Practice

I was practicing last week. I was feeling very good. I was working deep into backbends and forward bends and I felt like I was moving to a new level and becoming lighter in body and spirit.
Then my ego took over in one class and torqued my knee, heard a pop and that was it. The next day every thing hurt. It hurt to walk, my practice was a wreck and so was I. I was trying to be good to my knee and stretch things I thought were tight and working 10 hours a day and assisting in classes. I took a day off and went back a little better. Then one day I woke up and I didn't want to go to mysore; my head was pounding and I was tired to the bone. I went to work and it was worse. My head was so heavy and my thoughts and my voice were dark. I only wanted to lay down, but I wanted to practice too. I felt as though my body was trying to rob me of my practice. But a little voice in my head - which turned into the voice of my teachers said - maybe this is your body telling you to take a break and you'll come back stronger. But what I really need to learn is to humble my ego - which laying in bed feeling sick will do. So I guess until then, I'll just wait with patience and humility, until my body and mind are ready to progress together.