slowly getting back

last night we watched "the motorcycle diaries" a fantastic movie based on journal writings by Che Guevara. it was one of the better films i've seen in awhile. i didn't know much about his life and this film has inspired me to learn more. a couple years back i had a student write a brilliant poem about him for "louder than a bomb"- an annual poetry slam contest for chicago high school students.

(yoga)
i'm getting back into the swing of things after a 2 week long vacation. i'm trying to get back into a 6 X per week practice schedule. i'm also trying to eat better. i'm researching a few detox styles. i know the "master cleanse" is popular with a lot of people but the thought of drinking only a lemonade concoction for 10 days sounds a little extreme... i've also been looking at "the raw detox diet" by natalia rose. it looks good, and more importantly, it looks like something i could stick with for awhile.

today i just did primary again. it worked out well, because i only do primary on fridays. then tomorrow, rest. on sunday i hope to do my full primary along with second series- up to laghuvajrasana. i'm still working to get up from that pose. most recently my teacher told me to go back as far as i can without disengaging my legs- and then come up. that works- and i can feel myself getting closer with practice.... however, now that i took a couple of weeks off, i've probably taken a few steps back.