28/08/2010Honey, honey, honey . . .7am we all got given our certificates and spiritual names, given a pot of honey (yummy to dip my bananas in, I have such a sweet tooth since India I add sugar and honey to everything, it's terrible but tastes so good) and got dotted, I always forget when I get dotted and smear it all over me head,Deepti - full of light- IreneShoba-brilliant, beautiful and attractive-JeanieJyoti- light-AmieAnisha -unobstructed/continous-ClaraBhav...

27/08/2010Party time in the mcleod . . .After a grabbing a couple hours kip it was time for the final chant. Final ashtanga self practice which I skipped as my shoulder was completely numb, so it was a cuppa with Darren and Sarah and then a trip to the post office to send my books home from the course and a couple of nerdy ones I purchased so I have the pleasure of looking forward to when I get home.As it feels like home here, it's weird same faces, same places, ...

26/08/2010Same old same old, soon to come to an end . . .I had my first salad for tea, feeling brave. It was gorgeous weather sitting on the roof top having fresh salad watching the sun set, feeling not ill it finally feels like a holiday! Clara and Leyvan were having tea on their roof so me and Darren joined them, we attempted some singing, but it was lovely just chilling in good company with a clear sky, shining moon amongst the mountains drinking chai eating c...

25/08/2010Cows in distress . . .Yep that's what it sounds like when the class chants 'om'. It was horrendous I couldn't meditate coz of the hideousness of it all! I did manage to snooze, but it's a weird state I go to, where I can hear myself snoring but my body is paralysed and I can't do anything about it. But that's just like all my weird sleep walking, which I discussed with Leyvan about over teaRevenge of the trapped nerve, oh yes its back, in my right shoul...

24/08/2010Happy birthday mammy . . .I was up at 6 and walked to the church and graveyard which was nice, I was so full of energy that I had my ipod and just sang my heart out all the way there and back. I then did pilates on my balcony and cleaned and washed clothes, sat in a cafe for brekkie all before 9 where all the yoga lot met up and we went out to firstly Indrunag, which was a random temple. We got sat down inside where they light a fire and put various her...