The name Sarasweaty was inspired by the Hindu Goddess Saraswati. Saraswati is the Goddess of leaming, knowledge, music and the creative arts. The Sanskrit word sara means "essence" and swa means "self." Thus Saraswati means "the essence of the self."
For most of my adult life I have been searching for the essence of myself and in this search I, like Saraswati, have been a participant of learning and the arts. This path has lead me to my present career as a visual arts teacher. In my quest for knowledge and creative expression I learned about the mind and the spirit, but have many times neglected the BODY. I have choosen the name Sarasweaty to represent my focus on the body. This blog is dedicated to the transformation of my body image as I make an effort to honor it everyday through movement.
My goal is to put my body in to motion everyday for 20 minutes or longer. This could be in the form of walking, yoga, dancing, lifting weights, or even running! The only requirement is that the movement must be conscious. Simply walking from my classroom to the front office will not suffice as conscious movement. The motion needs to be a focus on my body and not just a mode of transportation.
I will start at DAY 1 and record my movement for that day and every consecutive day to follow. If there is ever a day I do not meet my 20 minutes of movement then I will start over. This is a journey of self discovery, which I hope will lead me to a sense of peace with my mind, BODY, and spirit. For now, it's time to sweat!!

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Day 1

Flatirons Athletic Club
Elliptical Machine with Cardio Intervals
30 Minutes
Degree of Sweat: Average

WoW! I had no idea there were so many definitions for S W E A T. In honor of the beginning of this journey I sat in the Sauna for 15 minutes after my work out just so I could experience
S W E A T. The heat encouraged drips of sweat to roll over each curve of my body as I lay there wondering what lessons this journey will bring me.

sweat

[swet] Show IPA verb,sweat or sweat·ed,sweat·ing, noun, adjective
–verb (used without object)
1.
to perspire, esp. freely or profusely.
2.
to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a heap or cheese.
3.
to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation.
4.
(of moisture or liquid) to ooze or be exuded.
5.
Informal. to work hard.
6.
Informal. to experience distress, as from anxiety.
7.
(of tobacco) to ferment.
–verb (used with object)
8.
to excrete (perspiration, moisture, etc.) through the pores of the skin.
9.
to exude in drops or small particles: The drying figs sweat tiny drops of moisture.
10.
to send forth or get rid of with or like perspiration (often fol. by out or off).
11.
to wet or stain with perspiration.
12.
to cause (a person, a horse, etc.) to perspire.
13.
to cause to exude moisture, esp. as a step in an industrial drying process: to sweat wood.
14.
to earn, produce, or obtain (a result, promotion, compliment, etc.) by hard work.
15.
to cause to lose (weight) as by perspiring or hard work: The hard week's work sweated five pounds off him.
16.
to cause, force, or bring pressure on (a person, an animal, etc.) to work hard.
17.
to employ (workers) at low wages, for long hours, or under other unfavorable conditions.
18.
to labor with meticulous care over: The manufacturer of this beautiful car has really sweated the details.
19.
Slang.
a.
to obtain or extort (money) from someone.
b.
to extort money from; fleece.
20.
Slang. to subject to severe questioning; give the third degree to.
21.
Metallurgy.
a.
to heat (an alloy) in order to remove a constituent melting at a lower temperature than the alloy as a whole.
b.
to heat (solder or the like) to melting.
c.
to join (metal objects) by heating and pressing together, usually with solder.
22.
to remove bits of metal from (gold coins) by shaking them against one another, as in a bag.Compare clip1 (def. 4).
23.
to cause (tobacco or cocoa) to ferment.
–noun
24.
the process of sweating or perspiring.
25.
that which is secreted from sweat glands; perspiration.
26.
a state or a period of sweating.
27.
hard work.
28.
Informal. a state of anxiety or impatience.
29.
a process of inducing sweating or perspiration, or of being sweated, as in medical treatment.
30.
moisture exuded from something or gathered on a surface.
31.
an exuding of moisture, as by a substance.
32.
an inducing of such exudation, as in some industrial process.
33.
a run given to a horse for exercise, as before a race.
34.
sweats, Informal. sweatpants, sweatshirts, sweat suits, or the like.
–adjective
35.
Informal.
a.
(of clothes) made to be worn for exercise, sports, or other physical activity.
b.
made of the absorbent fabric used for such clothes:sweat dresses.
c.
of, for, or associated with such clothes: the sweat look in sportswear.