30 Jan 2012
Reflections from India...Heart of Yoga...Myself.
I am so alive and smiling...my fellow yoga peers noted how refreshed I look. Really?
How can one feel and look refreshed after traveling to the other side of the world one day and then within hours commence the yoga spiritual-mindful retreat?
Well, I truly do-I feel awakened-alive-and so enlightened by all that is happening around me and within me.
Today is Monday-first day at the Yoga Mandiram and there is such a beautiful variety of people who are joining me with this course.
From Los Angeles to Japan to Germany...Fiji, Australia, Texas, Canada and even Finland...My goodness..South Africa and the U.K.
So very interesting.
THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
As I sit here on my India patio...feel the breeze on my feet...through my toes and up to my face it sure does feel lovely. There are three large palm trees right in front of me-I hear crows cawking...rikshaw horns blaring...also the sound of men working in the streets.
Yes, men.
Today was such a beautiful day.
I noticed a few things...since it's quite chaotic on the streets with a million things happening at once-I am able to find peace within myself to observe and observe only. I smile at people passing-and the children are so beautiful and smile-and stare back at me.
With all of the commotion happening around me-I am able to remain groudned and trust within myself that all will be okay. I am learning to NOT second guess myself-because that can only lead to panic, negativity and extreme fright.
So...Jenna Margaret...you must trust yourself within this journey in India-as well as the journey all throughout life.
I trust myself by walking from my guest house to the KYM and back again...it's so easy to second guess...but I must trust in my heart! *
31 Jan 2012, Tuesday
Good morning, India.
Went to sleep last night around 6:30pm and right now it's 6:30am-I just took a bucket shower. I never knew how great that would feel! The water wasn't even warm.
I woke up in the middle of the night and it was pouring rain. It sounded so peaceful. Right now there's a bit of commotion happening outside-there are a few mosquito's buzzing around me-there is Indian singing that fills the whole air-I believe it is prayer music.
I sleep with a net around my whole bed-so mosquito's don't eat me alive! ;)
Today we will have yoga asana at 730 this morning and every morning. Such a wonderful way to start the day. Then after that, we will eat a breakfast with chai-ginger tea.
While walking to and from the KYM there are a handful of cows behind a wooden fence as well as a few "Cock-a-dooodle-doos" ROOSTERS!
I have a lovely woman who is preparing my meals for me in this guest house and I sit at a very small square glass table on three small pillows and eat my meals. :)
I would love to live in a place like this-just the set up is quite lovely.
I forgot to mention how wonderful the sun feels on my skin! It's about 85 degrees and when we break for breakfast and tea in the afternoon, the sun is beaming and i can feel it all upon my face and skin!
In the community area of my portion of the house-currently I'm the only one staying here...but next to the dining table there is a book shelf into the wall full of interesting looking books-I definitely will have to look into them. Alright...I'm off to asana now, look forward to writing again later.
Xo,
Jenna Margaret
Reflections from India...Heart of Yoga...Myself.
I am so alive and smiling...my fellow yoga peers noted how refreshed I look. Really?
How can one feel and look refreshed after traveling to the other side of the world one day and then within hours commence the yoga spiritual-mindful retreat?
Well, I truly do-I feel awakened-alive-and so enlightened by all that is happening around me and within me.
Today is Monday-first day at the Yoga Mandiram and there is such a beautiful variety of people who are joining me with this course.
From Los Angeles to Japan to Germany...Fiji, Australia, Texas, Canada and even Finland...My goodness..South Africa and the U.K.
So very interesting.
THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
As I sit here on my India patio...feel the breeze on my feet...through my toes and up to my face it sure does feel lovely. There are three large palm trees right in front of me-I hear crows cawking...rikshaw horns blaring...also the sound of men working in the streets.
Yes, men.
Today was such a beautiful day.
I noticed a few things...since it's quite chaotic on the streets with a million things happening at once-I am able to find peace within myself to observe and observe only. I smile at people passing-and the children are so beautiful and smile-and stare back at me.
With all of the commotion happening around me-I am able to remain groudned and trust within myself that all will be okay. I am learning to NOT second guess myself-because that can only lead to panic, negativity and extreme fright.
So...Jenna Margaret...you must trust yourself within this journey in India-as well as the journey all throughout life.
I trust myself by walking from my guest house to the KYM and back again...it's so easy to second guess...but I must trust in my heart! *
31 Jan 2012, Tuesday
Good morning, India.
Went to sleep last night around 6:30pm and right now it's 6:30am-I just took a bucket shower. I never knew how great that would feel! The water wasn't even warm.
I woke up in the middle of the night and it was pouring rain. It sounded so peaceful. Right now there's a bit of commotion happening outside-there are a few mosquito's buzzing around me-there is Indian singing that fills the whole air-I believe it is prayer music.
I sleep with a net around my whole bed-so mosquito's don't eat me alive! ;)
Today we will have yoga asana at 730 this morning and every morning. Such a wonderful way to start the day. Then after that, we will eat a breakfast with chai-ginger tea.
While walking to and from the KYM there are a handful of cows behind a wooden fence as well as a few "Cock-a-dooodle-doos" ROOSTERS!
I have a lovely woman who is preparing my meals for me in this guest house and I sit at a very small square glass table on three small pillows and eat my meals. :)
I would love to live in a place like this-just the set up is quite lovely.
I forgot to mention how wonderful the sun feels on my skin! It's about 85 degrees and when we break for breakfast and tea in the afternoon, the sun is beaming and i can feel it all upon my face and skin!
In the community area of my portion of the house-currently I'm the only one staying here...but next to the dining table there is a book shelf into the wall full of interesting looking books-I definitely will have to look into them. Alright...I'm off to asana now, look forward to writing again later.
Xo,
Jenna Margaret
Keep the diary going. At times i can visualize your environment and feel your calm. Thanks for sharing my friend.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading...it makes it even more exciting to write when I know I have a special audience. xo. Big love to you.
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