Oh Gawd I am SORE....
Ugh!
I feel great, but Monday I did 6am yoga, weight trained at 6pm, and did over an hour of yoga at 7:30pm.......then yesterday I did 6am yoga, belly danced at 6pm, and did over an hour of yoga at 7:30.........
My inner thighs are SORE!!!!!!!!!

All that Virabhadrasana......"Virabhadra = the name of a fierce warrior, an incarnation of Shiva, described as having a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet, wielding a thousand clubs, and wearing a tiger's skin" WELL Virabhadra must have also had a thousand pains in his fucking legs, too, because staying in any one of those poses (I, II or III) is hard on the thighs!
OK, well,
belly dancing works out parts of the leg that seldom if ever get activity. Word to the muthafuckin' streets on THAT one.

Also, have you ever moved your hips like you'd "scoop out an avocado"? Heh heh, not really something that happens so often, is it?
Class was interesting. Rebekah asked me within 15 minutes of class "Are you a Leo?" and I was like, "Uh, yes I am... Can you guess my rising sign?" and she said, "Aries!" and I was shocked. "Nah--close--Sagittarius," and she was like "all that FIRE!" Damn straight. And I wasn't even
talking. Crazy. I must have some kind of brightass aura....
And in Yoga, with a new teacher, Delana, I had a good time and felt centered and strong and happy, also very proud because my ujjayi breathing was damn near perfect. After class I went and introduced myself to Delana and she said "Are you new in town?" and confused I was like "No, I been here for a while, I just decided to start coming here [to the Ashtanga Yoga Institute]," and she said "Oh, because
your practice is so strong I thought you might be new to the area and just coming in," and I was taken aback and trying not to be beaming with pride (not very yogic

). I explained that I practiced with Moondance at my gym and she knew Moondance (Rebekah also knew Maura, the teacher at my gym who introduced me to Belly dancing last year, apparently this town is fucking SMALL). I also explained that I was waking up at 6am to do yoga every morning to David Swenson's book and Delana was like, "Oh yes, I also do yoga to that book sometimes

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It was a good deal all around, but I was surprised to find that my new instructors appear to see right INTO me when they look at me. These chicks are NOT closed off or obtuse--I feel absolutely metaphorically naked and exposed when they look into me. But that doesn't bother me because as always, I have nothing to hide and everything to offer in regards to sharing peace, joy, and happiness

but yeah, apparently I have some kind of bright presence. Maybe it's the absolute joy I've been feeling lately. Or the chakra meditation I've been up to.......more on that later.