So here we are at Monday, again

Woke up to a light sprinkling of snow, at just a smidge under 40F. Nothing hung around as it's sunny out, but for a few minutes there was that marvelous sense of displacement and awe of the improbable. There's something wonderful about those moments, even the dogs seem to feel it - they refused to head outside while it lasted.

Today I meet the new therapist and see if she's appropriate to both tasks: 1) treating my OCD and 2) being my mentor through graduate school. It feels so insanely presumptuous to ask a stranger to do this, it's a very intimate process. Granted, it's industry standard, but I'm just introverted enough that this is making me squirm and slightly nauseous.

Yoga Movement

I went to Vinyasa Yoga this evening and enjoyed it immensely. I'll be attending as many days a week as I can, it's releasing stress in exactly the way I need right now and going forward into graduate school. We're going to work a barter with eggs, which should bring prices down and make them more manageable.

My yoga instructor said I'm actually much more flexible than I had thought, but sees the work I need to do to improve my balance. I'm using supportive blocks and a band, at present since it's been so long. I was the only student tonight and so was able to have a wonderful interactive one on one with her. She's a specialist in bring folks back from injuries so I'm in the right place.

Right now my biggest problem seems to be all this flesh, it blocks me from deeper presses but that will improve with time in the discipline.

At this point, I'd really like to make this a daily practice if she'll let me. And certainly, if you are local and want to attend a class, please ask me to take you - first class is free.

And with that report, Namaste.