So excited!!! Yesterday mom and I didn’t get a chance to meditate our second time before we went to her final class so we had to do it later when we got home. Mom has been very sleepy after meditation so I suggested she try something a little different. I told her to do all her normal bed time rituals before meditating, then sit in bed to meditate. We lie down for 10 minutes after meditation and she is always ready to nap. So I told her she should lie down and let herself fall asleep. I just spoke to her and she said she did this and fell asleep maybe around 10pm and didn’t wake up until…. 11 AM!!! That’s right she slept over 12 hours!! This so freakin amazing! Mom rarely sleeps more than 3 or 4 hours a night. She slept ALL NIGHT without waking up! Another day with no headache for her as well AND..yes AND she had a day with no need for pain pills. This is after four days of crawling on the floor. I guess if you don’t know the physical pain she has been in for so many years you won’t find this as shocking as I do. She has been sleep deprived for such a long, long time and that is contributing to her pain and stress. Her body never has a chance to repair itself. She has also been doing the light yoga stretches I taught her and feels like it’s helping. I’m so excited for the progress she is making.

Okay little note on my own meditation from Monday’s class. We only do a 10 minute meditation. I had another episode of rocking/swaying and my palms became VERY VERY hot. This time I realized it happened when I had been able to transcend to a place with no thought or mantra and I got there very quickly. I’m not sure if that was the case in previous episodes.

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