Pune 09 Tuesday nov 3rd

Hello,

I'm in the apt lying on the sofa with a cool breeze coming through the window as we wait a bit impatiently for cook to prepare lunch. The maid is here cleaning our rooms. HOW NICE NOT TO HACE TO COOK AND CLEAN. Mary, who is "lady of the house" and very firm, orders the menu each day. Today it will be a fresh cocconut dish and red lentils, left over spinach with onions and garlic, whole wheat chipottes, and fresh fruit and yogurt. I've already eaten a whole pineapple today. yum. Lunch is served! L

Lunch over and I ATE TOO MUCH!

Geeta was sick last night. Rayah was teaching for her.

11/2/09 6pm class

AMV.

TAD- URDVA HASTASANA.

AMS.

UTTANASANA WIDE LEGS, THIGHS BACK, CONCAVE SPINE -TORSO FORWARD AS THOUGH DIVING INTO A POOL, SB TO HIPS, NECK FREE.

AMS.

TAD-PASCHIMONAMASCARASANA, SB DOWN, ELBOWS TOGETHER.

TAD- PALMS FORWARD, ROTATE ARMS FROM SHOULDER SOCKETS.

TAD.

UTTHITA HASTA PADSASNA.

PARSVA HASTA PAD.

TRIKONASANA TO R, R SIDE BODY TO R ARM PIT, DON'T ALOW R SIDE TO SINK DOWN. SEEK STABILITY AND FULLNESS, NOT HEAVINESS, BE FREE, CLAIM THE SPACE YOU NEED FOR THE POSE TO BE EXPANSIVE!

U PARSVAKONASANA, R BUTTOCK MUST MOVE FORWARD TO MAKE SPACE FOR TORSO, DO NOT COLLAPSE, NAVEL STRAIGHT AHEAD.

UTTANASANA WIDE LEGS, CONVEX.

ARDA CHANDRASANA- EXPANSIVE AND OPEN, TORSO, HIPS OPEN.

VIRA I-DO NOT FALL FORWARD INTO FUTURE OR BACK IN PAST, BE VERTICAL- IN PRESENT.

VIRA III.

AMS.

PARSVOTTANASANA.

PRASARITA PADO.

SIRSASANA.

SARVANGASANA.

SAVASANA.

After observing this class I suddenly got so sleepy I COULD BARELY MAKE IT HOME TO BED. Slept from 8:30pm to 7am. Jet lag catching up...

Today in Prashant's class he talked alot about the importance of saying the correct actions to yourself as you do the asanas and integrating body, mind, andbreath. Def of Kria is not just action but reaction, ratio and other elements which must be understood. It's like the elements of a cup of tea...water, tea leaves, sugar, milk. A person who doesn't know proper ratio might put too much milk, or too many tea leaves and not enough sugar. Then it is not tea or it is bad tea. P said that every asana is a sacred vessel to hold the prana. Just like a cup holds the sacred water which we need to live. Bad pose makes a poor vessel just like a plastic container pollutes and even changes the quality of water. PLASTIC BAD. I am getting fonder of Prashant by the day. He gives so much of himself in each class and we are like baby birds with mouths open waiting to be fed.

The energy and vibrations in the practice room are very magical. I am receiving help from a couple of female Indian students who live here in Pune and hace been in class for 30 yrs. How I envy them. Geeta is theur teacher. Can you Imagine? One is LALITA. I was practicing Vira III with my hands on the horse and she came to me and said, "your belly is hanging down and you should put it on a stool." She helped me set up with the stool, the horse, and my lifted foot on the grill. Also very helpful is a dear man named PARVEZ who sells audios of Prashant's classes.

It's nap time. LEEANE