Breakdown Week

Week 5 is breakdown week. What that means is almost everyone is either crying, laughing hysterically, or really really angry. The combination of sleep-deprevation, posture clinic twice a day, dialogue memorization, and yoga twice a day accelerates the process of getting rid of the crap [mentally and physically] out of your system. It wasn't so bad for me since I had my crying week a couple of weeks ago. Don't get me wrong, I still had my share of tears this week, but it wasn't as intense as before.

I managed to be the last one to get Tree Pose in on Thursday night. The lead teacher said we'll take two more, then wrap it up for the night. So I jumped up and got in the queue [This is in the foyer/entrance of the suite, where we prepare/freak out/calm down before we walk into the "yoga room", the main area of the room in front of everyone].

They were talking a long time to the guy who presented before me, and then the lead teacher said that all for tonight. I said "Noooooooo, I have been back here doing Pranayama Breathing for 5 minutes! Please let me go, plllllleeeease!". And the rest of the Group 8'er's were cheering to let me do my dialogue. So they said okay, and it certainly was NOT my best performance. There seemed to be a 10-second delay between my brain and my mouth - probably that sleep-deprevation thing! My group said I did fine, and the teacher-feedback was okay, but I was disappointed. But it's done, so great, move on, start studying Toe Stand for tomorrow morning!

Hump Day!

Today is exactly 1/2 way through training. Wow.

I'm going a little into sleep-deprevation mode. We studied Triangle last night in my room until 2 am. There was a knock on my door at 1:30, and it was Security telling us to keep it down please, they've had 2 complaints about the noise. Oops!

I did a good Triangle dialogue in front of Diane Ducharme [from Boston] so I felt good about that.

Sunny [from Melissa's teacher training] has arrived, so it was great to see her and get a big hug! I never saw Julie from the Edmonton West studio at all when she was here.

Gotta sleep fast now as one of the Group 8'ers is coming at 6 am so we can memorize Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose for Posture Clinic tomorrow morning.

Rock on...

Well, I did Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose really good, and I actually saw the bodies!! Yeah! I hope that continues through the rest of them now. My homework is to punch out at the end...literally...make a fist and punch to get more emphasis at the end. Growing up with 3 brothers, that shouldn't be too hard to do. :)

So it is now 11:40pm and the night has just begun. Three other people from Group 8 are coming to my room [since I don't have a roommate] so we can memorize Triangle for tomorrow morning. I'll let you know what time we finish. The fun has just begun!

I did it again

I have been trying so hard to look at the bodies, which is my homework, while I am doing the dialogue and I can't seem to be able to do it. I blanked out again last night for Balancing Stick, and then missed a line, then mixed up some lines. Ug! I had really nice feedback though, they were very gentle with me!

On a happier note, Anatomy is done...hurray!! The exam yesterday was on the nervous, endocrine, respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems. I was freaking out about that too over the weekend but I got 39/50, for a total of 79% overall for the two exams so I am VERY happy about that. Now I can just concentrate on dialogue from now on.

Pictures

Thanks to Leanne for her pictures...

Week 4 done!

I feel like I am in a time warp...

It's astounding, time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll
But listen closely, not for very much longer
I've got to keep control.

The above lyrics are from the Rocky Horror Picture show, and very appropriate for me right now. It's hard to believe I have been here a month yet each day seems sooo long.

My body and my brain have never worked so hard EVER and it feels great! I am staying positive and staying away from drama-rama's happening around me.

My goal this next week is to...as my wise young niece Melissa says...don't over-think! Trust that the dialogue is in my brain. Posture clinic study groups have now been set up for every Saturday and Sunday from 4-6pm. I went to it yesterday and it was awesome! It is helping me get out of my head. There were actual seconds(!) where I was seeing the bodies when I was reciting the dialogue! I am going again to today's session.

Julie, the owner of the Edmonton west end studio arrived last night. I haven't seen her yet, but it will be great to see her smiling happy face! And since today is November 1st, it means only 23 more sleeps until Melissa arrives!! Yay!