I feel way better today. 🙂
I’m feeling more like myself. I have more energy and I’m feeling less overwhelmed.
I decided that I needed to hear a certain Mozart song, even though I had no idea what it was called. I had the Baby Mozart CD when Aidan was a baby and I knew that the song I wanted was piano and there was a really bouncy part where I used to bounce Aidan around to. I really wanted to hear it. Well, I found a Mozart piano radio station on iTunes and darned if that song wasn’t the second one to come on. Piano Sonata in 11 in A, K 331, Mov. 3 Turkish March.
Now I know. I even went over and bounced Aidan. It was different, trying to bounce a nine year old, though…
But hearing that cheered me up quite a bit.
This morning, I headed to Moksha for a music class with Arjun Baba. I am sad I missed his kirtan last night, but I needed to be home. Probably the kirtan would have done me a world of good, though. But I got to see him today and hear him sing and HIS VOICE IS AMAZING. *He* is amazing. Usually, when Moksha gets special guests, they don’t have a lot of time to just relax and talk with us students. But he and his drummer were hanging out and chatting with us and it was so awesome. I need to get some of his music ASAP because you guys, seriously.
Video doesn’t do him justice. But video and recordings never do these things justice.
Moksha is a healthy place for me. To walk in and be embraced almost every time I go there. I went again tonight for Nina’s candlelight restorative yoga class. Which is likely my favorite class of the week to attend (followed closely by Mia’s tantric hatha class). It was just what I needed. It’s ALWAYS just what I need.
Sometimes, I feel bad because I don’t really go for the aggressive asana. If I do any level 2-3 classes, it’s likely going to be a Hatha rather than a Vinyasa. You won’t catch me in a led Ashtanga class (although I might get up the nerve to try MySore one of these days). I feel like I’ve talked about this before, but maybe only in one of my drafts that I abandoned. Still, I feel like, as a future instructor, I’m going to be crap if I can’t do a handstand or any of the advanced arm balances. I just don’t go after those inversions and advanced poses like a lot of my classmates do, and I wonder if I’m doing it wrong.
Anyway, tomorrow is the start of another week, kicking off with a tantric hatha yoga class (if I can drag my butt outta bed), a meeting, and then a trip to the post office to mail a package I should have mailed months ago. It’s been sitting here READY to go… God, I don’t even want to deal with the post office. Every time I go, the APC is broken and the line is always two hours long and there’s always only one clerk working and everyone in front of me has 95 different things to mail. I might just suck it up and pay the surcharge at the UPS store. It might be worth it to check *something* off the list of things at the back of my mind, anyway. My planner looks empty, but my brain is not. Work work work (at least it’s from home), reading, yoga teacher training, newsletters, laundry, yoga classes, life. I’m tired just thinking about it. (Kinda hungry, too.)
Well, here’s to a good week. *raises glass of spa water*
Glad you are feeling better and it’s awesome you have classes to heal you when you need it. I agree with you on the post office. It’s so draining. I used to catch up on what novel I was reading at the time. Nothing like transporting yourself to some place else only to be brought back to reality by the word, “Next!” Now I just catch up on my Words w/Friends or Scramble games. I think you’ll be a great instructor because of your desire to teach and give back. Just because right now you can’t do all of the poses you listed doesn’t mean you won’t bring something transcending and rewarding to your class:)
You’re so sweet. 🙂 I hope I’m a good teacher. I guess we’ll see, huh?
I didn’t go to the post office. I ended up paying extra for convenience at the UPS store. At this point, I just needed to get the package out, and my time was worth more than the extra fees in this case. 🙂
I am glad your feeling better I have days like that but then I do my all to snap out of it. I totally pay the surcharge at UPS I can no longer deal with my local post office they are horrible horrible horrible and just not happy. I would rather pay 5 cents more and get quick service with a smile. Have a good day!
I totally paid the surcharge. Your comment inspired me to do it. I really did not want to deal with the post office!
Your post made me giggle – because I just realized how little I know about Yoga. It was like I was reading a foreign language. Clearly Yoga is quite more than simply delicious stretching / relaxing techniques. I need to get a clue girl!
Ha ha ha! Yeah but you do all sorts of other really great things for your body. But I think you’d like yoga as well. I forget that not everyone is as deep in the yoga world as I am, and I’m nothing compared to a lot of my peers!
Lovely website 🙂 I like classical piano too but I’m a biggie on string instruments and the likes. Good luck with all you’ve got to do-sounds like a lot but nevertheless good to be moving! 🙂
I love string instruments and they’re my favorite. Wait, no, maybe the flute. Oh hell. I just like pretty music! 🙂 But a lot of movie scores use strings and I LOVE movie scores.
Thanks for dropping by! And you’re right, it’s good to be busy.
LOL! to bouncing Aidan. I had the baby Mozart and played it to my stomach with headphones I didn’t actually hear it. I don’t know what happened to the CD after he got here.
Aidan cracks up when I tell him about how I used to bounce him and the funny faces he used to make every time I did it. I can still see it so clearly in my mind, too.
I don’t know what happened to my CD either. Hmmm.
Haha that’s my favorite Mozart piece as well 🙂 Very cheerful and uplifting.
Maybe you should try going to the post office during less busy time? I always try going at 2 or 3. But then again, maybe your post office is always busy. Hopefully this time it won’t be too hectic there for you 🙂
I think it’s amazing that you do so much! Music class…and YOGA?! I’m too lazy to do yoga =( But I heard it’s really a great way to de-stress, though.
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That Mozart piece is very cheerful. So much fun! It’s like iTunes radio knew just what I needed to hear that night.
I ended up going to the UPS store. I paid a little bit extra but it was worth less hassle, plus the guys there are cool. And I can walk to UPS.
There really is no less busy time in Chicago for post offices. The post offices here are never good, and I try to avoid them when I can.
Yoga is an amazing way to de-stress! Either you’re working too hard to be stressed or you’re relaxing enough so the stress kinda melts away. I hope you try it out once. It’s not for everyone but there are a lot of us who LOVE it. 🙂