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August 31, 2004
Sickly
Mercury's almost out of retrograde. Yay.
I'm sick; my cold is in full swing. :( Skipping Awareness today.
In tai chi, Paul talked about treating depression and anger with diet and exercise. Eggs, tahini, peanut butter, saturated fats (butter and cheese) all affect Liver, which affects anger/sadness issues. Stretching, walking, moving loosens tendons, which are all connected to the liver. By doing the earthly and the spiritual practices, the emotions take care of themselves and balance.
Anatomy went better than I thought -- quick and fun. We felt bony landmarks, mostly in the cranial region. And Soyka gave me a few drops of essential oil on one of my kleenexes -- to help my headache -- which I've been living off of. I feel like a druggie, always inhaling another hit.
I went to the store to get a stamp and mail my card... and I'm feeling like shit until I realize: at Cornell... I couldn't even get stamps while feeling great. I had such helplessness there... so taking care of things while feeling poorly actually cheered me up.
I think things are smoothing out already. Time, being on time, fitting things in. I wonder about the weekend, though. Will I stay? Will I go?
The kitchen made an awesome "coffee" tea tonight, roasted dandelion, chicory, cinnamon. They're calling it turkish but it's more like a french roast.
I got kT's thoughtful gift. Some loose leaf herbal tea, two tea infusers, and a funny postcard.
Shiatsu was great. Herbal and nutrition info first, then we learned the technique for cupping. Cassie did some extra points on me to help my cold. I've felt like they're taking good care of us, particularly the sickies (Kala and I). Points, extra cup time, essential oils, etc. Good stuff, because I do not suffer stoicly> :)
It felt soooo good to sleep through breakfast today. So glad I didn't have yoga at 7. Tonight: euclyptus sauna. That should get me feeling good for tomorrow's yoga.
Posted by Josh A. at August 31, 2004 09:06 PM