26/7/2010

No aches . . . That can't be possible . . .

So I had not a single ache when I woke up this morning, which resulted in conquering the fear of running in India. I struggled to breathe, but I was at home, hopefully all the yoga and not abusing the body with drink, passive smoking and pollution will sort me out!

I've decided that I'm going to become one of those hippie tourists in Mccleod ganj. I bought another pair of low crotch pants, my last pair were plain, these are a 70/80s pattern, I love them. For these kinda pants you can get the plain ones for 180 and patterned 200rupees, but they always try to charge 50 rupees more. I also bought a tent come raincoat for 750 rupees, everything needs more than one use to be allowed in my bag!

Most days I have my rope attached to the curtain rails with my washing drying, it does make me laugh as nothing ever dries completely with the humidity so you pop on your damp clothes then they dry, if you hang up anything dry to air it becomes damp.

Did the usually two yoga classes at universal yoga, Mahi (pronounced marhee, so I'm guessing the spelling) throughout the whole class, 'vicky, keep your back straight', over and over again, then he starts picking me up throwing me around and bending my body in shapes I never thought I would be able to do.

Indian cookery class, oh my the food was amazing, but so much salt and oil goes into the food, did it with Jeannie and Veronique, 300 rupees each, you get to eat all the food after, so we stuffed our faces, big mistake for yoga for me, one word - wind.

But I'm pleased I had my first bowel movement this morning since coming away so all the hot and spicy food and ginger tea must be starting to kick in.

Met a couple people off the meditation retreats of being a mute for 10days, I did at one point consider this, so pleased I decided against it. You sit crossed legged with a straight back for 10 hours a day, craziness and the worst bit is, some people do it twice a year, the more you go the less food and drink you get.

Over the last couple days I've found out on my course you have to be able to nasal floss to pass and sing the hindi prayers at the beginning and end of each session, I've never heard such ridiculousness. I reckon a lot of muttering when I'm singing the prayers.

My disgusting spider bite burst today just before my massage, I'm still popping tiger balm on all me bites and smearing odomos to prevent any other creature great or small from biting me. But my bites are still there like growths on all my upper body.

To end with you get fined for smoking on the streets a 100rupees. xx