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Guatemala: Some Me Time


Today was another one of our free days in San Marcos. I just did an energy massage which was really interesting. It was color therapy, reiki, chakra balancing and regular massage.
So basically, I chose some colors that "called" to me and they meant something. The gist of what she said was that I need to talk about my feelings or they get bottled up inside, Im very in tune with the logical/rational part of my brain. Also, I am good at explaining things in different ways to different types of people and am my best when I am outdoors and surrounded by nature. Thats why Im an outdoor educator!
Then she gave me a shoulder/face massage and some reiki on my head and Ive never gotten that before but it was nice.
Then came the chakra balancing which was bizarre. She tapped on the part of my body that corresponded with the chakra and then tried to separate my hands which were together above my head. My third and fifth chakras were out of balance because my hands separated so easily for those. That was crazy. She did some energy stuff to re-align those chakras and while I was laying there with my eyes closed, my lips tingled which was crazy because she was aligning my throat chakra. After that was more massage.

In a bit Im going to get my Mayan birth chart read by the same woman who led our candle ceremony. Apparently thats intense.

Right now Im sitting on a dock. Its getting chilly cause the sun is going down. I was supposed to meet my ladies for lunch but have no idea where they all are cause the place we were going to meet was closed. Even in this tiny town I can't find them! I should leave for my reading soon anyway.

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