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Last month, Kevin and I went to a Valentine's Tea Event in Santa Monica...an Indian themed evening of food, henna tattoos, music, dancing, and tea. The whole experience was lovely, but the most incredible thing was watching the dancer. For the first time in my life, I could literally SEE the energy moving through a person. It's hard to explain, but there was no blockage, no stiffness in his entire body. He was like an open window, which is the opposite of me. I'm a very tight person. The last time I touched my toes was when I was a baby, and they were, like, 6 inches away from my mouth and tasted like rainbows.

Since that event, I've been thinking about how to change my energy. I'm not entirely sure where to start, or if it's even possible. In the past, I've tried yoga and meditation. Both disciplines were like dripping tobasco sauce in slow intervals up my nose. I was wildly uncomfortable, stressed, annoyed, and grumpy about the whole proposition. Which, I realize, is why people turn to yoga and meditation in the first place. I get it. The irony's not lost on me. It's just. Dude. You gotta be kidding me.

But Katie's addicted to yoga. And she sets time aside for her devotions each morning. And her house is feng shui-ed. And the peer pressure is getting to me. With each chug of caffeine and injestion of trans fatty Twinkies, I get further and further away from the person I want to be: a calm, centered, relaxed, open, comfortable human.

So, added to the laundry list of things I need to change about myself, I will add this: Change. My. Energy. Suggestions welcome.