rock n roll kitty

this is one of our cats. his name is sinkowitz. he loves being in and on things. we used to store our band equipment upstairs in our living space. one day he discovered the bass drum. our drummer keeps this blanket in inside to muffle the sound. of course, sink thought this was the ideal set-up for a nap.

these days, since we've moved most of the equipment to our practice space, no longer accessible to him, i occasionally find him here....
on top of my bass case.

so we think he might have been a musician in one of his past lives. at least he is drawn to the equipment...

... and like most cats, he loves to be in the sun. you can see this was a bit of an issue here, as he had to sit on the very end of the case.


i finally went to the new yoga studio yesterday. it was great! beautiful and had a good vibe. the room was a little small, but it worked. i like being in a small room because you can really feel the energy from everyone there. i also loved the heat! nothing like a good, sweaty practice- so cleansing. i read somewhere that to get the full benefits from practice one has to rub the sweat into their skin instead of wiping it off. um, i'll hold off on that for now... anyway, i look forward to going back. it was also nice to see people i hadn't seen for a while.

i started slowly. everything felt great- although i'm a little sore today. i didn't do all of the poses- i skipped laghuvajrasana (didn't feel like i had the energy- and it's been hurting my knees). i also only did 3 backbends and didn't do dropbacks. i imagine by next week i'll be back to my full practice... i'm also trying to be mindful of my hamstring. i thought it was mostly healed, but i could feel a little twinge in it yesterday.

tomorrow is my water fast. my teacher has given me some advice to follow- i have very little experience with fasting. today i'll cut back on food. tomorrow, the fast. i'll spend the day crocheting and studying. the idea is not to do too much. then sunday i plan to eat all raw- lots of fruit! i'll try to continue raw monday. if it feels right, i'll continue to eat raw for a while. i won't force it, but i'll see how it goes. updates to come...