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Random Musings
Posted on Oct 31st, 2008
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Sanieh
Sanieh
So I voted this afternoon... for the first time (she says as she hides her face under her ball cap to avoid the boo-ing crowd...)... I was never too much into politics (still am not although much more so now...) until I was married to a man who was a staff Sgt. in the US Army and I lived through a year long "Operation Iraqi Freedom" deployment.
"Iraqi freedom" &#&#%^%#%^#@&%!!! Yeeeah.
I yawned my way through the long, but quickly moving line this afternoon then smiled the whole way through the voting process. Really, it's my duty as an American woman to make a vote, although I'm not sure "my" vote actually counts... I'm told that not often at all, with exception of the last presidential election, does the electoral collage vote not turn out the same result as the popular vote...which still confuses me... but I'm thinking it should be luck of the draw if you are running for office and were born in a big state. Call it Karma. Really though, it was a quick, but very proud moment for me.
What was equally a proud moment was the fact that I took myself on a run this afternoon! You would have to know me well to know that I'm not... wait, watching the self talk.
I haven't "formally" run since either 2000 or 2001 when I trained for a 5k- just over 3 miles. WAAAAY before becoming a yogini Goddess and right before I was hitting it training ridiculously hard in the gym. I was amazed at that time just how much memory the body has and saw it each time I showed up to run. Today, I ran a mile without stopping and 1.7 total with a few walks after that first mile- Its not anything to write home about for many I'm sure but It was a proud moment for me :) Give me a marathon yoga vinyasa or 108 yoga mala on any day I'm I won't think twice about it... but running... that's another story. To my surprise (and hard work with watching the self talk!) I felt great and breathing was right on whereas before, I was panting, literally... compliments of yoga since the last time I ran. I really REALLY saw what proper and full breathing has done for me in this way.
While my calves are sore (I like that, I don't really have any ;) my feet are feeling fine...compliments of some damn fine running shoes I might add:) I am barefoot for a living so this summer I made myself purchase really great running (running shoes = comfort and light weight vs a heavier "cross trainer") shoes so that they could make sweet supportive love to my feet. The work is in actually making myself wear them rather than sandals or crocks ... or UGGS during winter :D
Where was I? So I have this wild hair (in thought) about running lately... it's not entirely about the run itself though. It's sort has me thinking about the yoga of looking into the eyes of that which seems impossible... and in this case completely unreasonable. More on that later... still marinating.
What else.... oh, the positive problem in the economy is that I just paid 20 dollars less to fill up my tank of fuel :)))))))) Bottom line was $29.44 Total to be exact.... glory days :D
I've got a workshop I am teaching tomorrow morning that I need to finish preparing for... a dedicated group they are...those sweet spirits who come back time and time again all in the name of their strong core body :)) It's working though... I've been witness to some incredible increase in strength in myself and those who practice with me!
If you are local and you are reading this, perhaps you can share with me where one might park to go for a jog on the scenic town lake...I see people running and walking but I never can figure out where they started!
"Let your light shine. Be a source of strength and courage and share your wisdom. Radiate love." - Wilferd Peterson
Hearts,
Sanieh
www.saniehyoga.com
"Iraqi freedom" &#&#%^%#%^#@&%!!! Yeeeah.
I yawned my way through the long, but quickly moving line this afternoon then smiled the whole way through the voting process. Really, it's my duty as an American woman to make a vote, although I'm not sure "my" vote actually counts... I'm told that not often at all, with exception of the last presidential election, does the electoral collage vote not turn out the same result as the popular vote...which still confuses me... but I'm thinking it should be luck of the draw if you are running for office and were born in a big state. Call it Karma. Really though, it was a quick, but very proud moment for me.
What was equally a proud moment was the fact that I took myself on a run this afternoon! You would have to know me well to know that I'm not... wait, watching the self talk.
I haven't "formally" run since either 2000 or 2001 when I trained for a 5k- just over 3 miles. WAAAAY before becoming a yogini Goddess and right before I was hitting it training ridiculously hard in the gym. I was amazed at that time just how much memory the body has and saw it each time I showed up to run. Today, I ran a mile without stopping and 1.7 total with a few walks after that first mile- Its not anything to write home about for many I'm sure but It was a proud moment for me :) Give me a marathon yoga vinyasa or 108 yoga mala on any day I'm I won't think twice about it... but running... that's another story. To my surprise (and hard work with watching the self talk!) I felt great and breathing was right on whereas before, I was panting, literally... compliments of yoga since the last time I ran. I really REALLY saw what proper and full breathing has done for me in this way.
While my calves are sore (I like that, I don't really have any ;) my feet are feeling fine...compliments of some damn fine running shoes I might add:) I am barefoot for a living so this summer I made myself purchase really great running (running shoes = comfort and light weight vs a heavier "cross trainer") shoes so that they could make sweet supportive love to my feet. The work is in actually making myself wear them rather than sandals or crocks ... or UGGS during winter :D
Where was I? So I have this wild hair (in thought) about running lately... it's not entirely about the run itself though. It's sort has me thinking about the yoga of looking into the eyes of that which seems impossible... and in this case completely unreasonable. More on that later... still marinating.
What else.... oh, the positive problem in the economy is that I just paid 20 dollars less to fill up my tank of fuel :)))))))) Bottom line was $29.44 Total to be exact.... glory days :D
I've got a workshop I am teaching tomorrow morning that I need to finish preparing for... a dedicated group they are...those sweet spirits who come back time and time again all in the name of their strong core body :)) It's working though... I've been witness to some incredible increase in strength in myself and those who practice with me!
If you are local and you are reading this, perhaps you can share with me where one might park to go for a jog on the scenic town lake...I see people running and walking but I never can figure out where they started!
"Let your light shine. Be a source of strength and courage and share your wisdom. Radiate love." - Wilferd Peterson
Hearts,
Sanieh
www.saniehyoga.com
Access: Public
Town Lake has places to park all around it. Most people start at the “rock” which is located underneath the MoPac Bridge across the street from Austin High school. To get there traveling south on MoPac you could take the Lake Austin Blvd exit. At the light you will see RunTex across the street on the right hand side. Go straight through the light, past RunTex and down to the river. You will take a left at the bottom of the hill (you will be heading east/toward downtown) and find yourself under the MoPac Bridges. From there you will see several places to park along the street and under the bridge next to the tennis courts. There is a stretching area and water next to the footbridge. There is also a map of the entire trail showing the crossover points at the various bridges. If you stay on the Austin High/tennis court side(meaning you don't cross the footbridge to start) and head east toward downtown, the first major crossover will be the Lamar Street footbridge. If you cross here and head back toward Mopac, you will come back to the Mopac footbridge, cross that and be back at Austin High/tennis courts. That is about a 3.5 mile loop.
Each bridge from after Lamar, South First, then Congress, then I-35, and finally Longhorn Dam, extends the run from 4 miles to about 5.5 miles, to 7.5 miles, to 10.1 miles.
Hope this helps. Happy trails and Namaste.