She suggests that injury can be a blessing in disguise, and that it is important to stop and listen to the body and recognize its limitations. She stresses that injury should not be seen as a burden, but as a helpful reminder. As a result, injury could act as a way of reordering an athlete’s life. Dancer Cora Bos-Kroese experienced a serious back injury and claimed that the injury “really made her think”, and she realized she could perform differently. She decided to start listening to her body and to work with it instead of against it. She states that, “Now I stretch and I consciously feel how far I can go. Its a matter of consciousness. But I needed the injury before I could do that” (Aarten, 2005). Sometimes, the body makes its presence