Getting Stuff Done!

Getting Stuff Done!

It turns out that stretching it out in a 20 minute yoga session with SaraBeth is just what I need to get my day off to a great start! I'm feeling more like my self and more full of energy than ever. I am purging myself of the negative thoughts that have been plaguing me lately (as recently as yesterday) and I'm heading towards a great summer. Question are beginning to form on the edges of my horizon. I'm starting to ask myself how can I optimize my extra time this summer? How can I write the crystal healing book I've been wanting to write? How can I resolve and/or heal relationships that need TLC or closure? How can I optimize my health? How can I better reach my goals for weight loss, saving and spending money and organization and life-simplification? How can I implement plans for my financial and educational future? And how can I have fun? I will use the month of May to find out just how I want to explore all of these questions and handle the planing phase and to wrap up any loose ends that I need to complete for the rest of the semester. I'm back in the game again!

Staving Off My Anxiety

Staving Off My Anxiety

The day before yesterday, my cat had a breathing scare that set off not only issues from my own trauma around breathing difficulties, but also my issues surrounding my fear of losing any more of the ones (furry or otherwise) that I love and care for. This fear I realize is like a post-traumatic stress landmine that can go off without warning, leaving me vulnerable, panicky and full of anxiety that it can be hard to let go. I have also been using crystals and aromatherapy that might possibly be working energetically in tandem with the approaching, emotional full moon in Scorpio, which could be enhancing emotional outbursts.

I've already forgotten to heed the lessons I've learned that everything that is happening to me is universally perfect in its own way and not to attempt to control the universe, rather my reactions within it. I also haven't been practicing regular meditation in about two weeks. I'm sure that has a lot to do with my current anxiety levels as well. As I'm writing this, I'm giving myself a detoxing foot soak. One of my clients who was going to get a foot reflexology session from me didn't show and I decided to use her soak instead of dumping it. Waste not want not. This would probably be a good time to meditate, as I now have the spare time. Again the motto is waste not, want not. I'm gonna go zen out now.

Heading Towards A full Moon

Heading Towards A full Moon

A full moon in scorpio is set to rock 🎸 our emotional landscape on Monday. But, for the more sensitive souls among us, we can feel its lunar energies sometimes a few days or even a week or two before and after the moon's full phase. Personally I'm feeling it today. My emotions are watery and deep and I'm not afraid to dive into them or express them. Usually I would be more reluctant to do so, but today I've felt someone weepy and compulsive.  It's time to explore my feelings and see where they take me.

Concentrating On Staying Afloat

Concentrating On Staying Afloat

Again, I am turning to ancient practices where Western medicine has proved inadequate to server all of my healthcare needs. My focus for the next few weeks is going to be on my health and on getting through the current semester. In the coming weeks ahead, I will be gathering my strength to correct my financial issues as well. But first things first, my vitality and energy need tending to. I'm also going to put my cat on a regimen for health as well. He might as well follow his human mommy and keep his health up too. He's looking spry for an almost ten year old feline and I want it to stay that way. I'm also putting my time into getting organized this spring before summer hits. It's coming soon and I need to get in gear so that I'm fit and in the condition to enjoy it!

Breathing Issues...

Breathing Issues...

It seems that this yoga practice was in order today to ground my anxious thoughts. My recent bout with illness not only left me with a lot of work to catch up on, but it also left me with some lingering breathing problems. The upper respiratory virus that I am still recovering from, apparently has affected my lungs in some way, as I have taking to wheezing during sleep and getting a taste of my hereditary sleep apnea mixing with it to give me quite the combo when it comes to getting my Zzzz's. No wonder I've been so tired. Now what can I do about it? Well if it doesn't clear up on its own, see the doctor again, but until then herbal teas, an anti-inflammatory diet, mudras, yoga, crystal healing and of course a good dose of patience. Let's just wait and see. Meanwhile, the race to finish this semester is on. Wish me luck!

Doing What I Can

Practice # 1 

Doing What I Can

I practice three 20 minute practices from the SarahBeth Yoga channel's Deep Stretch series on YouTube. I really needed the long, slow sequences of asanas as my anxiety is starting to ramp up around just how many things that have built up during the course of my illness. Now I have to play catch up with everything and it's getting pretty overwhelming. I'm just going to start with the things that I can do right now and handle the rest in the order of importance that it comes to me. Now I'm going to take a relaxing bath, do a tarot reading and regroup by listing all the things I have to do and the reasonable amount of tasks that I can undertake today to accomplish them. I'm not going to over-do it. I've learned my lesson on that score. The proper amount of rest, food and care is essential to me finishing out this semester with decent grades. I'm going to give it my best shot, while honoring the commitments I have made. Let's do this!

Practice # 2

Practice # 3

Getting Off To A Slow Start

Getting Off To A Slow Start

I thought it best to take it easy after a day of revelry yesterday. Even though I had a pretty relaxing, if fun day, I noticed that the activities still took it out of me. It's a humbling experience to have to take breaks for energy as if late. I'm taking it all in stride though and finding my footing. Let's see where tomorrow takes me.