This week is completely different from last week. I know I always say that.. but it is haha. Last week was all focus and energy and crazy concentration.. this week is all sore muscles and ant bites and anxiousness about coming home. Did I mention how excited I am about coming home? 7 MORE DAYS!!! It's so hard to stay present this past week as I am starting to integrate myself back into reality and contact employers and car insurance companies, and cell phone service providers to get everything in order for when I come back home... IN 7 DAYS!!!
This whole week has been all hard classes, then finally we had a class from Raj (Bikram's wife) last night which turned my whole week around. Everyone was working together and strong and focused. Hardly anyone left the room which is always helpful in focusing the energy and minimizing distractions.
Before I forget: HAPPY BELATED 21ST BIRTHDAY TESS!!!!
I made the Demonstration Team this week as well. (not by choice). I heard about tryouts for it but decided I wasn't interested because Niki had told me that demonstrators don't have any free time, its a lot of extra work, and little time to spend with people other then other demonstrators. Well, that didn't sound very appealing to me so I decided to decline...until 2 days later when Niki cornered me about being on the team. And, after a very heated and emotional discussion (more of an order then a discussion), I went back into the room after one of the hardest classes of training, to demonstrate in front of Bikram. He didn't cut me, obviously (I wouldn't be so lucky) and now a practice an extra 2hrs a day in the hot room on top of two 1.5hr beginner classes. I'm trying to find the positive in this situation. Niki wouldn't have challenged me with this unless she saw that I would benefit from it. She always has my best interest in mind. After 3 days of practice I've decided that this experience is an opportunity to practice for competition, lead and set an example for my class, and help me stay present in my last week. Win-Win, right?
After Demo Team practice I met up with my solids, ie. Dan, Alex & Hanna for our last beach weekend. A bunch of other people came out too to meet us and get away from the compound. Although it was windy and chilly we were still able to enjoy and appreciate the company.
The Quad.
I finally got my unoriginal backbend @ sunset picture
Eoin from NYC and I doing a tandem backbend
Pacific Beach, CA
The Quad (Alex, Dan, Hanna & I) + Joe
The night ended with dinner at a Moroccan restaurant in Hill Crest called Kous Kous. It was the best food we've had since we've been here. So flavourful and delicious. The braised lamb shank was unreal. I still can't believe this was our very last Saturday dinner. Look at how much love is in this picture haha.
Tomorrow I'm heading back to the farmers market in the morning for some more persimmons and curry hummus. Then the hotel is hosting the Southern California Asana Competition in the afternoon which I'm so excited for. I LOVE COMPETITION! My friend Niki, who I lived with last year in a basement during Backbending Clinic in Vancouver, is competing. It's been a good weekend so far...but I still can't stop thinking about getting home :)
7 DAYS!!!
XoXo Kat
ps. My first BYKW class is Wednesday November 24 @ 4pm. AAHHHhhhhh!!!!
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