energy and sound

There is so much amazing music in the world And there is so much great stuff hailing from Portland. I know y'all already got this but I feel like I've been sort of plodding along letting it all pass me by.

I went to this Oregon Public Radio show being taped last night (Live Wire) and heard this band Nurses. Number one they were adorable boys playing a variety of things passed through their "heap". A bunch of electronic gadgets distorting the sound. I liked it. And I loved that these guys bounced around and sang to a seated, mostly middle aged and older audience. It was hilarious at first, then the music took me away.

Now I'm eating dinner but while I was cooking I was listening to some public radio music show. I think I must have pandora'd 3 or 4 bands I've never heard of. They had a band in the studio that I also really liked. I like music, I like the radio and I love Pandora. Okay enough dorking out.

I went for a walk tonight to get some air (and rain). I wanted to start feeling better. I've been funky for a few days now and I'm kind of over it. For some reason I couldn't get myself to walk far from my house, I circled closely and then just came home. I remembered Reiki.

I took a Reiki class a month or two ago and was doing really well at practicing every day. But for some reason I have not been making time for it much this past week. I don't know why, It's not like I have a hectic schedule (insert eye roll here).

So I decided to give myself a treatment. My intention was to feel better, lighter, happy even? I lay my hands on my eyes and feel the heat. Clearing my brain was difficult but by the time I got to the second position I could feel my head pulsing, by the forth position my body was coursing with energy. I lay on my side for the 8th and final position and covered myself including my face with a blanket. My eyes closed I was seeing bursts of moving color that kind of freaked me out. I had to open my eyes just to make sure something wasn't wrong outside my head. No just energy pulsing, I guess?

Sound crazy? It is! And I feel so much better for it. I can actually hear the music and enjoy my evening.

Okay, here's the list of music I'm now listening to, check it out!

Thao With The Get Down Stay Down - Know Better Learn Faster (sounds about right)
The Xx
Nurses