So its been a while. I got caught up in life, day to day, work, you know
how it goes. You look up and its been almost three weeks since you
stopped to think about writing down your life in your words.
Since my last entry I’ve completed 19 Bikram yoga classes, 90 minutes a
day for 19 days. I’ve surpassed the midway point of the 60 day
challenge and I’m over two thirds of my way to the end. Friday afternoon
I celebrated my 40th day in a row with a Party Time at the Cedar Park
studio with all my fellow yogis. It was amazing to actually meet and
speak with some of the yoga students that I often recognize in classes
with me but never get a chance to talk to. I met Kaylene who’s a high
school art teacher that works in Killeen but lives in Round Rock and
still makes it to as many classes as she can and pulls doubles on most
weekends to keep up with the Challenge pace. There truly are some
incredible stories and inspirations at Pure Bikram, especially Pure
Bikram Cedar Park. The Smiling Happy Faces at the Cedar Park studio are
as much an inspiration for all the teachers at Pure as they are to us
students. After we snacked on Chuy’s nachos we gathered in the studio
and listened to different students and teachers speak about their
inspirations and why they do Bikram yoga. At the end of the talk we saw a
demonstration by Kathy, Jeff and Sarah who are all Texas Yoga Champions
from this season and are soon to be heading to New York to compete in
the National Championships. The people I practice yoga with are truly
amazing and all the inspiration I need to continue walking through the
door each and every day throughout the challenge and beyond that. Why
stop what your doing when its providing amazing benefits; mind, body and
soul. A long time ago Dustin mentioned to me that yoga is like my
religion, its my church when I walk into Pure Bikram. The whole mind
body connection, 90 minute open eyed meditation, sweating my ass off -
it puts me at ease, calms my mind and brings fresh oxygen back into each
and every cell in my body.
I dragged Kendall with me to the party at the studio on Friday night
and it was neat to see her experience the studio and actually listen to
everyone speaking about yoga. She really wanted me to speak about my
experience and share why I came in to Pure but I was enjoying finding
the inspiration from others. She also recognized a fellow yogi as a
classmate’s mother. We were sitting listening to people talk about yoga
and she kept saying ‘I think that’s Parker’s mom.’ Turns out it was and
she was just as confused since she had met Kendall’s mom before and here
was this little girl that looked like Kendall hanging out with Amanda.
Its a small world for sure.
In other events over the past few weeks, last Saturday we did the Color
Run and it was a muddy and colorful mess. We had a great time. Actually
did the mud trudge with Dustin, Kendall, myself and Mandy. It was an
adventure that none of us especially Kendall will ever forget and if the
Color Run returns to Austin we will for sure participate again, Mud and
all.
Don’t ever mess with your eyesight. On Tuesday morning I woke up with
severe pain, swelling and discomfort in my right eye. Upon a Dustin
review of what my eye looked like after prying it open, ‘your eye is 3
times the size it should be’ we headed to the emergency room. According
to the ER doctor I had a Corneal abrasion. A large enough scratch that
both Dustin and the doctor could see it with out any special lights. I
got some medicine and a pirate patch, set up a follow up appointment
with my eye doctor and rested that afternoon. On Friday afternoon I had
my appointment with Dr West and was extremely surprised to find out that
I actually had a Corneal Edema aka Ulcer. Before Friday I never knew
you could have an ulcer on your eyeball but now I’m living proof. My
contacts are the culprit in this ulcer of the eyeball and apparently if
the ulcer doesn’t heal completely a dry eye and eyelid can exacerbate it
again. Its glasses for me until at least Tuesday but I’m definitely
more aware of my eye health now then ever. If I hadn’t taken my contacts
out on Monday night it could have been ten times worse than it actually
was on Tuesday morning. And yes I did do yoga on Tuesday evening, eye
patch and all. It was a little difficult to balance during the balancing
series of postures but I successfully completed a pirate-like Bikram
yoga practice. Nothing like an added challenge to my 60 day challenge.
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