Yesterday=skydove. Yea. I did. Whatttttttttt.
Today:=moved out of the loft in Williamsburg and into the first floor of a building in ft greene/prospect park area...
This week=crashing at Es, finals, unpacking after the 1st
Upcoming weekend:=unpacking, no 4th plans (for the first 4th I've spent in the States in a very long time...), hopefully waiting in line at 4am on Sunday for Shakespeare in the Park tickets.
Next week=end of finals
Next Thursday-Monday=Florida
Tuesday-Tuesday=work/prepare for india!
That Tuesday the 21st=depart for Bangalore
Arrive the 22
Practice yoga for a month in Mysore :)
August 26=return to NYC
August 29-31=Wagner weekend retreat
September 1-9=Reno
September 10=begin Fall classes.
Eek! Totally booked. Hehe.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Danuns and dacleanse
The weekend at danuns was absolutely incredible. These two women represent the gifts of compassion, strength, and goodwill that I would like to attain. Their educated dialogue combines with their wisdom following years of struggles and conflict. They believe in empowerment and lean towards the redefinition of gender roles. These two ladies completely wiped away all assumptions I had of "nuns."
The house was absolutely beautiful, furnished and remodeled with gifts from the community and people danuns have touched. The donated pool is magnificent and will be a fitting addition to their ministry. Their home and surrounding area represents the magnitude to which these women have affected the lives of others, for good.
In regards to the cleanse....
I'd been feeling extremely unenergetic the past week. Not in a caffeine way (given) but in a different way. On Friday we went to Mexican food where I had some chicken enchiladas con mole. It was delicious. My mood brightened up and the next morning my muscles had ENERGY! Clearly, going off of meat is not as simple as I thought it would be. I've decided to incorporate light meat meals into my diet. Instead of eating a copious amount of meat on the cleanse, I will eat when necessary. I did notice that every time I ate food this weekend that wasn't cleanse approved (chocolate, lemon bars, meat, cheese, sugar...) I actually TASTED the food rather than inhale. However, I did inhale the nachos. That was a bit of a doozy and I felt it after, for sure.
Altogether, I have gained an awareness on the cleanse. I'm still on it and am back to normal with my tofu and veggies. Sigh.
I'm now back to the daily grind and preparing to move. Supppppper. India in a month! Yay!!!
The house was absolutely beautiful, furnished and remodeled with gifts from the community and people danuns have touched. The donated pool is magnificent and will be a fitting addition to their ministry. Their home and surrounding area represents the magnitude to which these women have affected the lives of others, for good.
In regards to the cleanse....
I'd been feeling extremely unenergetic the past week. Not in a caffeine way (given) but in a different way. On Friday we went to Mexican food where I had some chicken enchiladas con mole. It was delicious. My mood brightened up and the next morning my muscles had ENERGY! Clearly, going off of meat is not as simple as I thought it would be. I've decided to incorporate light meat meals into my diet. Instead of eating a copious amount of meat on the cleanse, I will eat when necessary. I did notice that every time I ate food this weekend that wasn't cleanse approved (chocolate, lemon bars, meat, cheese, sugar...) I actually TASTED the food rather than inhale. However, I did inhale the nachos. That was a bit of a doozy and I felt it after, for sure.
Altogether, I have gained an awareness on the cleanse. I'm still on it and am back to normal with my tofu and veggies. Sigh.
I'm now back to the daily grind and preparing to move. Supppppper. India in a month! Yay!!!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Cleanse Week 1: Cheats, mistakes, and a little FYI...
Week one of the cleanse is slowly coming to its end. As I gather up a few of my belongings to go up to danuns with Edith and Co this weekend, I'm going to take a quick moment to share what I've discovered.
Day One: The hardest part of this day was going to the slumber party. Sabrina and Landon were in town so we had a little food fest. I ate the salad and the tortilla chips/salsa and strawberries I brought, sadly skipping the pasta. EJ rolls in at about 10 with a dozen Crumbs cupcakes. SO MEAN! They went out for fried chicken at about midnight and I hit the hay. Phew.
Day Two: Caffeine. I was the biggest bitch in the world on Monday. I couldn't function, was incredibly unproductive, and actually warned my boss about the status of my caffeine withdrawal. I had a great Mysore practice with second series in the morning, but then I usually have my cuppa Joe. I had also come straight from a slumber party with a rowdy crowd filled with cupcakes and The headache began around noon and I was not happy when those little kids started coming into the office. I was mean to people in person, I was mean to people in cyberspace, I was mean to people in my head. It's insane! I had to go out and buy lunch and was ABSOLUTELY APPALLED by the amount they charged me for a salad. I went home and popped a couple of IB profin to reduce the pain and hammer out my midterm. I turned in my midterm and fell asleep in class...had to see apartments that night too. ooooo I was not happy. Haha!
