The YTT Saga: Day Three

I should be doing one of two things right now: sleeping or studying. 

I am clearly doing neither. After 10.5 hrs of studying and practicing yoga I spent 2.5 hrs in the kitchen {accompanied by my friends Lily, Marshall, Robin, and Barney…those guys are always so great (they’re from the tv show “How I Met Your Mother,” Nana ;D)}. I’m cooking food these days. It’s weird to both a) have the time to do so and b) enjoy doing it. I roasted eggplant, a little onion, and beets in the oven and simmered cabbage on the stove. I was so hungry when I arrived home that I munched on popcorn, hummus, and tomatoes. By the time my food was ready I was hardly hungry. 

This does not happen to be a problem since I’ll need food tomorrow and the next day. But what I did eat was delicious. Promise.

Dawn was out having dinner with a friend, but when she returned we pounced on a pint of Salted Caramel ice cream with shaved Theo’s chile chocolate on top. Unicorns appeared right before my eyes and suddenly the table was covered in glitter. The heavens parted….seriously, angels sang. It was magical. I’m considering contacting this local, magical ice cream creator to see if I can become an Atlanta rep for distribution–ATL could use a little ice cream magic. 

I guess you probably want to know about yoga though, huh? It’s going. There is so much to learn. Like I said…I should be studying Sanskrit and anatomy right now, but I’m too sleepy for that. We did some inversions today and they’re fun. 😀 I’m mulling over how I feel about Iyengar’s excessive use of props–more to come on that later. 

The weather is lovely and hot. The Seattlelites seem to be sweltering. I’m L-O-V-E-ing it though. Seriously!? It’s gorgeous. They’re crazy. Getting to know some of my cohort and they’re fabulous. Some are even snarky and sassy–we get along. 

I think in just under a week I have grown a full and supple food belly…that is not temporary. {What happened to becoming a fit, rockstar yogi while in Seattle? Hmmmmm.} Did I mention that I’ve cut meat out of my diet whilst here? Not fish…and this isn’t some trendy diet attempt. I am simply cleansing my system and I would be stupid to cut out fish while in Seattle so…that’s a moot point. 

That’s all of my update for tonight. Off to bed. I love you, nerds. 

“Don’t settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon. You are still going to live a long time..and it would be a shame if you did not take the opportunity to revolutionize your life and move into an entirely new realm of experience.

You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships. God has placed it all around us. It is in everything and anything we might experience. We just have to have the courage to turn against our habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living.

My point is that you do not need me or anyone else around to bring this new kind of light in your life. It is simply waiting out there for you to grasp it, and all you have to do is reach for it. The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances.” 

{Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild}