In the spirit of my challenge my first summer reading (aside from my physiology course, of course) is Buddha by Deepak Chopra:
Buddha is essentially the story of Siddhartha the prince who eventually became Gautama the wandering monk on his path to enlightenment as Buddha the Compassionate One. So far I am a huge fan - especially upon learning that Buddha's mother is Queen Maya. She is a woman so strong and so mystifying, and I just love it. Jamie kindly pointed out it's a different spelling (thanks darling), but that doesn't bother me. My favourite quote feels like something I want to take with me for the next 30 days ...
'the world could touch Maya, move her, hurt her, but never change her.'
except, you know - the whole point of doing this challenge and cleanse is to change my routines and be healthy, and change the way I relate to my mind and body... I suppose we don't really have to think of that as change so much as enhance. Or bend and stretch, constantly adjusting ever so slightly that you're in a constant state of motion - like settling into your first downward-facing dog of the day. I suppose I should say Adho Mukha Svanasana if I'm being proper ... but most of us know that takes time.
The moral of this is - I highly recommend this for anyone interested in the history of Buddha, or a story that could probably speak to anyone.
On another note - we had breakfast for dinner tonight! I love those days. Besides, I wanted to get my fill of foods I won't be able to eat on the cleanse, so here it is:
Yummmm! My parents and brother will be shocked that I actually eat eggs now - right before I have to give them up for three weeks! But this delicious ham, cheese and chives omelette (thank you Jamie!!) with a side of maple bacon and toast with peanut butter. Every single item on this plate is forbidden as of Sunday. And it was worth every delicious bite!
I did buy some tofu today. Jana inspired me to make peanut butter tofu and I just don't want to wait - that will be my experiment for dinner on Day 1 tomorrow!
I'm excited to get started tomorrow! It has been a while since I've done a regular Moksha class (don't you just love being an unemployed student?? With a VERY loving and generous mother and father!) so I am anxious to see how graceful my Dancer's pose is! I can't wait to sweat it out tomorrow.
I hope everyone got out to enjoy the beautiful weather today, and I have to say WOO HOO to everyone in Winnipeg celebrating the return of the Jets today! Yaayyy!
Good luck to everyone beginning the challenge and cleanse tomorrow!
The most important pieces of equipment you need for doing yoga are your body and your mind.-- Rodney Yee
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