Saturday, February 21, 2009

Fresh Snow

I am actually very happy to wake up to a fresh blanket of snow. It is just so lovely and in my opinion, if it is going to be cold there might as well be some snow. Also, in the Midwest, the reality of Spring is a reality of grey and mud and the uncovering of everything that was never put away in the fall. It can be ugly. And right now it is sparkly and beautiful instead. I love it.

Today is my due date today. I am still pregnant. The baby feels very low but does not feel like he is coming out. Hmmmhhh. I would like to meet him soon so I hope that he makes an appearance soon. We have been having a lot of nice family time and I have been feebly trying to tie up loose ends before baby. This has been much more challenging than one would think as my normally mushy mama brain is totally and utterly spacey. Which could be considered a really good sign of readiness, but is not so helpful when you are trying to organize yourself a bit. I did manage to complete my portion of our taxes, and now I am on to nagging the other half. What I am stalled on now is putting together the flyer for Christina's workshop in June. A mere 4 months from now! I am also trying to organize classes and the studio for my return.

I am desperately missing teaching and the regularity of my practice. Even though I am really treasuring this time at home and without the usual structure of my personal schedule, I will be excited to create a new structure once the time is right.

I spend a good deal of my space out time (which is vast) scheming about what I hope to participate in this year. Check out Christina's blog for a look at some pictures of the final phase of the immersion that she taught with Darren Rhodes in Tucson. This is definitely in my radar for 2009. There are also some very compelling events taking place in the region in the Iyengar community, which is always utterly attractive to me when I am craving some more structure and discipline in my practice. Yum. At any rate, it is going to be a fabulous year in oh so many ways.

So, I will have a babe soon. Any day. Any minute.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Hey Hey Hey

I made it into the studio today with much success. My recent attempts have seen me in 40+ minute savasanas. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but today it felt great to get in there and move and breathe a bit. I even finished my pre-natal sequence with some pranayama. Good Stuff. How was this possible for you today? You may be asking.... Well, it's pretty simple. I slept for over 11 hours both of the last 2 nights. Never underestimate the power of a good nights sleep. At any rate, that was great and now I am utterly exhausted.

I had my blessing way on Sunday, we had brunch, and that was really wonderful. I guess that we are just about as ready as we can be for our new arrival. I am still hoping that I can get the kids room a little more organized in the next week or so and also get the majority of my seeds ordered for spring. I am also still compulsively knitting things for both the babe and Maple. This is really good for me because it keeps a usually up and at 'em mama in her chair. That and it has been fun to connect with all of the other mama's in the knitting group. I wonder how they will all respond when I begin relentlessly pushing yoga on all of them? Hmmh? It has been so fantastic to take a break from being the yoga teacher and just be another mother.

Right now I am watching Maple launch her baby doll over a box and down the stairs, landing on her face. Maple insists that she really likes this which has prompted a conversation in what we must never ever do to our real baby. This is oddly more concerning in this moment than it probably should be.

Also on the docket is getting flyers made for Christina's workshop and also for the spring schedule. This is all very exciting to me as I am already feeling the nig surge toward renewed practice and classes. What great fun. Keep your eyes peeled for some rockin' marketing material.