Tomorrow is a full moon and tomorrow we fly to Michigan to visit my Dad in Canada. And unfortunately, my Living Saddhana took a nose dive and is in desperate need of resuscitation if it's going to survive.
Currently I have a black eye from having a MOH's surgery two days ago to remove a basal cell carcinoma. That's not really an issue for me, though it did prevent me from practicing yoga for two days because it hurt to hang my head. But the week earlier I had to take Doxycycline for a different procedure last week. In the past I have never been able to swallow pills that big. But I discovered that if I ate a couple of pringles potato chips before attempting to swallow these large pills I could get them down without choking. Of course, eating pringles was not part of my plan of eating well. And to top it off, we hosted a party at our house over the weekend for John's retiring running coach. So, on several fronts my plans for eating well were sidelined and took a detour. I'm worried how well I'll eat while visiting my carnivorous father in Canada...
However, the other part of my Living Saddhana has been going spectacularly well! I LOVE this translation/edition of the Bagavad Gita! It is readable, accessible, and a pleasure to read.
I'm enjoying the sensations in my mind this book elicits that I can only describe as the feeling of synapses popping open and re-circuit-ing neural networks as I try to wrap my brain around some of the concepts presented in this phenomenal book.
Unfortanely, I have to drive back to the other house now and pack. Otherwise I would fill you in on the book's details in more depth. But that will have to wait for another day.
Enjoy the full moon and Happy Memorial Day!
Infinite blessings to you,
Poodle
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Living Saddhana - take one!
In case you missed it this past Friday, May 14th, was the first day of the new moon in May. In Hindu traditions the new moon is considered an auspicious time (~2 weeks). As part of the yoga teacher training program I recently enrolled in, I am supposed to design a 30 day practice ("saddhana") based on a theme and begin the 30 days on a new moon. The reason we start this on a new moon is in order to enhance the success of our saddhanas. This 30 day practice or "saddhana" is designed around a theme with goals and daily projects, written out and planned for far in advance. I haven't been that organized, but I didn't want to waste this opportune time to begin an inspiring project. Loosely organized my first living saddhana is a combination of Healthy Eating and Reading the Baghavad Gita.
The first thing I did to jump start my 30 days of healthy eating was buy a Champion Juicer. And that same day (Friday May 14th) I went to Costco and bought a 10 pound bag of organic carrots and a 13 pound (22 count) box of California oranges. Afterall, it takes about 8 medium-large carrot sticks and 1-2 stalks of celery to make one glass of carrot juice. And it takes about 7 large (depends on juiciness) oranges to make one glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, using the juicer.
I LOVE this juicer! Very easy to use, super easy to assemble and clean, and it makes delicious juice! And I can make banana whips (a custard-like dessert made of 100% frozen banana -- oh so good!)with this juicer.
As it happened while I was at Costco there was a demonstration booth on the Vitamix mixer. I already own a Vitamix, but have mostly used it to make fruit smoothies and some hummus and soups. It was so much fun watching their demonstrations on all the things you can make with this super easy to use and clean machine! If you like fruit smoothies and delicious, easy to make home-made soups you should check this out!
As you might have guessed, so far my 30 days of healthy eating is off to a roaring start! I will update you on the Bhagavad Gita once I've read enough to report back to you (written sheepishly).
Infinite blessings to you,
Poodle
The first thing I did to jump start my 30 days of healthy eating was buy a Champion Juicer. And that same day (Friday May 14th) I went to Costco and bought a 10 pound bag of organic carrots and a 13 pound (22 count) box of California oranges. Afterall, it takes about 8 medium-large carrot sticks and 1-2 stalks of celery to make one glass of carrot juice. And it takes about 7 large (depends on juiciness) oranges to make one glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, using the juicer.
I LOVE this juicer! Very easy to use, super easy to assemble and clean, and it makes delicious juice! And I can make banana whips (a custard-like dessert made of 100% frozen banana -- oh so good!)with this juicer.
As it happened while I was at Costco there was a demonstration booth on the Vitamix mixer. I already own a Vitamix, but have mostly used it to make fruit smoothies and some hummus and soups. It was so much fun watching their demonstrations on all the things you can make with this super easy to use and clean machine! If you like fruit smoothies and delicious, easy to make home-made soups you should check this out!
As you might have guessed, so far my 30 days of healthy eating is off to a roaring start! I will update you on the Bhagavad Gita once I've read enough to report back to you (written sheepishly).
Infinite blessings to you,
Poodle
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Time to Transition
Greetings from the Delaware Valley! (Yes, this is Poodle's Blog, just a new look!)
It is time to update this blog, don't you think? You'll quickly notice I've edited the layout and added some features - moon phases, search bar option for this blog, and my music playlist. There's no time like the present to transition from the old to the new.
The new involves yoga teacher training and healthy living (and hopefully some Spanish, too). A big part of the yoga teacher training project I've just enrolled in
(Shiva Rea's Samudra Yoga) involves tracking the phases of the moon and tapping into the ebb and flow of life. Let the journey begin.
(Yes, I know I need to somehow edit this so 1. the playlist box fits, and 2. so that it doesn't automatically play when you open this blog, but I ran out of time for today. Something to work on...in the meantime, let me know what you think!)
Infinite blessings to you,
Poodle
It is time to update this blog, don't you think? You'll quickly notice I've edited the layout and added some features - moon phases, search bar option for this blog, and my music playlist. There's no time like the present to transition from the old to the new.
The new involves yoga teacher training and healthy living (and hopefully some Spanish, too). A big part of the yoga teacher training project I've just enrolled in
(Shiva Rea's Samudra Yoga) involves tracking the phases of the moon and tapping into the ebb and flow of life. Let the journey begin.
(Yes, I know I need to somehow edit this so 1. the playlist box fits, and 2. so that it doesn't automatically play when you open this blog, but I ran out of time for today. Something to work on...in the meantime, let me know what you think!)
Infinite blessings to you,
Poodle
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