yoga journey

just finished an iyengar class with krista. i used to be kind of intimidated by krista because we're similar people, but she's more advanced in the things that i see as my strengths. krista introduced me to the concept of yoga/writing people. she is one of these people, and evidently i am, too. she alerted me to the fact that there is a community of these people. they're in bigger cities, but they have conferences. and we've done yoga/writing things at five willows. a couple of people i go to yoga with went to the writer's conference in lincoln with me, and we were thinking about starting a writer's group.

anyways, i digress a lot consistently right now :) barb asked me for krista's name over email this morning because krista is a writing coach. i knew krista was moving sometime soon and asked her about this, especially as i've been really eager to have coffee with her. we have all kinds of things to talk about soon. i was relieved to hear that krista and charles, her partner, are not moving until the fall or winter. so i will get to talk to krista about "all kinds of things." she also helped me stretch my calves today which i sorely needed :)

in the locker room/changing room/whatever, i got to talk to two new attendees of yoga. they are from mexico and we got to speak a little spanish. i love when i'm able to connect with spanish-speaking people in lincoln, and i've been meaning to do more of that. i love the song on right now. radiohead. always love radiohead. want to get this cd and a reiki cd, but maybe i'll settle for some kind of download at some point. actually, i think carl said he'd make me a copy, and we're supposed to get together soon.

in the name of promoting yoga, i'm going to share something i would usually not share, particularly on my blog. i was telling this mexican mother and daughter how great yoga has been for me. i got to use a phrase i taught from the textbook "haciendo yoga alivia el estres" (doing yoga alleviates stress). i told them i'd lost a lot of weight in the last two years because of it. and then i got on the scale and realized i'd lost 45 pounds in two years. that is a lot. i'm kind of shocked by that. and now i enjoy being active and want to do more running and things. not that i really want to get much thinner, but being toned is nice. anyways, sorry for sharing that as though i'm bragging, but i really think that yoga is a powerful and calming tool.

also, i'll share that i'm feeling really good. krista wanted to talk about it. she and and i are definitely kindred spirits. but i'm looking forward to talking to her about why my soul is at such peace.

i wish you all wonderful days. i'm going to see kyla, get some things from home/the house, whatever i call it. today is wednesday. maybe i will actually call american airlines.

also, i might go to lpsdo and change my name, if they'll let me, like get a new id. i talked to an english teacher from irving before yoga. i told her about my divorce. she was happy for me. she said her niece just went through this, and that sometimes this is what we need to be a whole person again. she said all the right things. and i want to get business cards to give to such teachers so they can contact me for sub jobs. but i feel like i'd like to change my name for that.