the light i find in people...

Tonight I can't help but ponder the light I find in people.  I have come to find so much joy when my students are doing Zumba.  There is a spark that comes flying out of each and every one of them a little differently.  In one its her laugh and her smile...another is her commitment and joy of learning the dance...another her facial expressions and positive vibe that radiates...another her way of focus and dedication to keeping her body moving...another her eagerness to do her best...another her serious focus that gently brings a smile in the interlude of movement ...another the joy that sparks when she gets something with ease...the light that vibrates from laughter and movement radiates the soul, exhilerates the heart and makes me feel the need to be who i am even for just one person, it always gives back...the light always returns, always affects another...i am thankful for that with all beings in my life...thankful...inspired and exhilerated

Moving through pain

For my own experience of moving through pain I have found that the best way to decide whether or not it is safe for myself is how do I feel when I don't move.  When I'm not moving my body I'm hurting anyway so to stay mobile I continue to move.  Thats not to say that when it is an actual injury that I don't take a break but to evaluate my pain to see if it is something I can work through with or without modification.  Often when we are sore we take it as an excuse, a way out if you will.  Being sore is quite normal expecially when you haven't moved in that way or used that muscle for awhile.  If something genuinly hurts then there are ways to work around the pain instead of stopping the movement altogether.  In doing so it keeps you mobile.  My biggest peeve is when it becomes an excuse to stop all movement altogether because there are always ways to keep ROM in the rest of your body in that case.