoga, and just be with what I was experiencing physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

Sometimes backing away from our mechanical routine, our daily rituals, can be the best thing that can happen for us. Otherwise, we can end up functioning on automatic, and going through life without really feeling anything or being truly aware. Yoga is about feeling everything, and even our Yoga practice, at times, runs the risk of being mechanical or unconscious, i.e. just going through the motions, but not really feeling.

This Friday I will be heading out to L.A. to take classes at the Exhale Spa in Venice. I'm really looking forward to it and will be attending a Yoga Trance Dance class with Shiva Rea, who teaches at Exhale, while I'm there. I've wanted to take class with her for a long time, so it's awesome to have this vision become a reality. I will also be taking class with many other teachers, too, and am so excited to have this opportunity. In the meantime, if you haven't seen Oprah's shows on The Secret, I am posting two links here which will allow you to watch both shows she aired over the last two weeks on her program. These shows are amazing and have already supported me in creating transformations and, ultimately, greater alignment in my life. Be sure to watch the February 8th show first...

Thursday 2/8: The Secret-Episode 1

Friday 2/16: The Secret-Episode 2