The Injury versus The Dancing Addiction

I'm dealing with a restriction in my body as my dancing addiction draws me to the dancefloor!

I confess, I have a mild to severe addiction to Salsa and Tango dancing. There I said it.  I quite literally have to feed that beast every day.    Recently I injured my knee while salsa dancing with a man that had too much to drink.  I have not had to face an injury for a very long time because grooving has kept my body strong and healthy.   So now I am confronted with my greatest challenge… not being able to move my body fully, dynamically, deliciously the way I want to EVERY DAY!   The physical pain is nothing compared to the mental strain of restriction.   It makes me so grateful for my magical meat suit I live in and its ability to move and express.  

Fortunately I know the truth that my body has the intelligence to heal itself and that I only need to believe in that ability and then provide the space for that healing to occur.  I sit with my hands wrapped around my knee, breathing and using the power of my mind to imagine all the cells and systems in my body going to town on repairing and rebuilding a stronger knee joint.  Now I am not one of those ones that “feels” the energy and sees the “light”.  I just know the truth… My body is magical and powerful.  I don’t fully understand it but I believe in it.  I can’t look at a new born baby and not consider that if my body can create something like that, (grow bones, tissues, fibres from something that didn't exist before!) it can certainly repair a little joint. 

Now the challenge is trusting the process, being patient and open to learning from this temporary restriction of movement.  The healing is the easy part because it is a natural process built into my body, its managing my dance addiction so there is the rest and space my body needs to repair.   So for now I sit, breath, imagine and repair for tonight I confront my addiction and…….DANCE!

Now, I must say that I am using this temporary condition to my advantage....  When someone asks me to dance with them I say “Yes, but you have to be extra gentle and loving with me tonight”. So the dancing has become even more delicious!...