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Or not… As somebody who has practiced faithfully three to five times a week for the last 2 1/2 years, right up to the point of surgery.  I’m now paying the price for being out of practice for six weeks. While I know deep down in my heart that if any health & wellness program is perfect for surgical recover it would be yoga, I still find my mind pushing to go harder and faster than my body should.  How do I separate the soreness from starting back to a normal asana practice from the potential pain of angering the surgical site?

I have a plan!  I’ll let you all know if it works in a few weeks, for me a little bit of a “mind body exercise”, so to speak.

Let me first say that it has been six weeks since my appendectomy and I have clearance from my docs to get back to it (slowly as they say).

The plan is simple, to satisfy my need to move and practice while still building in extra time for the recovery of my body.  
- Days 1,3,5,7 I will practice a fairly normal asana practice (some power, some just good flow).  
- Days 2,4,6 I will practice something more in the restorative realm or Yin yoga realm.

That’s it, simple right, heal the body, satiate the mind!

Well, that’s the plan at least, check back here to find out how it worked.