Yoga with an Injury: How to Adapt, Slow Down, and Still Grow

I’ve been dealing with a shoulder injury for nearly half a year now.
It’s slow. Frustrating. Not linear.
Some days it feels better. Other days it flares up again for no clear reason.
That’s the hardest part, there’s no straight line with this kind of thing.
You can’t rush it. You can’t force it.
All you can really do is adjust.
Practice looks different now. Slower. Softer. More aware.
Less pushing, more listening.
Ego has to take a step back.
What I want to do and what my body actually needs aren’t always the same.
And that’s been the practice.
Not getting deeper into poses.
Not getting stronger, faster.
Just being patient.
Doing what I can. Letting go of what I can’t.
And trusting that, eventually, things will shift. and if they don't - oh well, practice continues…

Namaste,

Aleks