Sorry its been so long! The Internet here is absolute crap. It pains me to pay $5 a day to pay for it.
Can you believe that its already the end of Week 5!? I don't even remember what happened last week. We're almost done standing series :) we'll finish up with Tree Pose and Toe Stand on Monday and then we're onto the floor. Two more weeks and we'll be done with dialouge. YAY!
The room mate it getting annoying (to say the least). She's a total victim to everything. I like to beleive that there are no problems, only solutions. She beleives the exact opposite. Tonight she told me that she saw the ceiling of the tent for the first time in class today. Whoah! Uh What? (NOTE: the tent has always had a roof, so what the h*ll are you looking at crazy) She's so deep into her own mind. I'm so glad she has this yoga, but its hard to be around someone so self absorbed. Bikram has this great saying "Don't hump the newbies, and don't poke the crazies" haha. Her awareness and ability to see the Big Picture is so minimal. It makes me feel very powerful and lucky for my mental strength and awareness.
Tess sent me this really cool article about yogi's shedding their yoga mats and practicing with nothing but a towel. Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/fashion/03noticed.html?_r=1
There are a few staff and visiting teachers that at only practice on one towel and thats it. It's possible here because we practice on carpet. Not so viable on the BYKW floors. We always talk about being aware of crutches in the yoga like water, hand towels to grip or wipe sweat, and objects like bricks and straps to "suppliment" the practice; this article made me really consider the purpose of my mat. Is my mat a crutch?
I'm going to practice without my mat tomorrow. Just one towel for sweat absorbtion and visual territory. I'll let you know how it goes. Because I couldn't post last weekend, I'm going to post again tomorrow. Yay!
Last weekend I did my laundry for the second time since i've been here. I do it every two weeks. My mother is probably shocked by this statement, remembering how I used to do a load of laundry almost everyday during my highschool days with little more then a handful of things I had planed on wearing the next day. Anyways, through this laundry business I decided that i'm not going to wash my yoga gear during training. NEVER. This is either brillient or horrendous-- it's all a matter of perspective in my opinion. I think its brillient, obviously, and feel bad*a$$. Rebecca is smiling with pride as she thinks about all the water i'm saving, I just know it.
I can't think of whatelse to share right now. I'm a little tired on account of all the late nights we've been having now that Bikram is back. 7am wake-up and 4am bedtimes = screw loose brain. Bikram loves to lecture until midnight-ish and then watch 3hr Bollywood films. I mean, it totally sucks but I understand the purpose; when your tired your more open and accepting to new and uncomfortable situations. Thus, expanding your comfort zone. I'll appreciate it later i'm sure, but right now... it sucks!
Still no pictures. My camera is D.E.A.D. I wasn't able to get a single picture with it here. I was considering buying another one but its going to be $130ish for a decent new one and I don't know how my parents are going to feel about lending me more money and then having me turn around and purchase a novelty electronic device. Really though, the pictures are for the benifit of us all... I get to capture this timeless experience and memory of teacher training, while you get a glimps of my life and surroundings here.. Win Win right? Okay, you're going to have to work on them for me okay. Tell them I NEED a camera. If i'm going to make this work we're going to need numbers. The art of conviction is all a numbers game so you gotta help me out.
Time for bed. I'll remember more to share tomorrow + let you know how hot yoga sans yoga mat is.
XoXo Kat.
P.S. Where the F* is Rebecca?! I need to talk to her ASAP.
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