For years, just getting out of bed and into the shower was an endurance test of mental and physical pain for Krista. How she found relief and a new flow for life:
was the last thing on my mind as I fell asleep at night and the first thing to pierce my consciousness upon waking. Simply touching my sore, swollen, stocking feet to the floor in the morning and hobbling to the bathroom felt like a cruel endurance test.
Each morning, I would step gingerly into the shower with socks and gloves still glued to my raw skin with dried blood, lymph, and steroidal ointment. I would stand under the spray, wincing quietly as the water soaked and softened the fabric enough for me to peel it away, taking care not to also peel away skin or reopen deep fissures that crisscrossed the palms of my hands and the soles of my feet like biological barbed wire.
When it was all over, I would collapse onto my bed, prepare my biologic injection, and hope I did enough to stave off another bout of. I would then slather on more steroidal, antibiotic, and analgesic ointments, slip on clean socks and gloves, and swallow enough NSAIDS to take the edge off without burning a hole in my stomach. I was completely exhausted before I even left the house, and my only form of exercise was summoning the mental and emotional willpower to face the day.
I practice gentle Hatha yoga in the morning and walk my leafy neighborhood most afternoons, bookending my days with reverence for my body and all its miraculous functions. Recently, I have begun to explore the benefits of qi gong, an ancient Chinese healing art involving meditation, controlled breathing, and movement exercises.
By moving my body every day in different ways, I’m working to create a tapestry of physical well-being that encourages energy flow and builds resilience against the negative impact of stress, inflammation, and chronic disease.Blog Topics:
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