Yes, same thing to me. Two weeks ago, I hurt my ankle and 3 days ago I hurt my neck with the plow pose. I need more grounding and centerdness at the moment. I am doing more Qi Gong and meditations the moment and enjoy it. But obviously I had to be forced...

Hi Jeni....thank you so much for this! Helps to hear how you went about it and glad to hear that it actually ends :). Yes isn't it SO frustrating for a minor injury!!! But agreed...it is a good exercise in accepting things one cannot control. Not that I haven't whined just a bit here and there.... Anyway, thanks again for the advice, I will start doing the one sided stuff. Happy new year!

Hey Jeanne K, I had a really bad ankle sprain last summer. Drove me crazy to sit still and not move my body and excersise, so I tried to do what I could with modifications. A lot of seated poses, side stretches, twists, etc that didn't hurt the ankle. It forced me to be more creative with my practice and I was surprised about all I was still capable of. I did one legged balancing poses as well... I don't feel like it created much of an imbalance because I wasn't doing strenuous work or weight lifting on one side, but it allowed me to do some of my favorite poses I couldn't bare to do without. In hind sight it also helped me to slow down, and understand one of the core values of yoga(That I tend to struggle with due to my naturally competitive nature ;-).... to release expectations on the mat. I just tried to do what I could with what I had at the time, and release frustration of my lack of mobility. It's also a good time for meditation or finding other modes of expression you've been wanting to explore :-). It sucks being injured though, I hope you get feeling better soon <3 <3 <3. Arnica gel is AWESOME for natural pain relief too. Pain Meds make me groggy and feel like crap :-/