Yesterday and today I worked on this Zen Doodle, which I hoped would be a way to do a centering meditation. I have a lovely recording of Indian flute music which is very soothing, and I sit down with my journal and light some candles and try to just be.
It's funny how a form of doodling which I did all the time in my high school and college notebooks is now a widely recognized form of art creativity : ) I'm not sure how it will work out as a meditation practice, but it's fun to keep a notebook out and fill things in while, say, waiting for water to boil.
We also went to a rehearsal last night for some Balkan music that we will be playing for a dance class in a couple of weeks. The music sounds pretty good, more practice would be helpful, but we are in good shape. All but my arm, that is. Still giving me trouble after about 30 minutes. I'm going to practice slowly and carefully this evening to see if I can find out what is going on.
