Yesterday were the Municipal Elections in Pune. I saw a few political marches with flags flying. I saw people with bright colored pigment powder on their faces and then fireworks were heard all around town. I finally got my first good night’s sleep that night.
Also last night when I came home from class, I turned the light on in my apt. and saw the biggest cockroach I had ever seen. I wondered whether there was such a thing as a cock roach trap?
This is Daisy the cat. She belongs to Sharda, the owner of my apt. Daisy comes up to visit me every so often and I began to think maybe she could be my cock roach trap!
Today was my third class with Geeta. She has been in extremely good spirits and humor. Her teaching has been brilliant. There are 2 women from Japan in the classes who don’t seem to understand English very well. Geeta is always telling the assistants to correct “the Japanese!”
Geeta has talked about the eyes: moving the eyes inward after instructing us to move the waist back in Tadasana; eyes should follow like a compass in Trikonasana (not a beginner instruction). While in sirsasana (headstand) this morning I found my eyes bulging forward and waist forward. When I brought my waist back, my eyes softened and I was steadier in the pose.
Went to the Blue Diamond Hotel for lunch with my new yoga friend, Sandra from Oakland. She's staying at the Chetok, a hotel not too far from me. We had their buffet with lots of Indian delights. Afterwards we went shopping. Had a nice conversation with Nita and Ashore Mundra, the shop owners of Fantasy, where I bought both my India rugs during my 2001 trip to India. Nita made Sandra and I fresh watermelon juice. It was delicious.
1 comment:
What a great idea! You could train your new cat friend by getting a cockroach toy, and using it to play with her.
When you take a deep breath in Puna, how would you describe how the air feels?
Have fun!
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