Surprise Visit and Injury TLC

Friday morning my sister Angela surprised me with a visit. She lives in Edmonton and I just went there to visit her 3 weeks ago but she needed some TLC so decided to come home.

She has been active her whole life, playing volleyball at the university level and then doing pro beach volleyball for a few years before yoga became the center of her world. She now owns a couple of Moksha studios in Edmonton and is seriously the best instructor ever! :)

Anyway she was missing beach volleyball so decided to start up again only to re-injure her back. She has a herniated disk that WAS under control. Her body wasn't dynamic anymore because she had been so focused on yoga - long stretchy muscles - which is the opposite of volleyball muscles - short, quick, dynamic. So even though she is super strong and lean, her body was not ready to quickly transition to volleyball.

We had such a great weekend. In between a shopping trip, some good food and drink, and lectures on healthy eating, I used a couple of homeopathic remedies with her to get some of the inflammation down and did some acupuncture. RICE was also key - rest, ice, compression, elevation. She leaves tonight... short but sweet visit.

Oh and she loves animals and being outside so Sunday morning we walked through High Park because I wanted to show her the petting zoo. A cute little zoo (FREE!) with bison, peacocks, wallaby's, sheep, etc. If anyone is looking for something to do (with or without kids) High Park in the west end of Toronto is fabulous. Huge pond with tons of geese, lots of green space to have a picnic, free zoo, HUGE childrens playground, lots of off-leash areas for dogs, and some nice running and cycling loops. A Dream in High Park is also playing again this year - Romeo and Juliet is the play they are putting on this year. It's pay what you can for a couple of hours of Shakespeare outdoors. Chris and I did this a couple of years ago with another couple to see As You Like It. We packed a picnic and sat on the lawn watching the play. Lots of great options.

Love you Ang!!!