Niseko VIII

Waking up to the snowy backdrop is always so enchanting. I can never get tired of the silent mornings when everyone else was still asleep or have already left for their respective works. It was quite relaxing and even meditative. I tried my best to still do my meditation and kundalini yoga whenever I had the free time. I took my shower and got my gear ready, I was going to ride today. I went out into cold and walked a couple of meters to the bus stop, I had no idea if it was coming or not but after waiting a couple of minutes, luckily a free shuttle bus going downtown arrived. I took it and was dropped near the Visitor Center. I walked a bit more to reach Aya, where Hiromi was doing her Vinyasa yoga class. I was able find and join the class, coincidentally I was somehow the only student so it turned out to be an awesome private class instead. The yoga session was very good and relaxing, there were also some challenging parts but I had experience with it and my body was strong. It was my first ever yoga class but I would say I did pretty well.

After the class, it was just a short walk on the way to the lifts, I put on my earphones and began my ascent to the top where I practiced for a bit. My tendency to go to my heel side was evidently strong and I really had to work on my toe side as well. But after a while, my usual pain spots would hurt and I would have to take some breaks in between. This went on for a while, though I really did enjoy the tunes and rides. When I reached my limit, I went to Tamashi's to get some ramen and maybe find Momo but she wasn't there at the moment so I got the butter corn ramen to fill me up and walked my way back to Himawari.

The two girls, Miki and Sayuri, were having a massage session by Sakurako. This was also the time I got to meet her formally. Miki was getting a massage done and I offered to burn some Palo Santo for them much to their delight. We got to talk a bit about today's riding and yoga session. After a while, they went to throw out the garbage and to buy some stuff and I spent most of the day lazing around by the couch. Dinner was also pretty good, we made some okonomiyaki and at night Hiroki and Yuuki, Sakurako's boyfriend, came over and we smoked some weed and everyone took turns playing the NES game console, from Mario Kart, Super Smash Brothers and Mario Party.Read more