O happy day!
Classes are over for the quarter!
I took my massage written final last night. It took all of fifteen minutes, and I think I did reasonably well. Especially since we had been allowed to look over the test the week before. I'm not worried. I got back my technique evaluation final results last night, too. Another C+. At least I made *new* mistakes, and fixed the old ones. I don't want to talk about it. It's over.
When I got home last night I did some yoga and pranayama to quiet my mind and ate a little. Then I tried to keep a still mind for the rest of the evening. I actually tried to stay in a meditative silence, too, but I succumbed to half an hour of TV before bed. I think it was good practice, though. Today my stress levels are down and my peace levels up.
I'm on break now for two weeks. My plans for the rest of this week are to do more yoga and meditation practice every night to try to get my self-esteem back and recenter myself. Oh, and I get to go to my Middle Eastern dance class tomorrow for the first time in months. Yay!!
I've decided to take a six month break from massage classes. It'll put me behind in getting certified, but I've been going to school for a year and three quarters, and I deserve a break. This upcoming quarter I will take one class, in Ohio massage law. But the class only meets once a week for two hours (rather than the four hours twice a week that I had this quarter). Also I have been assured that it is an easy class. Then fall quarter I don't plan to take anything at all. I'll start back taking massage classes next January. With luck I'll get different teachers. At a minimum, though, I'll be rested, fresh, and emotionally stronger.
I took my massage written final last night. It took all of fifteen minutes, and I think I did reasonably well. Especially since we had been allowed to look over the test the week before. I'm not worried. I got back my technique evaluation final results last night, too. Another C+. At least I made *new* mistakes, and fixed the old ones. I don't want to talk about it. It's over.
When I got home last night I did some yoga and pranayama to quiet my mind and ate a little. Then I tried to keep a still mind for the rest of the evening. I actually tried to stay in a meditative silence, too, but I succumbed to half an hour of TV before bed. I think it was good practice, though. Today my stress levels are down and my peace levels up.
I'm on break now for two weeks. My plans for the rest of this week are to do more yoga and meditation practice every night to try to get my self-esteem back and recenter myself. Oh, and I get to go to my Middle Eastern dance class tomorrow for the first time in months. Yay!!
I've decided to take a six month break from massage classes. It'll put me behind in getting certified, but I've been going to school for a year and three quarters, and I deserve a break. This upcoming quarter I will take one class, in Ohio massage law. But the class only meets once a week for two hours (rather than the four hours twice a week that I had this quarter). Also I have been assured that it is an easy class. Then fall quarter I don't plan to take anything at all. I'll start back taking massage classes next January. With luck I'll get different teachers. At a minimum, though, I'll be rested, fresh, and emotionally stronger.