Why was i sick in class?

Hello Sarah

It can seem so trite sometimes, to say things such as: ‘it is what it is’. Maybe at that moment, you felt sick!

I baulk at saying things like: that is just ‘stuff coming up for you’. A comment like that may ignore some of the aspects of your physical environment that could have affected your practice.

We have few details to go on. People sometimes throw up because of the combination of food they had in their bellies that day. Maybe for you, it could have been a mild food reaction to something you ate earlier. It could be a combination of the food plus the deep work in your systems. It could be emotional cleansing. It could be … so many things! :cheese:

The lesson I learned from it has been to have a quick check into your intuition to exclude the food issue or a hydration issue… or something really obvious you may have overlooked.

Once you have done that and you can’t find anything there… let it go. Because it can be a little risky (on the personal growth front and in terms of your relationship to your future experiences with your yoga) to ascribe meaning to something that simply could be happenstance.

Imbuing it with meaning may color what you do, think or even feel in future scenarios where something similar occurs. Our job in yoga is to be the observer of the body and mind and all their manifestations.

Stand back and observe. Be willing to move on or let go of the analysis of your observations.

Some questions for your own introspection. Feel free to answer them on this post, if you are willing to share. What was the reason you felt ‘down about it’ afterward? Were you sick? Were you embarrassed? Or did you in fact feel better after throwing up? After class did you feel good or bad in your skin? Did you feel your yoga glow (or was it overshadowed by sickness)? Did your sickness continue beyond when you vomited?

It is interesting to note (and I have no opinion about your relationship with your sister): sometimes students try extra hard when they bring their friends or family in, teachers in the class try extra hard when they forget their yoga and have some kind of desire to perform… Ego can get in the way of objectivity.

So in answer to your question, many thousands have had similar experiences. I hope we hear some of them here. My wish is that you continue to find the enjoyment from your practice.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