Road To Mysore

The past 8 months has been intense. It has been all work, work, work and save, save, save. My body is feeling it now especially my neck. Last weekend, I did 6 massages on Saturday, 4 massages on Sunday and another 4 on Monday since I was off from my real job. Last night it finally caught up on me. I was scheduled to do one a 7PM and another at 8:15. I was too tired to do both, so I begged another therapist to pick up my 8:15 and she did. The massage I gave at 7PM was a nightmare. I was so tired. I could barely focus and I was just praying for the hour to go by. That morning I had to get up at 5AM to get to the shala by 6:30 so it was a very long day. I went home right after the massage and was in bed by 9PM. I don’t know why I’m still pushing myself. I’ve hit my saving goals and now it’s time to smell the roses. When you’ve been going full speed for a long time, slowing down could be difficult.

Tonight I decided to hit the Russian bath. I love going to the Russian bath. It reminds me of those Russian mobster movies because a lot of the people that go look like they’re from the mob. I’m always the only Asia but I still go. I love going to the Russian hot room, which is extremely hot, and then jumping into a cold plunge. I do that about 4 or 5 times. If anyone is interested, it’s on Pico and a few blocks east of Fairfax. It’s not a very good area but it’s reasonably priced and the Jacuzzi and sauna are really hot. It’s great after a nice hard practice. I always sleep well after the bath. Later this week I’m going to schedule a massage. I’m not trading though. I think I’m paying for the next one. I’m giving my hands a break. I’m also taking Saturday off. I haven’t decided on what I’m going to do. When your working everyday, you don’t have to think about these things.

Since I got to bed early last night, I woke up at 4:30AM. I got to the shala pretty early and started my practice by 6:20. Although the class formally starts at 7, there are normally about 7 to 9 people already practicing including Matt. I slept so well last night so practice was a breeze. Rolf got in late because of LA traffic so I was already closing my practice when he arrived. I left the shala and got to work in 45 minutes. That’s a 5-minute improvement from yesterday. This morning I tried Beverly Blvd. Yesterday, I used Olympic Blvd. and tomorrow I’ll either try Wilshire or Santa Monica. By late next week, I’ll figure out the fastest route.