Hello Everyone,

I am back from Ohio. My mom is feeling much better and we had a wonderful visit. It felt good to take care of her and much of the time it was just the two of us. When you grow up in a big family time alone with a parent is precious and rare!

My mom was recovering from walking pneuonia and bronchitis so we did not do much yoga or exercise like we normally do. I brought back one of my favorite books called Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain. It was a book my mom had years ago. My siblings and I used to tease her about her large collection of new age books and ironically I have many of the same books years later! It's one of the best books I've read on manifesting what you want throught positive visualization exercises. It's simple and well written and easy to comprehend. We reread the book and did many of the exercises. 

My mom and I have always celebrated physical health through yoga, sports, and fitness. It is one of the things I am most grateful for her instilling in me.This visit was unique in that it was more of a celebration of emotional health and well-being through stillness. It was good for us to slow our pace way down and just enjoy the simple pleasure of being together. We had some great conversations, laughed a lot and cried some too. We watched a lot of movies and we both especially loved a beautifully touching movie called The Visitor.

My mom is very optimistic about her cancer treatment. Her surgery has been scheduled for March 3rd and most likely she will need chemo and radiation. All of us kids are there for her and I know she will get through this with grace and hopefully some humor too. 

Thank you all for you kind words and positive thoughts. I look forward to seeing you in class soon. 

Love Laura