This is THE topic I like to ramble on about.

Specifically about yoga, I have been looking for somewhere to hook up a practice that fits in my schedule and also doesn't drain my bank account. My poor body is not getting enough exercise at all.

Meditation helps me a lot. I do love music, and I am SLOWLY getting into creating art which I feel will be very healing for me.

Thank you for bringing this topic to our tribe, Spring!

I just made a commitment to take up a more consistent practice of yoga myself. I used a tape for beginners last ngiht and it really helped me as well for as much as it probably could. I just need to find a way to stick with it, but if it helps me with all this pain, that will be impetus enough.

The other day, I found myself on the verge of considering a re-operation for thoracic outlet syndrome and felt sort of pushed to consider it as well. But I feel that I need to do something else first before I resort to that - at least I will have tried. Besides, I dont' feel good intuitively about having that area cut into again. It is already so sore.

A massage therapist said it would help me with the tight muscles that do not help my injured nerves that are now just constricted in scar tissue. So I am going to do this and see if it helps me. I know it will somehow. Just to stretchit all out and move beyond it in other ways physicially. I look forward to the journey and I somehow have a lot of faith in the practice of yoga though I have only just begun.

I thought it interesting that Partricia Walden (on the tape) kept talking about letting your body guide you and lead you and that yoga is a way to "learn about yourself".

I think if there is any time in my life where I need to take up a spiritually, oritned mind/body practice, it is now. I am actually looking for any good "restorative yoga" tapes as I found last night's take to be even a bit difficult for me though it was a beginner's tape.

I also started taking belly dancing classes and I am told that that is a very meditative dance. so I am looking forward to that. Dance has always been one of the things that frees my spirit. In fact, I am trying to get this one gal I work with to go out salsa dancing with me Friday night. I figure if I coud do that once a week, I would be pretty happy at times.

Otherwise, I am gald I found the belly dancing group here. Belly dance seems to be pretty big around here in certain areas and that is a good way to find goddess comraderie - something like that!

I started going to a health club that offers a couple yoga classes. I take a Pilates class which is tough enough because I am so out of shape, but that that same instructor teaches Hatha Yoga. I tried it out once and found it to be a little tough. I think if I keep at, I will find that as I get in shape, I will appreciate it more. Other than that, as to feeding the spirit, I am involved in a spitual group that helps in that department. Nice to see you back in the loop Lisa.

Glenn

I have been taming this feral kitten that we feed. Another cat, that is my mother's showed up a year ago and she feeds him. Then this kitten showed up about a month before I moved here. He is so cute - he was barely weened but is growng up fast and he still has that instinct to not want to be touched. But tonight I went out there and he was so lonely because his big black cat friend has taken a sabatical or something. He was purring and rubbing up against me and wanted to follow me inside.

He has run into the house a few times and almost ran right into the open crate of a lounging german shepherd. But we built these two a cat house with a heating pad in it, a window with a little doily for a curtain even.

Anyway, I have this ulterior motive to try to tame him enough to make him my kitty. I had to give up my cat when I moved and I deeply regret it, but he started to hate me and pee all over my stuff because I tried to put him on a diet. When I left, he calmed down so I left him with my roommate and her boyfriend who fell in love with him.

But this little kitten makes me forget all my troubles whenever I see him.