August 6
Last day on Denman Island
The end of a rich chapter. Fourteen 10-hour days of study with Fiona and Willow Walker, exploring the body and how to gift it with my hands and energy. Looking forward to getting a table and praciticing and then coming back to this beautiful place next summer.
Sure was a delight to sink into the warm, shallow Pacific waters this afternoon. Twas quite the reward at the end of a mossy forest path right out of the most charming storybook. Springy earth cushioning each step and air a luscious feast for the lungs among tall cedars. Slightly saddened but also awed by the ghosts of the butchered old-growth evidenced by the colossal stumps here and there. We stopped for a few moments, risking bites, to listen to the remarkable clatter of the thousands of busy ants whose path we crossed.
August 9
Galiano Island
Hunkered down to the quiet day of rest at Onli's comfy little home on Galiano. Enjoyed a big sleep last night and am happy to have this day mostly to myself while Onli attends to errands in Victoria. There was so little time outside of the intensive interaction with the other students on Denman and as of tomorrow I will be with bandmates 24/7 for three and a half weeks, in crowds at festivals and in bars. For one who enjoys much alone time in my life in Toronto, this is quite an overload of interaction. So today, I'm relishing in the time to write, to practice, to be quiet and reflect.
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