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December 03, 2004
Sick, meeting, polarity
Ugh. I've been in bed for the last half hour. In an unusual turn of events, I got into bed easily, and had difficulty falling asleep. Usually it's the opposite.
Deepak Chopra thinks it's best to just stay in bed, saying that the body still gets the benefits of rest. I say that tonight, 30 minutes of laying there is enough.
What I wouldn't do for some codeine... my cold has progressed, with more sinus symptoms. I have no idea why it's moving so slowly. I've taken some Cold Away, but not really enough. Can't stand the stuff.
This morning's alarm was set to get me to breakfast. Ha. In the end, I got up around 10:30.
First thing I did was register for the AOBTA convention, which should be hot. The author of the Shiatsu textbook we used in class is presenting, as well as other great folks. And I get to be in SF for it. My Shiatsu teacher is going also, but no one else from Heartwood as of yet. I've been trying to recruit people to go, just to make it all the more enjoyable.
After lunch, I worked on Kinesiology for a couple hours. I hope I'm on the right track with the take home test. Got a bit of coloring done after that, and preparing for tonight's meeting.
As I mentioned, I'm interested in our Massage Theory class being proactive about getting our needs met. So I've been spearheading internal insurrection. The meeting did not go as expected, but went well and was great practice.
I went up early to set the space. Cleared it with a rattle, set up a mini-altar, arranged some backjacks around it in a circle, turned on the heat, adjusting the lighting, started some music. Then went to the Lodge to get my dinner.
Only half the class showed up. We went ahead anyway. Expectation #1 dashed. I knew Teal wouldn't be there, but almost everyone else had agreed to come. One of them forgot and made other plans. Another needed personal time. Two others had left the mountain without realizing.
We decided to go on anyway. We went until 7:30 and didn't want to stop. I can't believe I thought we could get it all done in one night. Expectation #2 out the window. We got a pretty comprehensive list of issues put down on paper, and a few suggestions on how to approach them and integrate solutions into the class. There's still much to do, and everyone who was there agreed to meet again the next two dinners. Hopefully we can get more of the class into them.
My facilitation and communication skills have definitely improved here, but I learned more tonight
I had a Polarity session afterward... brought in my Master Plan 2.0 paper, the obsidian, my current bottle of Flower Essences, and the intention to meld everything together. I felt sooo spacey afterward, which I understand is normal for a Polarity session. It'll be interesting to see how my intentions manifest and integrate from between now and whatever next big steps I take.
Posted by Josh A. at December 3, 2004 10:33 PM