Day Three: Edith's Birthday. No caffeine headache on the second day, so I was quite relieved. I was also a little bit more with it. I practiced the Primary series in the morning and then realized when I got to work that I left my work keys and my computer charger in the drawer. This proves how out of it I really was on Monday! I was really hungry all day and could not be satisfied with almonds, apples, or veggies and rice. I researched some edible options for Edith and I to head to for her bday and we ended up going to Rockin' Raw. I had "live" pasta with pesto, E had the gumbo, and Amanda had the "live" pasta rojo. The food was decent, however, at my second attempt eating raw I have come to the same conclusion: the raw foods diet will NEVER satiate my appetite. In fact, it makes me hungrier! I went to Babycakes before dinner to pick up some cleanse-approved cupcakes and we sang and gorged like there was no tomorrow. We then went to Foodswings, a vegan fast food place in Williamsburg, and gorged ourselves on the gluten free options of BBQ "chicken" drums, fried plantains, and french fries. It was halfway through our meal when I realized that we couldn't actually have BBQ sauce or ketchup. Oops. Slip #1....We then went to Bembe to listen to some latin beats and fantasize about the mojitos and watermelon drinks we could have had. I got Edith a watermelon drink. I mean, c'mon, it's her birthday! She has to have a celebratory drink! We acknowledged the addiction and moved on.
Day Four: Second series day and feeling super sluggish. I've been feeling really unenergetic the last few days. I'm going to say it's the caffeine...it could also be the last minute apt hunting and the like. I do have a new place, so that's a relief. I signed a lease, went to class, and then went to Zoe and Caitlin's bday celebration at a Thai restaurant. I had the green curry with tofu, knowing that they probably put in soy sauce and fish sauce. But hey, you have to be flexible.
Day Five: Did not get up for yoga. There was so much rain I "snoozed" my alarm and ended up waking up at 8! Headed out to work for a full crazy day of trying to sort out the practice's life....it was pretty insane. Edith and I planned a sushi night with her brother and sister who were in town. My friend from Ghana had a layover in New York with his little brother, so they stopped by (super jet lagged...his little brother actually just slept in my bed the whole time haha!). We had sushi with cucumbers, asian pears, carrots, imitation crab, and egg. So. Here's where I really slipped up:
-I cooked the egg for the egg people and began snacking on it. Oops.
-I just googled imitation crab meat. It turns out it's made out of real fish WITH sugar, egg, and wheat binding agents. This explains why my kidneys felt like crap last night and today in Mysore...
Today is the 6th day. I could go for a glass of wine. I could also go for a nice juicy steak. But it's ok, because I will just say no!
I still wonder what it is that is making my kidneys feel so bad. I thought it was gluten (and still might) but was bombarded with a plethora of statistics on facebook on why gluten would not be the culprit. Sigh.
It's pretty interesting what this cleanse is showing me. First of all, caffeine really allows me to function as a human being. Second of all, we never really know what we're putting into our bodies! I started reading labels and it's pretty incredible which foods have wheat, sugar, etc in them and which don't.
I'm looking forward to this weekend for a reprise from the New York drama.
Day One: The hardest part of this day was going to the slumber party. Sabrina and Landon were in town so we had a little food fest. I ate the salad and the tortilla chips/salsa and strawberries I brought, sadly skipping the pasta. EJ rolls in at about 10 with a dozen Crumbs cupcakes. SO MEAN! They went out for fried chicken at about midnight and I hit the hay. Phew.
Day Two: Caffeine. I was the biggest bitch in the world on Monday. I couldn't function, was incredibly unproductive, and actually warned my boss about the status of my caffeine withdrawal. I had a great Mysore practice with second series in the morning, but then I usually have my cuppa Joe. I had also come straight from a slumber party with a rowdy crowd filled with cupcakes and The headache began around noon and I was not happy when those little kids started coming into the office. I was mean to people in person, I was mean to people in cyberspace, I was mean to people in my head. It's insane! I had to go out and buy lunch and was ABSOLUTELY APPALLED by the amount they charged me for a salad. I went home and popped a couple of IB profin to reduce the pain and hammer out my midterm. I turned in my midterm and fell asleep in class...had to see apartments that night too. ooooo I was not happy. Haha!
Day Three: Edith's Birthday. No caffeine headache on the second day, so I was quite relieved. I was also a little bit more with it. I practiced the Primary series in the morning and then realized when I got to work that I left my work keys and my computer charger in the drawer. This proves how out of it I really was on Monday! I was really hungry all day and could not be satisfied with almonds, apples, or veggies and rice. I researched some edible options for Edith and I to head to for her bday and we ended up going to Rockin' Raw. I had "live" pasta with pesto, E had the gumbo, and Amanda had the "live" pasta rojo. The food was decent, however, at my second attempt eating raw I have come to the same conclusion: the raw foods diet will NEVER satiate my appetite. In fact, it makes me hungrier! I went to Babycakes before dinner to pick up some cleanse-approved cupcakes and we sang and gorged like there was no tomorrow. We then went to Foodswings, a vegan fast food place in Williamsburg, and gorged ourselves on the gluten free options of BBQ "chicken" drums, fried plantains, and french fries. It was halfway through our meal when I realized that we couldn't actually have BBQ sauce or ketchup. Oops. Slip #1....We then went to Bembe to listen to some latin beats and fantasize about the mojitos and watermelon drinks we could have had. I got Edith a watermelon drink. I mean, c'mon, it's her birthday! She has to have a celebratory drink! We acknowledged the addiction and moved on.
