For Richard When I decided to walk up the stairs towards the lighthouse to sit with Richard overlooking the lighthouse beach I had no idea what was to come. In fact I didn't even know his name then; I just knew that I had met his eyes on number of occasions and that I wanted to speak with him. We were sitting in a small group on the beach with other yogis and waiting for the sunset. When I noticed Richard sitting high up on the top of the stairs I simply got u...

8th or 9th January 2009 Still Indian Nights It is 4am. This must be the quietest time in India. The air is sticky; there is only the sound of the crickets and the ocean at distance. Dogs are slowly beginning wake up and bark, crows haven't yet added to the orchestra. I'm up because of another purification I am doing. Although it was challenging at times I have been doing a series of ayurveda treatments. I've known Unni, my doctor for 3 years now and he seems ...

1.1.2009 First practice of the year I recall John saying how he used to keep a diary in mysore and there would often be "pain" written in it. That hasn't been my experience so much in my practice although emotional pain has surfaced more as I advanced in my practice. Today I wanted to do my practice for others so with each breath I followed the following mantra for all human kind "love, peace, harmony" and I had the softest, most flowy sessi...

23.12.2008 When you meet the new ex of an ex Only a few days into my stay in Kovalam and already I'm very comfortable with my routine of yoga, beach, Ayurveda treatment and reading…But an encounter yesterday threw me out of balance. I met an ex's new ex. Its funny how a lot of insecurities can creep up in such situations, a lot of which are mind made. This girl was like a model, tall, slim, gorgeous dark brown hair, a beautiful face, big lips…A girl who...

20.04.2008 My feet feel weird Here I am sat in a huge comfy chair at Mumbai airport after 5 hours on plastic chairs and I feel like a 5 year old, these things are as big as sun lounges. All I have to do is look over my laptop to see my feet, my feet that are inside my Campers. I'm wearing shoes after 6 months and it feels ever so weird, I have tingling sensations, feel restricted every time I want to stretch my toes and wiggle them. After 5 days of suns...