Road To Mysore

Last week, Sharath told me to come to the Friday 5AM led class because the 6:30 led class is pretty full. Today he told me that I should come to the 5AM class everyday. I am now officially an "old student". I no longer have to wait for a slot to open before I can practice. I dreaded being moved to the 5AM slot but I've been waking up really early these days it doesn't really matter.

Today's practice started pretty good but I lost steam midway through practice. I started pacing myself and was just looking forward to getting it over with. I'm really looking forward to two days of rest(Friday is a moonday) from yoga. Practicing last Saturday and all the massages I've been doing has really drained me.

Since Friday is a moonday, tomorrow is a led class at 5AM for me. Phil and I agreed that on led classes we would wake up at 3:30 AM so we can warm up at 4AM before going to class. The led class moves pretty quickly and it's hard to get the body warm. It worked for us last Sunday so we'll keep doing. I'm glad that Phil is my flatmate because his also my alarm clock.

Yesterday, Sharath was adjusting me in Mari C and he noticed that I was able to go deeper into the posture. He looked at me excited and said, "reduced?" I said, "yes!!!" In such a big class its surprising that Sharath notices everything. I know Mari C for me has nothing to do with my flexibility. It has more to do with my waistline. I see progress in that department so I know it's just a question of time.

Since we have Friday and Saturday off, Simon, Anthea, Vincent, Rhonda, Tomas and I are going to Coorg. We leave right after practice tomorrow. Coorg region is known for the coffee plantations and a nice forest. We're going trekking on Friday and Saturday. I'm looking forward to getting out of Mysore and seeing other parts of India.

On Friday there is a shala party 20 kilometers from Mysore. It's going to be held in a big house in the countryside by the river. A bus is going to shuttle everybody from the shala to the party at 4PM and shuttle them back to Mysore by 10PM or 12AM. I would have wanted to go but I think I'd rather be in Coorg.