Getting back to Yoga in 2025, after an injury !

 The year I started my Yoga journey from Square 1 again....

This is going to be a post just for myself.... because I don't want to give up on my body so soon. 

As soon as I turned 35 on 2nd Aug 2025, my body shrieked in pain. But obviously, I ignored it and hit the gym the very next day. and that's how it started, the pain, the knots, the unbearable mental agony of a previously healthy body giving up on it's owner.

I was diagnosed with SI joint pain. It usually happens when the sacroiliac joint becomes tight. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't walk, I couldn't sit, I couldn't get up from my chair and even waking up in the morning hurt me. 

Until my diagnosis, I thought that I was in pretty good shape. Yes, I'm bit chubby, but I could lift weights, can run 5k, was decently flexible and lead an active lifestyle. I did have issues with my hips, but I just didn't think much of it -really!

Then suddenly things came crashing when after an intense gym session I got dehydrated. I ended up getting a fever and intense lower back pain. 

For the next 1.5 months after going to a couple of physios, one doctor finally diagnosed it correctly. And hence started my journey of almost 2 months of Physio sessions. 

Initially it would pain a lot. I would come back from sessions feeling not so great. the pain was intense. My back had purple bruises. But, as the physio sessions went on, the pain did reduce. But even after 2 months, I wasn't healed enough to go back to gym, or running or dancing. 

And therefore, I decided today (Nov 18th, 2025) to get back to Yoga again, starting with Day 1 of Yoga with Adrienne. 

I don't know why, but Yoga has always been a form of exercise I've always found during the darkest of times. Whether it was just plain Vanity, or mental agony - somehow, I would always find my way back to Yoga.

I'm giving Yoga a chance again. I want to heal. I want to feel like myself again. I want my body to feel good. I want to be able to live a good life without having to resort to medicines for pain management.

I really really really X infinity hope that Yoga heals me in more than one way. Physically -yes, but also mentally. As the body and mind connection is strong, and I can trust Yoga to help me during this journey.

So, yes, I will write everyday about my 30 days of Yoga with Adrienne experience. 

Day 1 was nice. My body felt a nice release and I got emotional. Maybe it was suppressed emotions/ tension that my body was holding for more than 3 months...that had a little let go because of Yoga.

I hope Day 2 is nice to me too :)