I spoke to the visa facilitator last Saturday and he answered all my questions. He assured me that he could get me a minimum of 6 months and if I wanted a one-year visa he could also arrange for it. He suggested that we send our application on the first week of August so that it would be good until early February. I’m glad that’s all settled, so I decided to call to my travel agent this morning and booked my flight. There are a few adjustments that need to be made but as a whole it looks good. I’ll give details when it’s finalized.
I’ve finally slowed down. I’ve cut the number of massages to about 8 to 10 from a high of about 14/week. Now I get to bed much earlier to get to the Silverlake shala at around 6:20AM. I don’t think I could ever completely slow down. It’s not in my nature. I need to constantly do something.
I spent most of Saturday with my brother and we ended up shopping. He needed to get more stuff for my parents and sister. I haven’t done that in a long time so I spent more than I normally do. My sister calls it “therapy�. I’m glad I got some new clothes because I’m the type of person who likes to wear the same clothes again and again. When it comes to fashion, I have none. After office hours, I’m just dying to get out of my work clothes and change into a T-shirt, shorts or sweat pants and flip-flops. Comfort has always come before fashion.
Last Sunday, Dominic Corigliano was at the shala practicing. He didn’t stay to assist but I was able to talk to him before I started my practice. It was nice to see him. He is one of my favorite ashtanga teachers because I’ve learned so much from him and his easy to talk to.
This morning’s practice was pretty good. Noah helped me get deeper in Mari A. Normally I'll bind my arm closer to the knee because my shoulders are tight (all that swimming). This morning he brought my arm closer to my ankle. I know that this is how it should be but with my tight shoulders and my belly, I can’t bind that way on my own. It felt good though and the posture felt so much deeper. He also showed me a different way of approaching navasana (not one of my favorite postures). I’ve been doing it the lazy way for such a long time. It was a more difficult approach but I can see the benefits. I realized that I need to love the postures I hate.
The Sarah Mclachlan concert is this Wednesday and I was planning on going to Staples Center to scalp me a ticket. I've been trying to get good seats from the different people I know and they couldn't help me. Today, the music gods answered my prayers. The executive assistant of the managing director of our firm said she had two extra tickets and that I could have it. She could have kept it for herself coz her husband likes Sarah but she decided to give it to me. She rocks!!! :) Our firm owns four seats in the Staples Center so they have first option on buying any concert tickets. They just buy the tickets and give it to clients. Since none of our clients wanted it, I got myself 2 tickets and a parking pass.