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The packers come today. I’m hitting the 0630 class before they arrive to help me stay sane, feet on the ground!
A week or so ago we did an exercise that really brought home to me the effect of active feet on the rest of the body. It’s quite a simple & elegant exercise that I’d [...]
Sitting post-yoga with ice on my left ankle, knee & hip flexor. Ahhhhh. Mostly preventive to help recovery, partly to address those recurring little owies. Good news is that it takes longer for the weak links to ache & they recover alot faster these days. I’ll be spry again by tomorrow am!!
I’ve of course been working on [...]
So it’s been a week since the attunement. The first few days I felt tired and just needed to go to bed early. I didn’t know if maybe this was because I teach 5 classes a week. With Tuesdays being my day of double classes. These first few days I was having ridiculous dreams from my past. I should have written each one down. Thursday after my class I felt a sore throat coming on. By the evening it was full force feeling like I had a cold or the flu. Later on when I went to bed I had chills/cold sweats. Same thing all on friday but at it’s worst just like a typical flu. I started to feel better saturday but still later on that evening when I went to bed I was able to fall asleep but was having the most disturbing sleep of chills/cold sweats and dreams about people from my past that I could easily leave behind. Is this something that I need to work on? Emotions and events that still to this day maybe haunt me or have shaped who I am today? Sometimes I have dreams or nightmares of events replaying themselves that have happened in the past. It’s like once I think I put something behind me then that dream brings it back again. Which I guess now I’m seeing as a sign that I need to work through certain issues.
Another interesting fact that I came across yesterday….I was in the bookstore just randomly looking through Reiki books. I happened to notice one page on this one particular book said soon after you have your first Reiki attunement some can develop symptoms of being sick. Which in fact is the body detoxing. I have a hypothyroid. I keep telling myself it can’t possibly be for real. Although maybe this is Reiki’s way of detoxing my body back into balance. Not just physically but emotionally. My dreams and physical state are telling me I need to follow this detox to the end. Then to continue to make changes that balance me in every aspect of my life. Otherwise what good am I as a Reiki Practitioner? Or a Yoga Instructor for that matter. Or a mother. I need for my children to see that being unbalanced can cause all types of disease whether it be mental or physical.
Someone told me Reiki has a path for me. I am starting to believe that. The proof is in the puddin’
A week out from the move & I can finally feel change in my bones. And it has me asking some good questions, ones I stopped asking for a little while & am glad to return to.
What do I want for myself?
Who do I most want to be?
How do I feel & how do I want [...]
Popped down to New Haven to take & teach a class at Fresh Yoga under the lovely eyes of Forrest Yoga mentor Heidi Sormaz.
Two distinct bits of feedback stand out for me.
1) Forrest Yoga focuses on opening & supporting the joints. When teaching it, prioritize giving cues that help with that very significant aspect of [...]
This weekend I had the chance to finally experience an attunement of Reiki. I am now a Reiki Level 1 Practitioner. I’m not sure how many of you out there know what Reiki is exactly. You will see the most popular definition of it on Wikipedia. It’s an old Japanese technique for stress reduction, relaxation and healing. The Power of someone’s hand to heal what ails you whether it be physical or mental. Check out www.reiki.org
One must become attuned to start using their hands to help friends, family and pets at first. In this first level you are attuned to a symbol. The symbols are kept secret until you are attuned to them because you really should only be using the one you are attuned to. Once you get to the next level you used those symbols. Reiki Level 2 you can actually do distant healing so you don’t have to be touching or almost touching the person to do it. Level 3 you can become a Reiki Master. None of this is to be rushed into. A way for me to describe it would be it’s like learning a magic power that you need to develop over time. It’s much more than that though.
I cannot say enough about the experience or truly express into words what I felt. Here I go the best I can.
In the beginning we had a opening meditation. We had a small group so it was nice. Although I had this thought in my head that the young man sitting next to me was going to tell me that I had a lot of energy. What do you think he said after the opening meditation? Yes in fact I was right on. Word for word. I got a little chill. Later on during the actual attunement when her hands were above my head – my entire body felt as if I was meditating and a warm sensation surged through me. I know I know….sounds crazy right? Believe me I’m somewhat of a skeptic at times even being the Yogi that I am. I cannot explain what really happened here. All I can say it was one of the most intense experiences I’ve ever felt. Later on in the evening I did a prayer of intention which you learn to do before you practice. My hands and body continued to warm up. Similar to the attunement process itself. It was exhilarating and mystical.
If you are interested and ever have the chance just to have a treatment I urge you to give it a shot. You may be pleasantly surprised.
There is a new blogger sending thoughts into the world these days. My friend Tara is working on the 21-5-800 project (5 days a week, 800 words, 21 days) and I really love her writing.
http://tarainlimbo.blogspot.com/
In other blogger world connections, I have named my little trouble tweaky spots in emulation of Kai over at Reluctant Ashtangi and [...]
These past few weeks my practice has usually been doing double classes in relatively close (within 90 minutes) succession. It’s an awesome experience to have the luxury of doing a class, getting a Kombucha, then another class. Huge growth opportunity.
Also had a huge emotional & physical upswelling & meltdown right before we went househunting following [...]
This morning I was quite puzzled. Couldn’t figure out what was going on, wondered what was wrong.
Cuz I didn’t feel ambitious, or goal-oriented, or wanting or needful. Was just happy to sit on the couch with a kitty & read the news of the day.
During practice it came to me — I am content. Relaxed, [...]
Okay, fascinating article in the NY Times Well blog today. Beloved Husband has had some bizarre muscle cramps recently, and HEAB’s blog yesterday mentioned loving pickle juice way back when! http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2010/06/08/the-iron-results/
Back to the bitchin’ yoga schedule — will discuss that tomorrow! Pickles today!
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/phys-ed-can-pickle-juice-stop-muscle-cramps/
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
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Recently, 10 healthy male college students filed into an exercise [...]