Day Four: Second series day and feeling super sluggish. I've been feeling really unenergetic the last few days. I'm going to say it's the caffeine...it could also be the last minute apt hunting and the like. I do have a new place, so that's a relief. I signed a lease, went to class, and then went to Zoe and Caitlin's bday celebration at a Thai restaurant. I had the green curry with tofu, knowing that they probably put in soy sauce and fish sauce. But hey, you have to be flexible.
Day Five: Did not get up for yoga. There was so much rain I "snoozed" my alarm and ended up waking up at 8! Headed out to work for a full crazy day of trying to sort out the practice's life....it was pretty insane. Edith and I planned a sushi night with her brother and sister who were in town. My friend from Ghana had a layover in New York with his little brother, so they stopped by (super jet lagged...his little brother actually just slept in my bed the whole time haha!). We had sushi with cucumbers, asian pears, carrots, imitation crab, and egg. So. Here's where I really slipped up:
-I cooked the egg for the egg people and began snacking on it. Oops.
-I just googled imitation crab meat. It turns out it's made out of real fish WITH sugar, egg, and wheat binding agents. This explains why my kidneys felt like crap last night and today in Mysore...
Today is the 6th day. I could go for a glass of wine. I could also go for a nice juicy steak. But it's ok, because I will just say no!
I still wonder what it is that is making my kidneys feel so bad. I thought it was gluten (and still might) but was bombarded with a plethora of statistics on facebook on why gluten would not be the culprit. Sigh.
It's pretty interesting what this cleanse is showing me. First of all, caffeine really allows me to function as a human being. Second of all, we never really know what we're putting into our bodies! I started reading labels and it's pretty incredible which foods have wheat, sugar, etc in them and which don't.
I'm looking forward to this weekend for a reprise from the New York drama.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Cleanse, Cleanse, Cleanse...
I'm finished with this cycle of mind-body-soul abuse.
It has truly gotten out of hand and I have hurt one too many people on this downhill path.
In order to jumpstart my path to self-discovery, I am partaking on a 21-day cleanse of sorts. This is a cleanse called Quantum Wellness by Kathy Freston--it's been hailed by Oprah and the people at my yoga studio have raved about it. While thumbing through the book, I find that, although I fundamentally disagree with wealthy white women telling us all how to be skinny, I do like some of the basic principals.
The cleanse is basically the elimination of the following five things from one's diet:
I know that in 2 days the caffeine headaches will set in. I know that in 6 days the meat cravings will be unbearable. I know that in 8 days my sugar cravings are going to be absolutely abominable. But I'm determined.
My little cheats are decaf coffee and Luna bars. Luna bars aren't on the list of "approved items," but I haven't seen any thing in the ingredients that indicate any of the big 5.
Edith and I went grocery shopping last night and stocked up on unsweetened dried fruits, alternate grains, beans nuts and lentils, etc. This should be interesting.
Following this little kickstart, I will be making my way to India for a month. I will be practicing Mysore in Mysore from July 21-August 25! I'm so excited and still in disbelief at my impulsive ways :)
Today is day one. There is a "slumber party" tonight and I know it will be my first major challenge. Thus far I have had gluten free kids cereal, vegetarian chili I made the other day, and am drinking decaf coffee as I plot out how to complete this disgusting midterm in the next 4 hours.
It has truly gotten out of hand and I have hurt one too many people on this downhill path.
In order to jumpstart my path to self-discovery, I am partaking on a 21-day cleanse of sorts. This is a cleanse called Quantum Wellness by Kathy Freston--it's been hailed by Oprah and the people at my yoga studio have raved about it. While thumbing through the book, I find that, although I fundamentally disagree with wealthy white women telling us all how to be skinny, I do like some of the basic principals.
The cleanse is basically the elimination of the following five things from one's diet:
- Animal Products
- Sugar
- Caffeine
- Alcohol
- Gluten
I know that in 2 days the caffeine headaches will set in. I know that in 6 days the meat cravings will be unbearable. I know that in 8 days my sugar cravings are going to be absolutely abominable. But I'm determined.
My little cheats are decaf coffee and Luna bars. Luna bars aren't on the list of "approved items," but I haven't seen any thing in the ingredients that indicate any of the big 5.
Edith and I went grocery shopping last night and stocked up on unsweetened dried fruits, alternate grains, beans nuts and lentils, etc. This should be interesting.
Following this little kickstart, I will be making my way to India for a month. I will be practicing Mysore in Mysore from July 21-August 25! I'm so excited and still in disbelief at my impulsive ways :)
Today is day one. There is a "slumber party" tonight and I know it will be my first major challenge. Thus far I have had gluten free kids cereal, vegetarian chili I made the other day, and am drinking decaf coffee as I plot out how to complete this disgusting midterm in the next 4 hours.
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