Monday, July 9, 2012

Heart/Art Work




Why have I not been blogging? Because I, like most Americans, have been busy. But, I hope this is a substantial busyness, one with a purpose and a long-term goal. It is, that with the right activity, I will complete a transformation, even a miracle: remission of Parkinson’s Disease.
So, this summer I have been playing with visual art techniques such as clay, french dyes on silk, stone carving, multi-media drawings in a sketchbook. Then there are my domestic arts projects including gardening, furniture restoration, decorating, and culinary. All of these I consider “following my heart.” I have grown more and more heedful of this advice I was given by the PD Recovery staff in Santa Cruz.
            On the other hand there is work that I do more specifically geared towards helping my body or whatever it is (spirit? psyche?) that needs healing. This takes a little time only in my day compared to the other activities, but I do this, almost, every morning: 
Donna Eden energy exercises, specific ones that my energy worker gave me to do for homework, such as tracing all different sizes of figure eights in the air with my hands and spooning my feet with a metal spoon.
            Work out on my “Gazelle,” hopefully twice a day.
            Abs exercises for my potbelly.
            Tai Chi Chih, usually outside in bare feet.
            Some weeks I may go to as many as three yoga classes, or go for a walk or bike ride.
            It’s not much, but that is all the time I am willing to give to exercise at the moment. I am feeling well and able enough to be active. I am thankful for that. And the activity I choose is often something I love to do: creative work.

pot by Mochizuki Shu

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