Hi there,
I am a newbie yin yoga teacher - and I have a friend who has recently (4 months ago) been in a serious accident, and has had multiple surgeries as a result of it.
Both her feet were crushed in the accident (multiple bones broken), and one foot was "degloved" entirely, as well as broken bones.
The degloved foot is the worst one - they grafted skin, tissue, nerves, veins, artery and tendons from her thigh onto the foot and ankle area. Some of the toe bones have been fused.
The other foot "just" had broken bones - they are now healed, although she has a metal plate and pins in the ankle.
She had no injuries above the ankle.
She is now back at home, using a wheelchair to get around, and is slowly learning to walk again at rehab, with the use of crutches etc.
She is doing well, but has a way to go. She has also suffered emotionally, of course.
We would like to work together using yin yoga to help in the healing process. Other than rehab, she is out of the care of doctors "on her own" as she put it. So I think we are safe to start working gently.
I just wondered if there are any guidelines about using yin yoga with this kind of serious injury / recovery? What poses would / would not be recommended? With someone in this position, how can we tell between the "good" and the "bad" pain of yin? How to know when to go to the next level?
So may questions!
Thank you
Claire