The concept of a mandatory "Day of Rest"

My whole family has been hit hard by whatever has been around, we had a mild version a few months ago, but this has been a challenging week.  We had plans that we could not cancel, fun plans, so all I can do is take care of everyone and send them on their way, luckily we are not knocked down like I was earlier this week, but I feel very woozy all throughout the day, even now.

wooz·y

1. unsteady, dizzy, or dazed.

One person in my class told me on Tuesday that I did not look right, really tired, and when I got home, I laid down and could not get out of bed for two days, feeling dizzy and unable to eat.  Today my client told me that she almost fainted yesterday, so she will cancel today's Yoga session.  Another friend of mine is just getting over a whole slew of things, and it all started with vertigo.

Another student had mentioned that if we exercise and eat right, we get upset when we get sick, it hurts our ego, we don't understand how it could have happened.  That is definitely how I feel, and it makes me think back to the events that could have led up to my wooziness.

Last Saturday night I had an amazing massage, although massage is positive and healthy for the body, it also releases toxins, and it is so important to drink and flush everything out.  Then starting Sunday my body was just cold, Monday I felt cold, also my baby had this wonderful dry cough that comes from the Santa Ana hot winds, and didn't let us sleep since Sunday.  It probably all added up, so when Tuesday came, my body was DONE.  I am definitely better but, not really functional, and my kids are also not 100%, but they are functional.  We have survived Purim fun, today is one of many birthday parties for my daughter, we have a full table of guests tonight, and then we all can rest.  The fun resumes on Sunday with a friends party, then a family gathering for my daughter, we celebrate from English birthday which is March 8th until her Hebrew birthday which is in a week, next Friday.

I always look forward to the Jewish mandatory "Day of Rest," it's from Friday sundown until Saturday sundown.  I honestly do not know how I would survive without it, and my kids understand the concept of a complete day off with no television, car, computer, phone, or anything else electronic.

I remember when my right shoulder felt like it was too high and tight, I went to the chiropractor and realized it was from a bad left ankle injury, all of my body weight learned to be only on the right. Many things do not come out of nowhere, but some do, even with flu shots, there could be a strain that was not in the shot.  I feel good in knowing that a healthy body knows how to heal itself, and it is upto us to realize when the body is asking for help, and listen.

I am going to take a nap before my kids are off of school and we head to my daughter's birthday at her school.  Then I am signing off of the world, I am counting down the seconds.

Shabbat Shalom,

So awesome, another example of a creative Purim costume,
For LA Folk, this is all made out of Duct Tape, and she runs events,
http://onarollcrafts.com/

Coach Yulia