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[spookygrlfriend]

I've got a new job. A medicated dog who has to have special meals, with messy digestive problems. I just switched thesis topics, and am starting over. I've got an online business. I'm trying to figure out life after graduation. I need to find a new apartment soon. I'm stuck in a meditation class that puts me in extreme physical pain, so that I

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[upanishadic]

that sounds like a stupid class... you can meditate without having to contort your body or be in a full lotus position. your teacher should understand that and accommodate for you if it is actually painful.

[spookygrlfriend]

Yeah, it's more me than the class... I have (relatively mild) scoliosis so sitting straight up for the better part of two hours is a bit difficult. I expected it to wear out my back muscles (but that's probably a good thing) but my tailbone is at sort of a weird angle and I think I also bruised some vertebrae that touch (or come way too close to touching) when I'm sitting straight.

I'm going to give it a week or two but if it doesn't get better I'll tell the guy. Could just be a sign of how out of shape I am :-P

[upanishadic]

yeah... i have (had?) a pronounced form of kyphosis (similar to scoliosis but directionally different), and i started doing a regimen of calisthenics that focused on my core (especially lower back), as well as lazy yoga (my own attempt[s] that usually lasted 25 minutes TOPS each session), and found that to help with my back pain A LOT.

and yeah, keeping your back straight is the hardest part about meditation. but it's more of an obstacle than a permanent problem-- keeping good posture gets easier with time

[spookygrlfriend]

Yeah I'm hoping that it'll strengthen my crappy back muscles. Yoga was excellent for the back pain but my work schedule conflicts with all the yoga-for-pe-credit classes, so I just have to do it on my own now. Which means, so far, that I don't. But we'll see. Perhaps I'll buy a book.

[teleri_moses]

Stop eating your dog's pills!!!!

Can I see a picture of him/her?

[spookygrlfriend]

The dog?

[teleri_moses]

No your nails? No, Travis? Yes the dog.