What a day, what a day! I started out with a trek up Doe Mountain. Both Mr. Sedona's guidebook and the Forestry map promised this would be a moderate hike. It was way better than that! Within a few steps, this trail was taking me vertical. As the trail progressed it got steeper and steeper. I was beginning to wonder if I had strayed onto the wrong trail. But it was a pleasant challenge, stimulating deep lung breathing. It was very exciting. And just as I was ready to keep going up and up, I met a couple who told me I was near the top. When I got to the top I reached a beautiful plateau. Slightly overcast skies and red rock mountain views all around.
There were a lot of little trails up there, but I stuck to the main trail. That is, until it let me to a large rocky ledge on the other side. It was breathtaking. First I sat in half-lotus, started Dahn Jon breathing. I relaxed my shoulders and did a little Brain Wave Vibration. After a while, I had to stand. The view was captivating. The ledge was flat enough and large enough, that I could see the edge and the large drop down, but I was safely far enough in to avoid falling. I started walking along this "edgy" path. It was amazing. I was able to "manage" that slight vertigo feeling you get when you look over the edge of a building or hill. Normally, it is a natural reaction to pull back when encountering this feeling. But I was conscious of the fact that I was safe and secure, with little danger of falling. So I watched and reflected on that feeling. It became invigorating and I started doing Hand Ki Gong. Then full Ki Gong. I was standing on one leg despite the illusion that the edge was near. I walked away with yong chon sparking the red stony ground. Jangsaeng walking was so natural.
It's a good life lesson. Sometimes we focus on feelings or even our limited perception of circumstances and let that take us away from the potential blessing in the circumstances. I think that experience really opened some energy points for me. On my way back, I encountered numerous Agave trees--funny that I didn't see them on the way up. And I felt little droplets of rain as sunlight beamed off far away mountains. Then the scent that arose was like nothing I had ever experienced. Maybe it was the soil, the combination of plants, the pre-rain atmosphere. I don't know, but I wish I could record it.
Yes there were wonderful views, but once again Sedona has showed me that beauty is a holistic experience!
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