Sprained Ankle & More Fun Stories

I sprained my ankle yesterday trying to be a skateboarding queen... Turns out I'm not, :D.

Or at least I wasn't then, I'm not giving up on the idea just yet, even though spraining one's ankle is no fun whatsoever. Good thing I can laugh at myself, and I'm a pretty good sport in the face of adversity.

My ankle swelled up in less than 2 seconds, and the fall sent electric shocks throughout my body. I was actually shaking for about 1 min. My friend had the presence of mind to get ice straight away, which saved me a lot of unnecessary pain and helped the swelling go down very fast. It has been an interesting weekend. I feel humbled, obviously, by the experience. Falling is rarely a nice process, physically or mentally. I went home and iced, and rested. I couldn't put any weight on the injured ankle and found myself quite disabled, everything taking so much effort and being extremely time-consuming. Nonetheless, I decided to take it on the chin and put a smile on it.

I slept practically the whole day and night, something which was clearly needed. I also put turmeric on my ankle straight away and bandaged the entire thing. I take turmeric every day as a prevention and maintenance for my body. Turmeric is a wonderful spice that has many benefits, one of which is a powerful anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. My mum has rheumatoid arthritis, and turmeric has been found to help with the treatment of such a disease. My bestie Lynann and Norma-Jean first put me on to it about 8 years ago, and I have been taking it every day ever since. Thanks, Girls! 💜 It has helped me so much, the swelling is really down, and I was able to put weight on my foot today (being very, very careful not to overdo it)

My yoga practice has been all about pranayama, meditation, santosha (contentment), ahimsa (compassion), and tapas (fiery cleansing). The last was definitely in the centre of my practice this weekend, and continues to be as I discover my body and my mind once again.

I am grateful for both. I looked up natural remedies for my sprained ankle, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that I have been taking care of my body well enough when completely healthy, so that now it is giving me back and is healing fairly quickly. I always look for ingredients found in nature to care for and cure my body. I put spirulina, maca, hemp, and moringa in my breakfast, all of which support effective injury recovery. I also love essential oils and use them daily. I also found out that olive and castor oils are very good oils to use for treating injury, so I made a paste out of olive and castor oils, turmeric, lemon, and lavender essential oils, and I have been applying and changing it every ten hours. I am also using arnica and rosemary alcohol to put on my poor ankle. Both of which are super effective muscle pain relievers.

Tomorrow is a new day, hopefully feeling more grounded than today :)🌻

#mindfulness #recovery #healing #falling #gettingupagain #injured