I went to my fourth class on Tuesday evening at Thrive, with Pierre again. I kept trying to throttle back on my practice, to keep from overreaching and getting ahead of my recovery. For the first time, I did some jump-backs and jump-forwards in my vinyasa, but only after warmly up thoroughly. I did notice a touch of stiffness and discomfort in my injured knee. I have to be careful when getting into kneeling positions, like hero's pose (Virasana) and even child's pose (Balasana) because my body weight rests heavily on my knees.

Pierre will not be back at Thrive for a while. His nomadic journey will bring him back to the DC area in February. He's helped me feel more at ease with my injury and inviting me accept the healing process as a renewed exploration of my body: "With the breath, everything you do can be yoga."

Labels: class, injury, knee