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Saloni Aunty and I after receiving Durga Ma's blessings

I have been away for quite a bit. I traveled to Delhi for my buddy Nishant's wedding. I spent two days in Rohtek, then to Delhi for the actual wedding. Lots of food dancing, dols, bhangra....so so much to tell. I will share in another posts in a few days. Still also waiting on the amazing photos!

Bade Mandir, Temple of Guruji Majaraj

When in Delhi, I went to the Chattarpur Mandir and the Bade Temple. I received personal blessings at both temples ... at Chattarpur I received a Chunni (veil) and received Durga Mata's blessing, and at the Bade Temple I received a special honor of offering Guruji his evening prasadam. Both of these things were great honors, and very auspicious for my Yoga training. 

Chattarpur Mandir

Chattarpur Mandir

I arrived in Kovalam three days ago. I had my Samyak Yoga puja and initiation. I met all the students. They are yogis/yoginis from around the world. (France, Belgium, Canada, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Australia, India) A great talented group, lots of passion for the yoga and already in the 2nd day I can see great teachers emerging.



Yoga training is hard....straight up. This is not a walk in the park. I am on my second day and I am sore. We work hard in our yoga sessions. The practice is very quick and I am new to Ashtanga, and I feel like I am thrown in a blender at high speed. We spend at least two hours in nonstop Ashtanga Yoga, Suriya Namaskara, and primary series poses every morning. Intense practice. I am getting very fit. We have theory for a few hours, hands on training in corrections and deep analysis of each asana (pose). We study chakras and pranayama (deep,connected breathing practice).  And we must lead the class and teach the poses. This is so far an amazing experience. I am learning to push hard, but to also release that ego, listen to my body and be involved in my practice. I am sore, tired and must study every night.

So sorry for the short post. I will catch up soon and write more about some of the hilarity and adventure I have had over the last few days, but now I have to prep for tomorrows class, do some meditation, eat a snickers (my treat) and then crash on the bed and get up and do all this again tomorrow at 6:25am.

Namaste,
Christy