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Time is a funny thing. Some say it runs from beginning to end, others in circles or dimensional plains, some say it moves too fast and others say it moves too slow, some even believe it lives in a bottle. I am fond on Einstein’s commentary, “time is what keeps everything from happening at once.” In the last few months, I have been moving my memory through time……or perhaps I have been moving time through my memories? With a slower pace…
Early morning meandering in the desert, despite the intensity of the sun, proved to be a much needed and sweaty cleanse for body, mind and soul. I purposely sought out the verdant wisdom of the desert to learn about and observe adaptation, resiliency, plant and tree communities, critter ecology, water resource and of course and its rich medicines that thrive in this fierce and fiery geologic wonder. The more I understand the systems of nature, the more I understand all…
Treatment ended at the turn of the year and that I can officially claim REMISSION. YES!!! My energy is slowly returning, just enough to get to the mountain and into the garden and gently on my mat. I am beyond grateful that I am able to participate in my children’s lives by attending soccer games and concerts, to be able to take them to the park and movies and play with them for hours as opposed to the occasional minutes…
My last full asana practice was in July. After 4 surgeries on the chest, back, and armpit and 6 months of intense cancer treatment I can barely hold myself up in down dog, plank is a shaky quake, my hips are like wishbones waiting to split, and my toes might as well be in Long Island. It will be months before I am ‘back’…. And really, what does that matter….I am alive, and I have my breath. My body has…
