This past weekend, I took a BodyTalk class for the first time since a few months after Sullivan was born. He's turning five in about a month. It was called Lymphatic Drainage and Applied A&P, which when you write it out in full becomes Veltheim Method of Lymphatic Drainage and Applied Anatomy and Physiology. Quite the mouthful and, as it turns out, quite the brainful.

I was nervous. I hadn't taken a class in so long. I used to know quite a few people in the classes I took. And now, there was no one I had ever met before or seen in a class with me. It was a bit intimidating to not be known in some way, like I had to prove myself which is silly because we were all students.

And then I had some wonderful pairings with the other students and I remembered why I love being in class sooo much. It's not just the learning, it is the exponential learning that comes from being in a class environment. If everyone in the same place is thinking about the same thing, everyone learns it a little easier because of the energy in the room. And in this COVID-19 contagious world, we were able to take this class and keep everyone safe by having it online.

During the parts of class where we practiced, I was able to practice on my mom as she was here helping with the kids. I loved that she could be my practice dummy for the class. It was truly remarkable.

I came away from class calmer as usual, but I was still following the habit of snapping at the kids. It was such an interesting dichotomy. I didn't feel the bite in my physiology that was ever present when I would get frustrated. Had that biteyness just become normal to me? Likely yes.

Google wasn't able to recognize my voice after class either. Jeremy noted long ago that my voice changes significantly from before class to after class. I can hear the change as well. Google was kind enough to not play any of my playlists because of this.

One of the coolest moments in this class was being able to visualize the sameness of the interstitial fluid (which collects debris and becomes lymphatic fluid) and looking up into the night sky, into space. The microscopic and the macrocosmic worlds reflect each other. The space between things is the focal point of the Veltheim Method of Lymphatic Drainage technique to create lasting waves that optimize the movement of the fluids within the body. I could see and feel all the potential stagnancy and fluidity. This immersive experience of what I'm working with is part of why I love what I do.

Then there was the Applied Anatomy and Physiology portion of the class. Tissues and fluids in the body are made up of cells which are made of chemicals which are made of atoms which is made up of quantum potential. And all this started with a single cell dividing which means that every cell in the human body has the instructions for every other cell in the human body. Being able the work at the quantum level of energy by drilling down through the layers of priority to after the deepest energies of the cells means we can affect even greater change within a single link of communication reestablished.

My mind expands to allow these new possibilities that are available to all of us. The limits we live within are what we have been told. For me, that all encompassing awareness of interconnectedness is how we find peace and love and authenticity in our lives. And I'm grateful for it all.