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What happens when life robs you of what you love and what you do? This funny, painful, and ultimately inspiring tale of how one woman faced the unimaginable shows that we can all face the worst and recover our greatness.After 20 years of acrobatic yoga, Lois Nesbitt’s body gave out. She morphed from one of the world’s top practitioners to being crippled by severe arthritis in her right hip. Things looked grim. Chronic pain often kept her up most of the night; climbing stairs was becoming impossible. Her reputation as a beloved yoga teacher and teacher trainer was shaking—who would want yoga instruction from someone whose own body was falling apart?Navigating the ins and outs of medical and alternative therapies, health insurance and its limitations, living wills and the other kind, and plenty of research online and with other fellow sufferers, Lois finally found herself in the O.R. for a total hip replacement. Along the way, she became an amateur expert on arthritis, the hip joint, joints in general, and the multiple reasons that bodies crumble. The outcome was far from certain, and a post-op mishap suggested she might never walk again. A wiry athlete of 55 years, she was more than a little chagrined to find herself on a recovery ward full of octogenarians. None of this fit the script Lois had written for her own life, which included being fully mobile beyond the age of 100.Throughout the journey, Lois called on yoga practice and philosophy, 12-step recovery, strong bonds of family and friends, time in nature (especially her beloved ocean), a curious mind, a willing heart, a powerful drive to heal, a wacky sense of humor, and faith that the universe would support her. Skillful doctors did the rest! Post-op, Lois returned to full capacity in record time. Just eight weeks after surgery, she boarded on a plane to Beijing, where she would lead a month of yoga teacher training, eight hours a day. Each day included not only hours standing to give lectures but advanced yoga practices and lots of hands-on adjusting of bodies of all shapes and sizes and degrees of flexibility. She’d get up early in the mornings and pace her hotel room with Therabands wrapped around her ankles, diligently continuing the physical therapy exercises she’d learned at home.Hip Op: Beyond Recovery tells not just the outer story but the transformative power of facing one’s limits and one’s mortality. Lois emerged a more connected, more empathic, and more grateful human being. Not a day goes by when she doesn’t thank God she can walk again, and she never passes up an opportunity to help anyone in need. Oh, and students still seek out her instruction on the practice and wisdom of yoga!
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Hip Op: Beyond Recovery
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 95 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.23 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur zk1733418504
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