Day 2
Hi Cleanse Kula,
How is Day 2 going so far? In my experience, Day 2 may feel like an emotionally charged day. I don't want to suggest how you should feel so if you're feeling happy as a clam, ride that wave! But don't be too terribly surprised if you feel emotional, irritable, weepy, angry, whatever. Some of the novelty of eating only fruits and vegetables! has worn off by now. The real challenge becomes finding that middle path, allowing these feelings to arise, noticing them, even staying with them for awhile to learn from them but not allowing them to sweep you off course completely. Please allow the Cleanse Kula to be your anchor on what might feel like stormy seas!
So, how's it going?
posted by Gina Caputo - Yogini On The Loose @ 9:38 AM
10 comments
10 Comments:
Was too quite before class started. Class was great and the energy level was thru the roof for me! I even had a giggle during the ab work, Sure did make me forget my abs!
1) I am so bloated I feel like I will fly away.
2) Today I feel like I have more clarity and I am more focused and excited about this process and less grouchy.
3) I have identified what I need to work on, now it is time to get to work, or in my case, work on slowing down.
4) I am glad I have opened up to the kula. This morning instead of thinking of what I was going to say the whole time, I tried to listen better. When it was my turn, although I didn't have a well crafted and "safe" sharing experience, I was still able to share how I felt.
i feel sleepy, but i'm not grouchy or anything like that...just kinda tired.
Okay Gina I reread my cleanse packet and there it is in black and white....on page one...."perhaps not doing other physical activities you normally do(like running,walking,GYM,etc"
Guess I read over that part a little fast or the "perhaps" part seemed like an option.
Going to the gym is something I love to do. Being that I can be a total anxiety freak....working out lets that energy escape. If I am not tired from morning yoga is it really a no no to work our for an hour? It's not a giant issue for me...it's just that I go to the gym rather than take prozac. Loved class this morning.....I am finding that I like being up at dawn. Sweat like crazy again today.....even sweating while walking the dog after class. Is anyone else sweating profusely since beginning the cleanse. I even woke in the middle of the night sweating.
Kelly,
Going to the gym isn't a "no-no" BUT it's not slowing down, which we should all be practicing this week and it would be excellent practice for you to remove that outlet so you are not dependent on it. In other words, sometimes we use outlets to cope instead of sitting with the anxiety. Work out until you're so tired you can't even be anxious anymore isn't the same as sitting with your anxiety, looking for the source, feeling it out, defining it more clearly and then eventually, releasing it from the source. Working out is more fun than that but usually more temporary. I would encourage you to try something different this week, just like we already are in so many ways. One day you may not be able to go to the gym and you'll want to have honed other skills for working with anxiety, you know?
I am loving your input, kula blogsters. I would also love to hear from some of the more silent members of our kula. A few words please...????
I was tired today. My energy level this morning was low. So after class I went home took a nice long bath and then took a nap. I felt much better the rest of the day. I am going to try to go to bed earlier tonight.
Aahhh...I'm much better now that I've had a bath! I guess my alarm did go off this morning but I don't remember it and I don't remember turning it off. I'm glad I woke up when I did! For those of you out East--I overslept this morning and didn't have time to shower and had to shoot all the cleanser as I was bolting out the door to get to the studio. Therefore, I went through about six hours of asana and two full days of work with no shower! Hairy, sticky, and stinky is no way to go through the day! LOL!
I felt pretty weak and sore today!
I'm just goin with it.
Melinda :)
Its funny how I cleaned by slate this week but as things arise I just fill it back up with other stuff. I have found I seem to really be focusing on others behaviors unstead of mine. Not really the purpose here. I found the words most helpful this morning to go through the obstacle. I am getting out my pen and starting to journal right after my bath.
Comment rider,
leslie
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