Observations about my world

Certainly been a long while since I’ve posted anything.  Explains why all my beautiful journals remain empty.  While I can mull around in my head ad nauseum (sp?), I’m not so great at actually preserving it.

Now for some recent or not so recent observations.

• Spring has arrived!!! Although I spent a very long weekend in the mountains surrounded by beautiful snow complete with a  new layer nightly, Sacramento has definitely entered spring.  The park is awash in little white daisyish flowers, wild violets, and dandelions… many with already spent seed puffs.  Yards have camellias, iris, azaleas, rhododendrons, oxalis, croci, daffodils,etc.  I even have one very feisty coral miniature rose blooming.
• Teachers Training Weekends are missed!!! I am totally amazed  that we finished our class time together almost two months ago.  I immediately left town and basically was gone most of a six week period, returning for a few days between trips to my families in Texas, North Carolina and Connecticut and then to Sayulita, Mexico at Haramara Retreat for yoga with my teacher, Michelle of It’s All Yoga.  Each trip was different and wonderful.  Now that I’ve been officially home for almost a month, I find myself still somewhat at loose ends.  I almost seem to be living a a cocoon.  Many of my fellow trainees are actively teaching and loving every minute.  I’ve co-taught one class… stewed for days before and then it was over in a flash.  I’ve progressed to the point that I could actually watch the class respond to my suggestions.  I have no idea what the next step will be.  I am the helper at the desk, aka “diva,” at most classes that I attend as the student.  Perhaps this is my role,  that computer never intimidates me. Bottom line:  I miss the yoga weekends but know it’s time to be a big girl in do my study on my own and if I’m going to teach I need to make arrangements for a space to invite my peeps.
• Rolfing rocks!!! I’ve been plagued for years with a chronically sore left shoulder.  I cracked the head of the humerus (~30 years ago), didn’t do any conscious rehabilitation and since have had periods of aggravation brought on by hauling too heavy baggage (don’t do any more), weight bearing and over the head yoga poses, and once even a very tight steering wheel of a new car.  My “cures” have included cortisone shots, physical therapy, and targeted exercises.  After meeting Lisa Biow at one of our teachers trainings and talking with several of her clients (fellow yogis), I decided to give rolfing a try.  I’ve had two sessions and can’t say I’m near a “cure” but have a lot of confidence that I may be on the right track.  Each session included  “physical pressure to stretch, lengthen and loosen both muscle and connective tissue” which feels great.  Basically I have an impingement of the superspinatous and weak muscles of the rest of the rotator cuff, overactive upper and middle trapezius muscles and almost dormant lower trapezius muscles.  Actually all the muscles that move my scapula need to be awakened to learn to share the “load.”  Lisa gave me 10+ exercises that I’m going to try to faithfully do.  It’s my responsibility to get this part of my bod happy again.  She suggested that with my body profile (aka fat middle) I’ll should probably avoid Chadaranga forever but maybe will someday be strong enough for some arm balances.
• Pandora  rocks !!! Internet radio not the Avatar “world” (I still haven’t decided if I can watch the “war” so the movie remains unseen) Although I’ve had the app on my iTouch for awhile, I didn’t really use Pandora until this weekend in the mountains.  Basically I went from miserable radio reception to my own personal radio station depending on the mood…. spa radio, Norah Jones, western swing, Peter White, Air Supply… Occasionally I threw in the Crazy Heart soundtrack and a Natalie Cole mix.  We had an eclectic musical palate.
• Knitting rocks most of all!!! Okay I’ll admit it… while I can’t develop the discipline of a home yoga practice of asanas, pranayama or meditation, I can pick up my knitting needles at the drop of a hat (or to make a hat).  During teachers training, I rarely picked up my needles until the last month or so before Christmas.  Since training ended, rarely a day goes by without my  knitting a little.  I’ve made hats, scarves. dishcloths and I only have the crocheted edging left for a knitted top I started two years ago.  I’m now contemplating making afghans for each of my children.  This was a project that my grandmother did probably when she was about my age although she made them for her children, grandchildren and eventually her great-grandchildren as well.  She kept it up for another 15-20 years.
• Life brings surprises!!… and I’m going to wait to see what the next one will be.  Hopefully I’ll keep you posted…. eventually

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