Savasana

At the end of yoga, there is a period of rest called "savasana". I think what's suppose to happen is that you give in to the earth totally supporting your body and you create a still, quiet, yet alert, mind. Well, the earth supporting my body part I've got down cold; it's the quiet mind that's proving elusive. Yesterday, my savasana went something like this:

I began by replaying scenes from Christopher Guest's latest film For Your Consideration over and over again and then, I wondered if my husband had remembered to pick up the milk and I hope he got the "antibiotic- free" kind and not the gross kind from the KB Mart--and what are the kids gonna do all summer? And which comes first this year, Easter or Passover? Do you think the groundhogs will return? Is it even worth planting a garden? And when did she start selling real estate? It's not like she needs the money...How's my mother doing? is the new cat settling in with the dog? The kids need to get to the dentist--does he take insurance? Do we even have dental insurance? I wonder if Parker Posey really is Jewish?...

"Okay. Slowly come back into the room. Take three cleansing breaths..."

I'll keep working on it.