Wow, where did week two go?! Thursday evening I was just getting ready to update this blog, when my boyfriend turned on the TV and we were informed of the tsunami warning. At that point it was inappropriate to mess around on the computer and felt even more inappropriate to think much about my yoga. I completed all my days (Sunday--> Thursday), and Friday/Saturday were my days off. I usually at least think about my yoga and review my memorization of the poses but instead on these days my mind was elsewhere.
The tsunami warning was very serious and my heart goes out to those in Japan. It makes me sick to my stomach to see the devastation, and I wish so badly that I could be there to help. Maybe someday I will look into working with Red Cross and be able to fly to places after disasters such as this, and be able to help those in need. Our situation here on Maui was stressful, and I live just a 3 minute walk from the ocean. I stayed awake until around 3:30am. Overall, those of us in the U.S. were INCREDIBLY lucky to have such minimal damages occur. Yes, some people lost their boats .Yes, our beaches are a bit uglier. Yes, there is some cleanup to be done. But anyone who honestly can be upset about any of this is living in a bubble-- look around (at Japan). We are so lucky that we were able to have warnings so far in advanced. There was no loss of life or loved ones. Next time the earthquake could be here. But this time, it wasn't us. And we should be grateful. I guess that is all I have to say on the tsunami...
My yoga challenge last week went really well. I felt huge improvement by the end of the week!! One thing that I find funny is that a couple months ago I told Shari "I can commit to two days a week at the most right now. With the way my schedule is, I hate to say I can come more often than that and be wrong". Well, the challenge requires at least three days of practice in the studio. I recently asked Shari if I can do all 5 days in the studio!! Am I getting hooked? Addicted? Hmm.. maybe so! I really enjoy it though. I felt great all week.
The most interesting practice I had was the one day out of the studio-- at Kalama Heights! The assisted living home. After Daphne (the elderly woman I care for) went to bed, I snuck away into the exercise room. At 9:00pm I did my practice-- and it was great! The first 5 minutes was a bit awkward but once I got going I was able to really focus. I was sweating like crazy!
Thursdays practice was the best yet. I felt so much more stretchy and strong! Avi even commented on seeing my improvement! I suddenly began to get a glimpse of what he has been explaining to me about flexing the muscles in my legs, pulling them upward. It felt amazing.
So today is Sunday, and it may have been my first "bad" day. I felt tired from the minute I woke up. My patience was short, and my muscles felt tight. I regretted my lack of excercise: Friday was recovery from no sleep, and Saturday I worked alllll day. It was kind of annoying to feel such improvement on Wed/Thurs and then feel so out of the loop today. But-- oh well. Apparently I needed today to loosen up again.
I wrapped up the afternoon with a really sweet hike with some friends. Down a path through the jungle, and then hiking through and along a streambed that led to the ocean. Breathtaking cliffsides and natural swimming holes were to be found. It was really nice and my body feels really good -- and tired!
Looking forward to week three!
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