Sunday, December 27, 2009
Auyrved & Yog ;-)
Six weeks in Jamnagar and I'm feeling settled, relaxed with the Indian way and grateful for being here... Sometimes when I walk down the street, I want to pinch myself, that I'm actually here and following my dreams!!
The month of December we started a Yoga Course with the Advanced Center for Yoga Education & Research... Every morning we meet at 7am (waking earlier for my own Shadana Practice), for a 90min session! It is cold now (15 degrees) and on the way we meet others wrapped in blankets and ear-muffs, some are jogging/walking around the Cricket Pitch and one man who has an Alsatian Dog- a rarity, since most dogs here roam the streets and are “Pavement Specials”. I've been enjoying the classes, which are taught from the original texts- Hatha Yoga Pradipika, amongst others (similar to Sri Sri Yoga) & on Saturday we meet in the avi for a Knowledge! We have been told that our pronunciation is wrong and while they are spelt with an "a" at the end... We are supposed to be saying Ayurved & Yog ;-)
Two cultural events that I have attended, were a lunch at the Jane Temple (with my friend Bhavya and family)... Jane is a strict tradition- for example the Dharma of non-killing: Vegetarian & Satvic food is eaten and some devotees even walk with a broom to brush away any insects they may step on (so I've heard ;-) We enjoyed a wonderful meal and then explored the Temple playfully- the ornate work is amazing and gives a feeling of wealth for the Tradition!! On the way back we decided to spend our wealth and go shopping (to the BIG Reliance- bigger that Macro) and caught the next 4x4 packed with passengers! Traveling along this VERY LONG road dodging pot-holes and on-coming trucks, I couldn't help but smile at the oxymoron of experiences...
The second... A Traditional India Wedding, where I felt I was the center of attention- as heads turned, when I entered the room!! I WAS THE ONLY BLUE-EYED, FAIR-SKINNED GIRL there and the children especially took an interest in me... All wanting a picture singularly- then collectively! The hi-light of my day, was when an little boy (my biggest fan) came to shake my hand & ask my name (his father had told him what to say)! From that point, we were playing with different types of hand-shakes, as we did as kinds!!
Finally... I have mentioned that this place is soo contrasting and another observation is that the Doctors have to scan their finger-print on a bright green pad, on entering and leaving the OPD... Yet just outside, the gutter system for the ablutions does not work and spews out like a waterfall from the wall, into a muddy ditch below that is also slimy bright green!
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