how are things going?

on my goals:

dairy consumption has been cut back drastically. still eating indian food with dairy but i try to take lactaid pills and that normally helps.

sugar.. not putting it in coffee... not eating candy.. but still eating occasional sweets... it's the winter. i'm hibernating, obviously! 

garbha p! my arms in. they touch my face. and i'm beginning to almost make it around 9 times.. getting into kukutasana afterwards is another story.

honesty... sometimes i still lie to myself. i'm trying not to.

positivity... think i'm doing alright. occasional set backs, here and there. 

photoshop course: haven't thought about it yet.

computer time... still on it a lot... it's time to cut back though.  i have books i'm reading now! yay.

things to look forward to:

a workshop tomorrow called: looking forward while dropping back by jill manning. going with adam and i'm super excited!

going to eddie stern's shala in NYC for the first time ever with jill and whoever else is in the car.. going to the led class and workshop. i'm excited but nervous because i haven't taken a led class in a while. oh well! it will be fun and hard, i'm sure.

what am i excited for?

my sister graduating college next weekend! (yay! she's all grown up!)

ashtanga yoga workshop: foundations first with jill on jan 31st/feb 1. (need to sign up for this!)

eddie's led class in nyc on jan 18th! (paid for!)

a week of mysore and a led class with david in march! (deposit down..)

rolling in garbha p! (working on it!)

bringing in the new year right.

this week was full of asana practice. sunday mysore. monday mysore and vinyasa. tuesday mysore. wednesday mysore. thursday vinyasa. friday mysore. i also "taught" a little on monday and tuesday.

i am sore, but in a very rewarding way. 

i went to wake up yoga on new years day and got to practice with an amazing teacher, jill manning, and a very welcoming and warm community. there were a bunch of folks from y2 there and it felt very good to connect to them in a different studio/atmosphere. wake up yoga fairmount was super adorable. i like that there is no front desk or waiting room. you walk in and you're in it! in it to win it! i've never seen a studio set up this way and i think i love it. :)

jill played her harmonium while we chanted and that was also a treat! sooo fun. 

today i opened up y2 for a freestyle mysore practice because jill is sick. (feel better!) 5 of us practiced together with no teacher.. it was very quiet and quite beautiful. i think practicing on your own is hard... but with other yogi's... the energy picks up a bit and it's somewhat easier. 

i did try and roll in garbha p. didn't make it all the way around... working on it... "round things roll!!!" i kept saying this in my head after hearing jill say that during wednesday mysore. 

been doing a lot of backbending this week. i feel open. 

i also feel tired. now i must take rest.

lifestyle improvements.

1. be conscious of my sugar consumption.

2. no dairy!!! (except for indian food which can be consumed on friday nights or nights before moon days only!)

3. less time on facebook/computer, more time reading

4. positive outlook on everything! (positivity= manifesting my deepest desires!)

5. will attempt to roll in garbha pindasana, even if it feels like my arms are being strangled or is scary to attempt!

6. being honest with myself, so i can be honest towards other. this is major!

7. take photoshop course so that i can eventually assist photographers in the area!!

happy new year! have a safe end of your 2008... and positive beginning to your 2009!