Three lessons from the mat about pain, support, and honoring the body we are in today. Recently, I pulled a muscle in my lower back and upper hip. Even though my body was clearly asking for rest, I continued pushing through my physical practice. I told myself I could modify. That movement might help. That I could work around the pain. But I wasn’t really listening to my body. I was negotiating with it. Eventually, the pain became significant enough that I couldn’t see clients