[Magdalen] Quiet in the pub...

[Jay Weigel]

That sort of thing occasionally does happen, and it's quite a surprise when
it does! Sally, have you ever heard of, or tried, restorative yoga? It's a
type of yoga in which the poses are held for an extended time, supported by
blankets, bolsters, pillows, and straps. I have been doing it off and on
for about a year and a half, recently started back on it, and it does
wonders for my back, which mostly suffers the vagaries of age and a nursing
career.  I go to a class taught by an Iyengar Yoga instructor, but the
poses etc. can be done at home. I highly recommend it for relaxation and
flexibility! Look it up online. There are some videos available on
YouTube....check them out and see what you think. I'd send links but that's
a little difficult from this iPad.

On Saturday, April 11, 2015, <sally.davies at gmail.com> wrote:

> Spent an unexpectedly pleasant morning driving out to my sister's farm to
> retrieve Keith's car, which had to be abandoned there last weekend when the
> roads washed away. Lunch in the relaxed annd friendly village of Patensie
> with Keith, Linda and my niece and nephew; then drove back to PE as
> passenger and official licensed driver for my 17 year old nephew who is
> much more comfortable driving their twin cab 4X4 than I would be.
>
> The damage to the farm road was so bad that we couldn't even get the 4X4
> vehicles out but had to make a bedraggled exit on a trailer pulled by my
> BIL's tractor.
>
> Then spent a less pleasant but nonetheless satisfying afternoon with my
> neuropsychology books, through which I plod whenever there's enough of a
> gap, in a vain attempt to catch up with where I'm supposed to be on this
> course I'm doing.
>
> Now it's time to chill with a TV show or two, a glass of wine-and-water,
> and some supper made by my DH. Kids are on school holidays till nearly the
> end of the month so things are more relaxed than usual even though I have
> to be at work most days...
>
> An odd thing, and something for which I should officially give
> thanks...whilst testing the first drift in Guy's truck, sat in the back and
> hanging on for dear life, we fell into a hole amongst the rocks and I
> sustained a jarring, rather painful shock-wave up my spine. I was most
> upset as in the past this kind of thing has put me back onto medication,
> lots of pain, lots of expensive physio...but not this time.
>
> Quite the reverse, the niggling back pain I've had for months has
> disappeared. My physio says it prrobably manipulated my spine back into a
> good position!! Who knew?? But praise be to God anyway, for yet another
> mysterious work-around!
>
> Sally D
> On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 at 6:53 PM Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > I have just returned from the Episcopal Communicators conference at
> Bishop
> > Claggett camp in Maryland.  While there I ran into friends/colleagues of
> > current and former list-sibs, including Gillian Barr, Eric Funston, Ginga
> > Wilder and Georgia DuBose.  And we enjoyed listening to the Presiding
> > Bishop talk rather informally about the state of the church and the
> > blessings & challenges of her nine years as PB.
> >
> > Eleanor
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Is everyone out enjoying the somewhat chilly spring weather?
> > >
> >
>