Now that I have worked hard to regain the mobility of my ankle joint, the damaged ligament does not seem to be much of a problem. Observing my own response to these injuries have helped to relate more to what people I work with are going through. It simply gives illustrations that motion is an integral part of life. By celebrating our ability to move through dance, exercise, Tai Chi, yoga, a walk or thousands of other activities, we celebrate life. In many cass, regaining movement can mean regaining health.
Motion is Life.
In the same vein that motion is life, emotion is life. We often stuff down our emotions as a protective mechanism similar to the way we guard ourselves against moving a painful, injured body part. This soon outlives its usefulness and becomes detrimental. By feeling our emotions deeply and letting go of pain, anger, fear, etc. Just as it may be diffiucult to slide and glide your own restricted joint surfaces to regain movement, it can be difficult to access and allow emotions to move freely to regain emotional movement.