Day Eight - Yoga in Art

Dear all,

Day Eight and time to catch a breath after the excitement of the last few days. The perfect solution: Hatha yoga. Now, I have dabbled in yoga over the years, but this turned out to be quite a unique experience.

After meeting up with my darling friend Karla, we set off for the 'Level Gallery' situated on the High Street in Collingwood (http://www.levelgallery.ca/default2.asp )

The Gallery itself is beautiful, full of amazing local work from sculpture to landscapes ( in a dream world, I would have something very similar... on a beach.. next to a vineyard.. on top of a sushi bar.. etc etc ).

The yoga session was held within the gallery and taught by a lovely lady called Cathy. Cathy is one of those rare, serene folk who seem to walk around surrounded by a golden orb of light and is very possibly on sabbatical from Rivendell. The session was apparently for 'beginners' however this was clearly not the case. A combination of props ( yes props ) during the warm up ( called something else by Cathy in yoga language) and the sequence and speed of poses was starting to send off alarm bells in my head ringing at a very different frequency to the meditation bells being used by Cathy. However the 90 minute class went by in a flash and to top it all, during the final relaxation, we were all treated to a head massage.... total bliss.

And in other news:

1. I braved the Reindeer equivalent of no-mans land ( also called the 'death-run' )... in attempt to retrieve a food bowl that had been dragged out of the holding pen area. The silver lining is that in doing so, I stumbled upon two seperate antlers of which the Reindeer had shed over the winter (http://www.deer-library.com/artman/publish/article_161.shtml ).. Thankfully I am still alive.

2. 'Meat of the day' presented itself in a cup of 'chicken and noodle' soup.. what a discovery that was.. another classic for the favorites list.