Yoga and HVAC

HVAC - heating, ventilation, and cooling. I just realised this should be added on 1/6/08.

The two don't seem related, but yesterday I found out there's a relationship.

We were doing a technicque today in which you roll your tounge into a "U" shape and breathe in. The air rushes over the saliva in your mouth and evaporates it, prodcuing a cooling sensation similar to sweat evaporating. Then, you shut your mouth and exhale through your nose.

It's a calming, cooling breath good for a hot summer day. We combined it with cobra pushups from the Kundalini school of yoga. The push up begins in a sitting position with the buttocks on the heels. Then, one leans forward and puts the hands down. Next, move slowly forward along the floor and gradually move the torso up and tilt the head back slightly.

I also have thesis news: it will begin this semester instead of summer, which I am fine with - this gives me a safety net of time to finish it in. Furthermore, this replaces senior design, so I will have a senior year of classes instead of scurrying about trying to make something work there. The professors I've found to work with are just starting up a lab, so I am excited! I'll be working more so on the experimental end of everything, which is something I've always wanted to do.

This semester will be an adventure - busy but also fun.