Yesterday was the grand opening of the marbled floor Sri K. Joey-Phil Yoga Shala. Since the main shala is closed from Monday to Wednesday, we decided to open our shala to the public(public being Vincent, Rhonda, Heather and Tomas). Master Phil is the main teacher and I am shala manager/public relations officer. We run a very tight shala and require our students to abide by our rules and regulations. Here is a quick run-down of our rules and regulations:
1. When you are told to stop your practice, you must immediately stop and wrap up with the closing sequence. There are no ifs, wheres and buts. We don't want to hear about it.
2. We are not responsible for any opennings, shifting of the body and pain inflicted. It is a blessing that you got any attention.
3. The shala door opens at exactly at 5AM and closes at 5:10AM. If you come late, come back another day.
4. Payments for shala fees must be fully paid before starting practice. We accept cash only.
5. Prostrating to your gurus is a priviledge. Don't forget to prostrate on your way out. Penalities will be assessed for failure to prostrate.
6. We require that you do not practice in any other shala while your practicing with us.
7. If all the above was followed, you are invited to breakfast imediately after practice.
The first day of in the shala was a huge success. We all had great practices. We were initially suppose to practice in the foyer but we were worried that we might wake up the rest of the the house when we did the invocation. So we decided to move the practice in Phil's room. We fit quite comfortably in Phil's room and could have easily accomodated 2 to 3 more people.
I wish today was anything like yesterday or any other day. Today, my body has betrayed me. I slept well last night but I woke up exhausted. I feel so tired and weak. I don't have a fever or anything like that. I woke up at the usual time and prepared for practice this morning. I was debating on whether I should practice or not but Rhonda convinced me to go through Surya A and B and see how far I could go. I did the first 3 A's and decided to stop and go back to my room to rest. I tried to go back to sleep but I couldn't. After practice, I joined the rest of the crew for breakfast at Rhonda's. I was hoping that maybe after breakfast I may feel better. It didn't work so I asked Vincent to drop me home because I was too tired to walk. When I got home, I just crashed and slept until 2PM.
When I woke up this afternoon, I still felt weak and tired. It was one of those "I WANT MY MOMMY DAYS". I was desperate and confused so I called Reema, my homeopathic doctor. Reema was kind enough to come over and check me out. She did her usual inquiry and drilled me with a gazellion questions. She did not think that it was anything physical but more emotional. She thinks it had a lot to do with the fact that Sara(my former flatmate) had just left for Goa and will not be coming back. I was sad to see Sara leave but I didn't think that it would have that much impact on me. Sara has been a big part of my life in Mysore. She was one of my first few friends here and I would always talk to her when I had to deal with the "enemy". I do miss Sara already but it's hard to believe that saying goodbye to her could have such a physical impact. It was almost 3 and I was getting really hungry so Reema joined me for lunch. Reema gave me one of her magical potions and we just talked. Maybe Reema was right about it being emotional because after lunch I felt much better. I still feel tired and I hope I get my body back tomorrow.