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July 7, 2006
Indra Loka
I've had the catchy tune of that Living La Vida Loka song in my head all day. Except it's been Living Indra Loka...
My back feels better today... I spent a half hour or so last night laying with a block under me... it seems to have helped. I think I better do that a lot... as much as I can for awhile.
It didn't, however, help me at all in practice. I felt really tired and heavy this morning.. probably from eating crappy food and having 4 kids all day yesterday. Practice, even when I feel out of it, still feels really stable and normal. I can remember not too long ago that tired heavy days were when practice just felt like a chore.
It's official that I am the only person on the planet unable to jump out of Bakasana. Given the fact that V and I seem to have wierd parallel practices going on for some reason, it's no surprise then that Tim stood in front of me while I was holding Bakasana today... I held it a really long time... he didn't go away... I put my feet down and without looking up jumped back... and he said "I was waiting for you to engage your pecs." Which was my cue to try it again... he tried to help me but I flailed... Tiffany laughed... Tim grunted... I whinged my way through explaining that I probably have to build my pecs back up or something... I'm daring myself to make it my goal that when Tim gets back from Sweden I'll be able to do this... I haven't taken the dare yet.
My back was super sore during practice this morning... I dreaded Kapotasana... as if that is anything new. The Australian had me hold onto his feet... it was really hard... I then got the two person adjustment... It was like setting up for a major operation... It felt like I was being cranked... when I came up I saw stars. Tim says "Indra Loka." My hearing apparently went without my ability to see clearly so he repeated it... I asked what that meant and he said it meant I was going to the place where the Gods are or something like that (remember I couldn't hear clearly)... I mumbled something of an affirmation and put my head down... I've been flying on that plane ever since... and singing Living Indra Loka....
Tonight is the 9" Nails/Bauhaus show... I'm looking forward to Bauhaus and am somewhat ambivalent about 9" Nails...
I setup a Vedica astrology reading with a traveling kirtan "master" (for lack of a better word)... it should be really interesting.
I haven't had much time lately to wane philosophical which shows in my blog... I always force myself to write about my practice if I have nothing else to write... if only in the hopes that thinking about my time on the mat might find a way to stimulate some other revelation... I haven't had many of those lately... It's a by product of the amount of work I'm doing I think. Work.. work... eh work.
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