Day 41 of 52 Nia dance
A small space in a hotel room is not ideal. But it’s what I’ve got, so … lemonade.
I spent most of my 35 minutes thinking about what was wrong with the situation, from small video image on my ipad to awkward moving because of bed, chair and wall avoidance strategies.
But, well, met the commitment to myself. Also, all my parts are wide awake and ready for the day.
Day 40 of 52 Nia dance
We came out to Colorado to hang out with other amateur radio folks, playing with the massive radio telescope owned by the Deep Space Exploration Society. Among the cool things: Using radio to bounce our voices off the moon. Pretty exciting, considering the moon is a couple hundred thousand miles away.
Then there was dancing, of course. But since we’re on the second floor in a hotel room where the furniture bounced and rattled every time I jumped, I had to keep myself to level one.
Happy day!
Day 39 of 52 Nia dance
It’s a busy travel day, so I danced the shorter 35-minute online Bloom routine with Kellie Chambers.
I’m like the bee on my rosemary in this picture. Blooming nicely here in October in mild Oregon, the rosemary bushes still attract dozens of bees, and they arrive just a little before the sun touches the plants. I got an early start, too, tumbling out of bed to dance in PJs.
Somewhere in the last 10 minutes of dancing, my mind let go of words for just a few moments and was all movement, breath, music. That doesn’t happen very often. Mostly my brain is working… what to do next, what time it might be, what will I write about, what about pain, anything hurting? It can be so noisy in there.
I love it when it quiets. I have a little experience with meditation, with noticing the breath while sitting. To have the mind quiet for just a bit while moving is a rare and welcome part of Nia for me.
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 