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June 25, 2007
Lost
I had this entire post about my practice today, dropping off OKRGR's present, Troy's teaching.. but then when I went to save it and Britany Spears (the name of the wireless router I'm currently utilizing) lost it... I figure I can't recreate it so why try.
It was a good practice, lots of attention to the things I've been slacking on. Hands to heels in Kapotasana but lost when I put my head down. A bunch of closed eyed dropbacks (which are sorta scary)... I actually landed Bakasana A's exit today IF you could count a jump to chatarunga where my chin hit solid ground... but, hey, closer.
Then I spent the day vascillating between that stage when your practice was so rough physically that you've plum forgotten (and had a lovely reminder) of how the physical can bring you to another plane spiritually altogether and that other space where your practice was so rough physically that your body has basically all but shutdown.
I have this wild feeling that my life is spinning out of control... that any normal person in my situation would be completely and utterly immobilized and freaked out... and, yea, I feel a bit freaked out but I'm also slightly giddy at the prospect of finding the next step in life no matter if it ends up somewhere I've been before 50 times or somewhere completely new. I'm not really thinking of the future when I think that either. In fact, for the most part, I can't really see scenery that isn't somewhere I've already been. It's like deciding to move out of Southern California... the idea is so far fetched and absolutely foreign to thought that it isn't really a cohesive thought.
Seattle was beautiful today.
Posted by ashtangagirl at 10:04 PM | Comments (11)
I Heart You
I think the alarm went off at 5:30 this morning. When I set it, I had every intention of getting up, driving to Portland and practicing with Casey. But, as usual, I tossed and turned all night and I must have finally passed out at 5am. I managed to convince myself to get up what I thought was a short time later but, instead, it was 9am.
I drove to Portland anyway. It was about 2.5 hours. I now understand why there is so much traffic in Seattle. It's not that really there is traffic here, it is that people don't know how to DRIVE in the traffic. My little nostalgic road trip started off perfect. With no iPod and no CDs (save the Puff The Magic Dragon in the CD player courtesy of the car's owner) I had to fend for myself with the radio. The local alternative station was having an Ode To The Original Outed Gays in honor of the Gay Pride festival. This included mostly 80s stars like Boy George, Bronski Beat and Erasure. It was very appropriate for the Nostaglia Road Trip. Slowly, however, I understood how frustrating it must be for California drivers up here. The fast lane is meant for those people, in general, driving over the speed limit. Now, yes, technically, driving faster than the speed limit is, well, illegal... but we are all adults here and we all know that everyone does it. Not only do law biding citizens drive horrendously forever in the left hand lane, but they box people in. Why not have every car in every lane driving the exact same speed just inches apart? Yes, why not? I also got to experience torrential downpours that lasted just a couple minutes and then cleared to a sunny sky.
I spent a few hours with LargeWarmHand, his wife and 2 little beautiful girls and then drove back. This time, the traffic really was bad and it took 4.5 hours. I did a quick 20 minute practice when I got back... a bit of standing... a few forward bends... one set of backbends. I am hoping to wake up in the morning and make it to Troy's in order to deliver the underwear. I will try Satya on Tuesday morning.
I think I'm gonna go do some more backbends.
Posted by ashtangagirl at 12:09 AM | Comments (3)