early morning

Well, really, not so early morning as I'm used to! I'm usually up at 4 getting ready for my own personal sadhana. But last night I was up a bit later and for some reason couldn't get up this morning, so I'm up now at 6:04am about to eat some cereal and head to Starbucks. I'll do a little practice later in the day after my thai massage appointment, I'm giving, not receiving lol.

I've been strong in my practices lately and have been adding back in hatha yoga, in particular ashtanga sequences, again. Last night was my third hatha practice this week, at the park led by my friend Josh.

Its been feeling great and I believe its creeping back in because its colder, all of a sudden, and I'm feeling the time to go within for the fall/winter season is upcoming and so the more physical aspect of yoga is beckoning so that when I am in, I'm not completely sedentary, and maybe a few other things I can't put my finger on just yet, or maybe I can but just not verbalize them well yet. I also just read a book by a lady who studied with Walt Baptiste, Baron Baptiste's father, who taught a very intense lifestyle and many ideas that are similar to my Sikh/kundalini yogi lifestyle, and so it resonated that the physical is not to be completely forgone. Not that that is what I was doing, since the kriyas I do use my physical being, quite intensely actually, it just isn't the focus as with hatha yoga.

So, it is what it is. I am enjoying it for now, we'll see how long it lasts, but I'm enjoying the way my body feels with a more physical practice to compliment the deeper spiritual practice of kriya. I like it.

This weather is amazing and I have discovered that I almost don't think I can take the heat anymore, since it got cold, or colder, my peace and happiness is easier to maintain. This is a major reason to go to LA. Other things there as well, teaching to a major amount of people, getting to dive deeper into a sangat than I've ever experienced, and many other things. But a large part, the weather. Its cooler there, there are hills or mountains there, and there is the ocean there. There are many Sikhs and kundalini yogis, to support me staying on my path or even when I'm not so much, and there are friends there. Most of all, there is opportunity.

Opportunity. Hmmm, I've never been one who cared about that, but now I am interested to see how far I can take this stuff. This teaching stuff. What sort of changes can I make in a place where everyone is looking for change, embracing it almost. Here I have made a mark and get a lot of feedback, but there, where its a way of life to grow and evolve daily, god, I can't even imagine the bigness of it...

I think its time, I think I've made my peace with it, and I think I'm going to do it. Remind me of this when you read the blog that says I'm not going anywhere, will you please?!? lol

Sat Nam jis, get out there and enjoy this weather! And life!