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December 02, 2004
It's the end of this week as we know it
and I am SO still sick. This morning I almost didn't even go to class. And yet, there have been plenty of times this week when it hasn't mattered that I'm sick... when the stillness and joy have still been present. I think it's mainly the Flower Essences, but in connection of course with the massive intentions they're supporting.
In the end, I was simply a few minutes late to Massage Theory (my only class of today, and last class of the week). We started sequences today. The first is our leg sequence. It involves something called "crossovers" which are a) hard to explain, b) difficult to do elegantly, c) impossible for me to remember now, and d) boring. They were boring to receive and boring to give. That said, I'm glad to be into the meat of the course.
Today's trade in class was 2-on-1. I worked with Teal & Jana; it was really interesting to feel the difference in their touches. Having them work on me together facilitated the comparison and taught me a lot about how I want to move and touch my clients.
There have been increasing frustrations in the class, and today during lunch I heard complaints from people other than the usual suspects. Mostly stuff regarding time management in class (stuff which could be alleviated by a TA, if one was to be had), but also communication, homework assignments, and how to best spend class time.
And although I haven't journaled about it before, I'm working on Covey's 7 Habits again, one of which is Be Proactive. So I started checking in with folks to see if they would be willing to meet tomorrow during dinner to discuss the situation and explore how we can take responsibility for these issues by coming up with some solutions. The outcome I'm envisioning is to do some brainstorming and make some agreements as a group, then present the results to the instructor on Monday.
I busted out four sessions in a row today. Felt good, and I got to work on some new bodies that were unfamiliar. I still have some more to do, at least one. I'm trying to bring hydrotherapy in, but not with the time constraints I had today. I did use a hot water bottle to help keep one receiver warm.
I got to do some tarot exploration with Steve today. He just purchased the Osho Zen Tarot, and I'm still working with the Tarot of the Cat People. He's much better at reading the cards than I am at this point, so it was really helpful for me to work together. I did a spread called The Mirror, which gives insight into one's relationship with one's partner.
I wonder how one could do such a spread for a polyamorous relationship... even something as simple (seeming) as a triad would get much more complex. In the spread, cards represent each partner, as well as inner and outer aspects of the relationship. It's a total of 12 cards. For a triad, there are inner and outer aspects between each partner as well as for the over all relationship... I think one would need 33 cards to do it. The number needed goes up geometrically as folks are added, if they're all partnered. Although I don't imagine there are many, say, six-way relationships on the planet at the moment. But I know there are some.
Anyway, the Inner Spiritual Purpose cards for Des and I were pretty nice, speaking to intimate growth, coming together in transformation, and a combination of cards I haven't quite figured out (High Priest, reversed, and the Three of Cups) but get an enjoyable feeling from.
Tonight's workshop was Nutritional Kinesiology, which is muscle testing applied to diet and supplements. The practitioner can get quickly and easily test the body to see which, if any, organs are having trouble, which nutrients are deficient, which supplements would help or hinder, etc.
Had a great demo, but not much time for experiential work. Almost none of us had much success with the technique. Working with the instructor was great; doing it on my own was (and still is) a no-go. I'll keep practicing with it, but I may just seek out a full on class after I graduate--I'm sure there's something in the Bay Area, and would be helpful for other areas, too. You can use it for other areas, such as testing the body's polarity, decide which treatments to try, asking whether or not treatments are complete and effective, and plenty of other stuff I haven't heard or thought of yet.
I get a session tomorrow! I haven't decided if I want cranio-sacral or polarity, but I'm leaning toward polarity. I wanted one sooner rather than later this week, and it hasn't happened yet. I want to work on Super Duper Master Plan 2.0. I think I'll add to the name each time I mention it.
Posted by Josh A. at December 2, 2004 10:23 PM