Rainy Day Session

Abandoned Bird Cage on a Bench at Work*

Last Thursday one of my coworkers asked me to deliver a Secret Santa gift. You like to walk, she said. It's kind of funny that I have a reputation, with one of the youngins, for walking.

The annual holiday work party was on Friday and it was ridiculous how I was looking forward to stepping away from my desk just a few hours earlier than usual. Won a Starbucks gift card and it's so weird; I've won gift cards the last two years and sensed that I would win something again this year...

Went to a 5:00 p.m. yoga class on Friday and everyone wanted to do something gentle. Stopped at home to eat then went to give a sound massage. It was a very cool p.m., rainy day session and the first of four sound massages that I had scheduled this past weekend. I've seen the sessions referred to as sonic massages and I like that description.

For the last three sessions, no one knew what to expect and they were all surprised that the bowls would be placed on their bodies. I was thrilled that, at some point, all three newbies fell asleep. Made some rookie mistakes but, thankfully, they weren't intrusive ones.

Enjoyed the meaningful conversations after the sessions too and it was super cool to see the relaxed look on people's faces afterwards while chatting with them. Also feel like I learned something from every session and that sound therapy is making me even more mindful. Something that I'll be adding is a little centering exercise at the beginning of each session. Forgot to do that yesterday but it's definitely something that I want to incorporate.

My main soundtrack for the weekend was The Best of Tuck and Patti as I drove around to sessions and while doing errands. Managed to get a few chores done. Also went to Zumba on Saturday and for a short walk on Sunday. It was an exhilarating and humbling weekend. 

*The bird cage made me think of Paul Laurence Dunbar's Sympathy poem.