Seven days later (and a little worse for wear) she returns to the computer. This just in... it is not easy to write interesting and indepth blogs while listening to Michael Franti... you just sing along in your head instead of forming sentences. Pause.
Maybe I will keep this short. I seem to be easily distracted.
Life has been presenting me with interesting challenges over the past week. Definately forcing me to deal with the whole concept of "opening and relaxing into whatever arises". I've been working on integrating the things going on in my life into the intentions for the classes I teach... gives me a new topic for each class. Plus a reason to find inspiration and teachings that relate to my own life as well as the students. But what nicole, is going on? No biggie.
I checked my bank account last week... as usual... but found that on my credit card AND bank account, cheques had been withdrawn for a total of $1300. Now, as previously mentioned, money is not plentiful at the moment... so losing $1300 is HURTS! After much frustration with attempting to contact the bank using Skype, time difference, security information, etc. I was able to cancel the card and chequing capabilities. I later found out that a guest of my Moms had stolen my cheques and cashed them. He is now being charged with theft and fraud. The bank then decided to cancel my online banking capabilites... so I had to again deal with calling them and figuring out what was going on... so (moral of the story) I have been dealing with much stress and frustration with being unable to access my accounts, have my money returned, etc. To continue the ever-pressing battle of my money, I am required to contact my home branch so that they may continue the investigation... so that one day (in a far-off land) my $1000 might be returned to me. Hoorah!
That was the major stress of the week... the rest seem insignificant really. Well it all seems insignificant really.
I think I have mostly been dealing with the adjustment of teaching. My classes were switched from evenings (finishing around 11 at night) to mornings (starting at 8 in the morning)... so I have been quite exhausted. And the classes have been spread out over the day, so as to not allow me the opportunity to have any "down time" (example: 10:00, 12:30 photoshoot, 16:30, 18:30). The exhaustion has made me sad and overly emotional, not equiping me with the fortitude with which to deal with the small stresses that come up in daily life. BUT each week presents a new schedule, so who knows what next week will have to offer! AND today is my DAY OFF!!
No more complaining! Oh wait. I forgot... hilarious that I would forget this. I have an ouch. If any of you know about shifting/moving sacrums PLEASE feel free to email me some advice. I had taken Desiree's workshop on forward bends... through applying the Anusara principles I was able to get nice and open and deep into a wide variety of forward bending. Over the next couple days I was teaching... then I taught 2-3 classes (demonstrating) and did an Ashtanga class. Still phenomenally open for my body. The next day... ouch. My tailbone/sacrum was so sore, that I was almost unable to move. Still, a few days later, I am struggling with bending forward without pain. I've been practicing with a new(to SPACE) Ashtanga teacher, Emma, and she believes that my sacrum is shifting... causing me discomfort. We have been working on backbends while the forward bending is a no go.
So that is me in a rather oddly shaped, fighting off the negativity, nutshell. Nuts are yummy. I bought a new semi-professional digital camera off of ebay (paypal is the devil and is out to get me) to start exploring photography as a new fun hobby... and to take some new SG sets. Monique is staying at our apartment for her last couple days in Taiwan... so we've had a buddy around the apartment. Fun! I started reading the BIG version of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. It's been quite enjoyable... which of course makes me a ridiculous yoga geek. AND I got my YREC Tradition of Yoga binder in the mail and have started my course. It is serious business, this "learning of the yoga". But I'm EXCITED! Now I need to find "The Lost Teachings of Yoga" by Georg Feuerstein and listen to 7.5 hours of his dry unexpressive German voice talking about yoga. Yay!
I hope you are all beautiful and well. Love LOVE. xx. -n.
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