this is the start of my second week practicing here in Mysore. my body seems to have accepted the Indian environment, and i’m finding practicing here at the shala to be a wonderful experience. after 17 years of practicing Ashtanga i am really happy to have made the journey to be here.
Archive for May, 2008
“Don’t Fear…”
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sukham-asanam!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have fun in class! what a nice idea. that’s the advice i received from my teacher Chuck, via email from Hawaii, upon hearing that i was here in Mysore. he also advised me to work smart more than hard. i can truly say that this was my experience the first day in the shala.
Mysore…India?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Namaste everyone, i got to Mysore yesterday, and i’m feeling culture shock, like i left India somewhere between the all night trip from Rishikesh to the Dehli airport, the 5 am flight to Bangalore and then a taxi ride into tropical Indian suburbia, Gokulam, Mysore.
1st week in India, take rest…
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friday May 9th, up at 4am with diarrhea, just in time for my one week anniversary. again i take refuge in impermanence, this too will pass. it’s always the beginning that is the worst, nothing much one can do. India is an extreme shock to the system, we are accustomed to living in such a clean and plentiful environment in the [...]
practicing in Rishikesh
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
just arrived in Rishikesh yesterday, after a 8 hour long hot dusty bus ride from Delhi, finally made it here to the Divine Ganga Cottages www.divinegangacottage.com . feeling pretty exhausted from the travel and the night spent in the airport, i was not sure how energetic i’d be this morning, but tomorrow is a moon day so [...]
