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October 13, 2005

self-nourishment...

i am so full of gratitude for the space that i am in. i am just winding down from a beautifully nourishing day for me. i started the day going on my "office hours" hike with lori. every wednesday, we hike up kouliouou, a hike that we can pretty much do in our sleep by now. it's a great hike that is so very healing to us. we talk about our lives, check in as soul sisters, discuss our clients, brainstorm and create for our practice...we learn so much about ourselves on these hikes. we started this ritual of doing 50 push-ups on top and at the bottom of the hike. we kick butt!! today's topic was about "addictions"...

after our hike, we went to umeke natural market and ordered our breakfast. i had a spicy buffalo stir-fry & carrot juice. yummy!!! it's really the simple things that make me happy. we did this therapeutic writing exercise about the subject of "addictions". it's an exercise that natalie goldberg talks about in her book. basically, you just write non-stop for 20 minutes, without picking your pencil up specifically about this topic. you have to go for the "guts", right to the heart of the matter...don't hold back. just when you find yourself getting too general, call yourself out on it and get specific. we read what we wrote to each other. it was pretty healing.

then i had a new client today, who has stomach cancer. she was so happy to be at our clinic. she chose the "water cards" of love & thanks, soul, peace of mind & reverence. i am so very honored to be working with her. some of the things that we offer in our practice to our clients is LOVING COMPASSION, NURTURING & HOPE. people always leave with a sense of inner peace in the end. and i try to emphasize that they can have it deep within themselves, wherever they are. i can't believe this is my job. i love what i do!!

after my client, i got a massage from lori. yay!! self-nourishment for me!! we trade massages and alternate working on each other on wednesdays. i love our wednesdays!! we hike, discuss life, trade massages and then we go to teach our yoga class at the beach.

corey's been coming to our yoga class out on the beach now. it's nice to see his stiff strong surfer body out in the sea of bodies. he tries so hard, bless his heart. we get all walks of life out there. newbies to veterans...young, old...people who just want to leave with a sense of inner peace. yoga has changed my life. it is a way of life. and plus it has greatly enhanced my surfing :)

we had a nice dinner, mahi mahi and bitter leafy greens for our livers. so very nourishing!! then corey took off for north shore to surf the big waves tomorrow with kimo and lori. he's going to the world famous break, sunset beach. it's gonna be big!!! i believe he said 6 to 10 feet hawaiian(double the size for regular face heights). holy sh*&@#t!!! he's a smart surfer and will be fine. this is his first time at sunset. he brought his pretty bianchi sea foam green board. i can't wait to hear all about it. so everyone pray out there for his safety. i know that he will be fine. but an extra prayer or two can't hurt.

off to catch some beauty sleep i go. tomorrow's a whole new day...one day at a time. life is good.

~namaste (the spirit in me honors the spirit in you)

Posted by soul sista' at October 13, 2005 03:13 AM

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