wanted: hot buttered epiphanies

so the other day, i stumbled across a blog about something called shiva nata. apparently it's a form of movement that essentially restructures your brain. the thing that really caught me (besides the promise of near-constant epiphanies) was the fact that you are not supposed to master it. ever. it will always, always be hard.

oooooooh. to a (recovering) perfectionist, that does not sound good at all. in fact, it sounds horrible! perfectionism is my pattern and when i can't master something (or even figure it out) in what i consider a timely manner, i get frustrated. i know this. which is why i also knew i needed this practice and ordered the starter kit. (besides, it promised lots of epiphanies and fitness and balance and coordination; i figured there was nothing to lose.)

anyway, for the past three days, i've spent three or four minutes every morning trying to memorize the arm movements while i wait for the dvd to arrive. omg .. when i finish, i can feel the energy in the air around me - it is thick and heavy and palpable. i sit right down to meditate and i can immediately see the colors and shapes and movements and images behind my eyes that tell me my energy is flowing. clearly, this is going to be an interesting ride.

Comments

[Caroline]

Wow...sounds really really cool. Keep us posted on your experiences!

[Jen T]

hello toes, hello knee.

[Leanne]

You are so super cool, Libby.

[Relyn]

The title of this post should definitely be a book title. I can almost see the cover. I need to learn those arm moves. Maybe then the cover will come to me. I think I'd have to master more than the arm moves for the book though. Darn.

[Marcie]

This is absolutely fascinating. As a big-time yogini..this kind of challenge really grabs me. Thanks for leading me there.

[robin bird]

sounds challenging, sounds amazing! but i'm afraid i wouldn't know what to do with near constant epiphanies.... i would get all nervous and worried that i needed to act upon them and them my epiphany would be that i might be better off in the dark! oh you are marcie are so dedicated. you make people like me look like a slacker in the self improvement category.