Day 2 Of My Second Yoga Challenge!
My practice today was invigorating and challenging and set me up to deal with a day where my energy level was low from the triumphs and low points of my week. My birthday week was a roller coaster of emotions. One day I went through the break up of a relationship, the next day I received accolades for my singing at the City College of San Francisco's Winter Jazz Concert from famous jazz pianist Larry Vuchovich, and from my jazz professor and peers as well as the audience. And the next day I found out that a close friend of mine who I had lost touch with for a bit had passed away over a month ago. I was plunged into grief again. This is the second close friend I have lost this year, not including my beloved pet of 9 years. I was able to gain a modicum of comfort from the fact that he passed away peacefully after a long battle with illness. Needless to say that to go to my last round of classes and just show up today, took a lot out of me. I am coping though, by trying to be compassionate with myself and letting in the people who care about me, and allowing them to well... care for me. Saturn is going out of my sign of Sagittarius on December 20th, and the stern and sometimes harsh energy of the planet is blowing a gale-force wind into my life. And boy is it going out with a bang. Up's and downs, crescendos and decrescendos, akin to ending of Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" are building with steady intensity. I really am leaning heavily on my practice and on meditation to help carry me through. I know that "this to shall pass."
