I got back from San Diego on Saturday. I was happy to be back and looked forward to eating my first cooked meal. I accomplished what I expected to do while I was at OHI. I feel so much better. I met a lot of interesting people while I was there and I hope to keep in touch with them. I celebrated my first cooked meal at Govinda's. I just recently discovered this place. It's actually 5 minutes from where I live. It's a vegetarian buffet for $6 and the food is incredible. The Hari Krishna's runs it. Its off Venice Blvd and Watseka. I've been going there quite often recently. I hope they don't try to convert me.
On Sunday I practice with Noah & Kimberly in Silverlake. I haven't seen them for a while. The last time I practiced with them was in February. I had a great practice. It was so effortless. I felt my body was so open and I was moving like I was floating. I wish I had more days like this. I love the energy of the room. After practice I spoke to Noah briefly. He suggested that I check in the Green Hotel when I get to Mysore. It's only a few minutes from the shala. I also got Guruji's book the “Yoga Mala�. I should read it before I leave.
Yesterday I went back to Yoga Works Westwood to see what's up with Jorgen. The place was empty. Jorgen finally found a place in Brentwood. I knew it was going to happen, I was just hoping it would be much later. I had to decide if I was going to practice there or maybe drive to Silverlake. I felt lazy and I had a lot of things to do later that morning. I decided to stay. There were only 4 people in the class and it was taught by one of Chuck and Maty's students. She talked a lot and suggested many times during practice to use blocks and blankets. This is how they teach ashtanga in Yoga Works. It's more of an Iyengar class disguised in Ashtanga. That's the very reason why I left Yoga Works. I really couldn't get into the flow of the practice because she kept on giving me suggestions. I think that most western yoga teachers analyze the postures too much. That's why I love ashtanga so much. It's more about the breath, the focus and the flow as oppose to the alignment of the posture. Dominic use to say that the alignment will come in time. The body will find it's own alignment. I really do believe in that. I don't think I'm going to be practicing in Westwood anymore. I'm sad because I really liked the location and facilities. Jorgen's new place does not have a shower and is a little further away from Century City. I think I'll practice with Jorgen on Fridays and with Noah on Sundays. The rest of the week, I'm going to have to practice on my own. On Fridays, I'll have to take a shower before practice and then wipe the sweat off. That sucks but that's the way it has to be.