OK, wow. A few things to report but I have to get this one off my chest first. So, I decided to get a massage today (booked it yesterday at a place I really like called Prema Sai...a funky, calming place with some spirituality in the air). I haven't been there in ages so of course, the practitioners change and I have no idea who I'm getting. Her name ended up being Terri; a young, fun, tiny little blond 'girl' with cool short hair. She puts me in the room and I started stripping down. As I layed face down on the massage table I realized that I didn't even look around the room to get a sense of what this Terri chick is all about. Usually, I like getting a feel of the room and the things in it. "Oh well" I think, "I'll check it out when we're done".Sometime during the massage I started getting a sense that Terri did other therapies as well and I asked her. She does...energy work, craniosacral therapy, etc. Then a vision popped into my mind and I saw an eagle man spreading his wings while facing me head on. He stayed there long enough for me to recognize that yes, this is what I was actually seeing. I remember thinking he was a chief eagle man and looking harder for the head dress...that wasn't clear to me and he started to fade fast. "Hmmm" I thought. "I'm going to google the meaning of eagle in Native American terms when I get home". Then I wondered if I was just crazy and vibing off the energy of being in a holistic clinic.
Remember how I said I wanted to check out the room before leaving? No word of a lie, as I am sitting up from my massage, I looked up and there was a vase filled with feathers on a high shelf right beside the massage table. Eagle feathers? Weird! Coincidence? This is something that happens to sista G, not me...I couldn't wait to get home and figure this out.
I googled the meaning of eagle and you have no idea how meaningful the eagle description is in my life right now, I nearly fell off my freakin' chair when I read about eagle. You will likely understand this more as I blog more regularly and things move forward. Key words that resonate with me are courage, freedom, a message to trust and fly...
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The other things I can't forget to mention are that I spoke with THE Kris Carr on the phone on Wednesday. I happened to visit her website at random (I visit now and then for inspiration) and saw that she was offering phone consults. I signed up without hesitation and then felt more and more dorky and nervous as the day of the phone call approached. I'm not one to 'talk to strangers' and admittedly felt like a groupie, like I was calling a celebrity or something. Ugh.
Anyway, she is by far the coolest gal on this planet, filled me with ideas and inspiration, and we bonded over our love of New Mexico which she deems as her 'spiritual center'. I hear ya sister! I also loved how she considers herself a 'spiritual marathon runner'. She has led the way for so many of us young cancer survivors and has done all the leg work to pass on an incredible wealth of hope and information. Plus she swears (uses the f word), I loved that. Real. It was great to speak with her and put myself out there, outside my comfort zone. I plan on going to Upaya in Santa Fe one day now too.
I personally think her website is inspiring even if you haven't had cancer so check it out: http://www.crazysexycancer.com/ and her blog: http://www.crazysexylife.come/ (packed with jewels and jewels of information).
The last few things...what the heck is up with mishaps this week??? I was searching online for new green smoothie recipes and one woman was RAVING about using green cabbage and fruit, and how lovely the taste and color of it was. She also mentioned that it would be perfect for newbies to try (which I'm not but I like milder smoothies so what the heck). DO NOT try this at home!!!! BLEGH!!!! I took a sip of what I liken to liquid FIRE. Holy cannoli cabbage is spicy HOT! Similar I imagine to drinking garlic juice. Seriously lady? I don't know what she's thinking. I happened to share this with Kris Carr who immediately asked me, "Girl, what were you doing?". I was a little happy to hear that it was normal to hate the cabbage smoothie from the guru herself and that I wasn't just a wimp. I'm open to expanding my green smoothie repertoire and experimenting but this one was a huge bust. Gross.
And speaking of fire...despite my eagle vision, my massage today wasn't the greatest. I'm allergic to sunflower seeds and sunflower oil. So much so that even if I get it on my skin I react BADLY (coughing, can't breath). Of course when I mention this, Terri the massage therapist has to go on a hunt for massage oil not containing sunflower. After a really long time, she finally came back exhausted but armedwith some peppermint lotion instead. OK. Not!
After she massaged both arms and my back I couldn't stand it any longer! My body was on FIRE and I was freeeeezing!!! I was trying to suck it up and just brave through but I couldn't. I finally caved and told Terri how I was feeling and she started laughing. She then admitted that her eyes had been watering and her hands were tingling really badly. We laughed and then switched to a shea butter lotion which was much better but by then, the whole relaxation thing wasn't happening. Terri told me that one day she was really hot and rubbed some muscle rub (like A5-35 or Tiger Balm) all over her skin and she was freezing for the rest of the night. Exactly what I felt like. She did get me a blanket which helped though. And funny that her name was Terri...that was my given name at birth. I don't feel connected to it like I do my 'real' name Tracey but...one has to wodner if there's significance in that too considering today.
That's all folks.
