Recently I had laparoscopic surgery. Recovery time was estimated to be three days. When I awoke from surgery, however, my left arm didn’t work from the shoulder down due to a “positional neuropathy.” As a result of this injury, all the muscles on my left side were tired and tight. I was extremely uncomfortable. I couldn’t sleep more than 3 hours at a time and walked with (as my physical therapist described it) “a posture of pain.” Afraid to move for fear that I would hurt myself more, I continued like this for more than three weeks. As a student of Yoga for You for six years, I knew the benefits of yoga and decided to attend a class. Three breaths into the first breathing exercise I was ready to throw in the towel. I couldn’t lift my arm and felt ridiculous. Years of yoga had worked their magic, however, and that little voice in my head said, “Just do what YOU can do.” I stayed for the whole class and left feeling so rejuvenated that I went back the next day for more and continued to attend classes for most of the month. It’s been four weeks since that first class back and I am pain-free and have most of the motion back in my arm. Thank you to the instructors at Yoga for You. Always helpful and encouraging.