Rejuvenated and Restored

Last night I went to bed planning on waking up early t0 catch the 8:30 bus (with my bike) to Kahului then to Wailuku to begin a 60 mile bike trip around the west coast of Maui. I wanted to split the trip into two legs and spend the night in Lahaina then finish the last leg back to Kahului the next day. But… when my alarm went off at 7:15 my bed seemed way too comfy to roll out of. I think the combination of working late, being on my feet for 7 hours and laying out in the sun had drained me of all my energy. So, instead I lay around the house (although I did get a lot of house chores, cooking, and office stuff done) until the late afternoon. Luckily I checked out Haiku’s Studio Maui yoga schedule and found that they had a 4:30 Jivamukti class followed by kirtan! So I hopped on my bike and pedaled the 7 or so miles to Haiku to take my first yoga class on Maui (pathetic). The class was great and I really like the teacher. She knows Sofi and Keri from Yoga Vermont, but better yet, I had so much more energy after class and I feel so stretched out and relaxed (like my pizza dough!). Starting Monday I’m going to do some work/exchange at the studio – 5 hours of volunteer work + $20 gives me five yoga classes. Not a bad deal.

I realize that I haven’t written in awhile, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been doing anything! I work five nights a week, but I have most of the day to play and sunbathe. I’m getting really good at tossing the dough in the air and I’m also trained on making salads and desserts now. Sean (long story about how we met, but he’s a doctor friend who is working at the Kahului hospital for eight months) took me surfing a couple times. I was able to get up twice on itty-bitty waves, but it was fun just to get out there and paddle around. I really want to try windsurfing, so I’m hoping Doug will have time to take me out next week (pray for wind!). Other than that, I’ve been soaking up the sun, reading (I just finished Lamb: the Gospel According to Biff and loved it) and watching the surfers. I think I’m getting a bit too used to the laid back lifestyle here…