When I attended Dina’s class one Friday night, two things happened: she read a Mary Oliver Poem, and I wept in class from my pain. My attendance there that night was part of my new year’s plan to try yoga. My shoulder hurt so much and had done so for so long that my other forms of exercise had been curtailed.
Dina saw my tears and stopped quietly and said: “ I can help you.” The voice inside of me said: “nothing can help me.”
But sometimes giving up is a good thing, and I had tried physical therapy, massage, injections, and personal trainers. They all helped, but I was still in pain.
Seeing Dina for restorative yoga sessions has placed my progress over the top, so that my pain is now manageable and I have been able to reduce my medications.