Ashtanga Traveler

The week in Singapore has been somewhat of a sluggish dream. It is soooo hot, soooo humid...and this is the cold season...1 degree north of the equator. I know I am going to die in India. Both C and I have suffered adjusting...so much so that I spent something like 16 hours in bed one day...and did not even want to move at that point.

Not much yoga...a few short practices to keep the blood going and keep me from going off the deep end.....

We had a lovely farwell dessert with our hostes last night...a dessert extravaganza....and it was...so yummy.

The kids have been great...digging the pool...digging looking around...getting hot here and there but on the whole doing great.

We fly out tonight for Bangalore...arriving about 10:30pm....and apparently all of Bangalore is booked out...we had no luck finding a place to stay for the night by phone(maybe rang 20 numbers)...crazy India already...so we are just going to wing it....first family adventure...I have already sussed out a way for us to sleep on our bags if need be....could be worse? Goa on Friday!

Although by the lack of blogging you would think that a possibility.

Goa....excellent...really loved the place...have heaps more to say and will when I transcribe my diary....

The retreat at Purple Valley with Sharath teaching was a simple joy. The atmosphere was calm and elegant....but suitable for India...not too much...not too little. The yoga was really amazing....led classes and mysore style....the birds, the trees, the monkeys...the DOGS...barking all night long....

good and bad....calm and exciting....

H and C had a ball....

Now in Mysore...very different place...but warm and comfortable in its own way. We have just been week....and have had the ups and the downs of probably just about everyone who finds themself here.

The shala is really wonderful...have any things to say....but will have to wait until next time....

Missing family and friends....and the New Zealand summer!

Happy New Year!

I just spent most of my internet time trying to locate the address to blog...so I am going to post it for myself...I hope that is an okay thing to do....It is so frutstrating to actually make it here and then have the time spin by....urgh.

*SMN -- this is Julie, admin at Ashtangi.NET -- I removed that link for various reasons... I will email you with the correct link and information..I wouldn't often use my "power" to do that but I do have some reasons, thanks*