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Immersion, Water and... Blossburg
Those are the topics for the day.
Immersion
I have now completed 2 weeks of The Dive in my new Holosync meditation program, and yesterday I started the Immersion.
It's rough.
It's rough because I am always nodding off. In The Dive you hear a combination of background rain and foreground bells. In the Immersion it's all rain, all the time.
After a half hour of bells and rain (which lure you into a deep delta state), the Immersion section of the cd takes you to an even deeper level and keeps you there for another half hour...in the rain.
No matter how rested, alert and caffeinated I am, it's a major struggle to stay awake. Afterwards though, I walk around all spacey and slow. It's cool. Like being high without drugs. I like it--A LOT. But man, the effort it takes not to fall asleep in all that nice rain?. Brutal. And the thing is, I'm not even sure I should be resisting sleep. The directions are to "be okay with whatever happens." But it seems a waste of good delta waves to fall asleep, right?
Water
I hate water. I know, I know, but I do. Everybody knows the benefits of being properly hydrated and everyone knows the deleterious effects of dehydration. But still, I hate it. If I could just insert an IV and sit here for an hour or so, dinking around on the computer and get myself hydrated, I'd be in heaven.
I hate water, and I pretty much hate the sight of my pitcher with my "daily dose" of 80 oz. in it that I have to choke down every day as part of my Strength For Life regimen
I don't know why I'm even writing about this. Just to vent. Yeah. Don't tell me about how good water is for me. I know. I know.
Here's what I'm up against:
Immersion
I have now completed 2 weeks of The Dive in my new Holosync meditation program, and yesterday I started the Immersion.
It's rough.
It's rough because I am always nodding off. In The Dive you hear a combination of background rain and foreground bells. In the Immersion it's all rain, all the time.
After a half hour of bells and rain (which lure you into a deep delta state), the Immersion section of the cd takes you to an even deeper level and keeps you there for another half hour...in the rain.
No matter how rested, alert and caffeinated I am, it's a major struggle to stay awake. Afterwards though, I walk around all spacey and slow. It's cool. Like being high without drugs. I like it--A LOT. But man, the effort it takes not to fall asleep in all that nice rain?. Brutal. And the thing is, I'm not even sure I should be resisting sleep. The directions are to "be okay with whatever happens." But it seems a waste of good delta waves to fall asleep, right?
Water
I hate water. I know, I know, but I do. Everybody knows the benefits of being properly hydrated and everyone knows the deleterious effects of dehydration. But still, I hate it. If I could just insert an IV and sit here for an hour or so, dinking around on the computer and get myself hydrated, I'd be in heaven.
I hate water, and I pretty much hate the sight of my pitcher with my "daily dose" of 80 oz. in it that I have to choke down every day as part of my Strength For Life regimen
I don't know why I'm even writing about this. Just to vent. Yeah. Don't tell me about how good water is for me. I know. I know.
Here's what I'm up against:
Blossburg
The Beginner Session in Blossburg started last night. Great group. BIG group. Sixteen. The floor is carpeted with wrestling mats. Tai Kwan Do guys have been using this space and there are Olympic-style medals and photos of burly guys hanging all over the place. Linda and Bethanne (who organized the whole thing) cleaned the room for 3 days. And not only cleaned it, but relocated a bunch of exercise equipment, including a huge punching bag on a stand ( a punching bag the size of a small man), and bought shoe-wiping mats for the foyer and hung a lace drape to give us more privacy. ( Wow!) It's pretty damn fantastic. Blossburg people rock.
But despite cranking the heat, the room never got really warm. I felt sorry for my yogarians. I was SO glad I told them to bring blankets. Space heaters will definitely be in order for next week. Oh yeah, and you know how I always make a big deal about not wearing socks in yoga in my Information Sheet? Halfway through the class I noticed that nobody was wearing their socks...except ME.
Busted.
The Beginner Session in Blossburg started last night. Great group. BIG group. Sixteen. The floor is carpeted with wrestling mats. Tai Kwan Do guys have been using this space and there are Olympic-style medals and photos of burly guys hanging all over the place. Linda and Bethanne (who organized the whole thing) cleaned the room for 3 days. And not only cleaned it, but relocated a bunch of exercise equipment, including a huge punching bag on a stand ( a punching bag the size of a small man), and bought shoe-wiping mats for the foyer and hung a lace drape to give us more privacy. ( Wow!) It's pretty damn fantastic. Blossburg people rock.
But despite cranking the heat, the room never got really warm. I felt sorry for my yogarians. I was SO glad I told them to bring blankets. Space heaters will definitely be in order for next week. Oh yeah, and you know how I always make a big deal about not wearing socks in yoga in my Information Sheet? Halfway through the class I noticed that nobody was wearing their socks...except ME.
Busted.
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