That anomaly grows exponentially with the density of traffic :). You could barely go fast with so many vehicles around you and the thrill of scraping past the other vehicles keeps you hyper alert!

I’m eagerly looking forward to driving back in India later this year, after four years here in the US. Wonder if my muscle memory would still work it’s magic and if the impulse will play along!

Up at 04:30am and had ample time to get ready. Did a dry runthrough of the sequence with Miss Me just before we left home and that provedto be pretty useful. Today’s class was much better in terms of execution.Practiced Sun Salutations A for about eight times. Kate then walked me throughSun Salutation B thrice and left me to practice. I felt the transition from Ato B was pretty fluid and got a decent hang of the B sequence. Closed out with Shavasanaafter 10 breaths each in the different variants of Padmasana.

Felt much more energetic and composed today! Quite possibly dueto the forced yet regulated breathing and just ‘being in the zone’.

Ought to learn the number codes and/or Sanskrit names. These links below seem to have both!
*Sun Salutations A
*Sun Salutations B
*Finishing sequence

The power dynamics in the middle east, the unending civil unrest in Syria, the recent spike in terrorist activities in London and Paris, ..and a ton of other things that go unreported…There’s so much negative force playing in the air! Around 20 people are displaced forcefully from their homes every minute..This is insane! We are in pretty turbulent times and hopefully don’t reach critical mass anytime soon. Wishful thinking?
Hoping against hope that we as humans don’t become ‘immune’ to this negativity and give as much thought (and action) to consciously nip things in the bud. The world is in dire need of positivity and the onus is on each one of us to give every other person a second ear to try and understand where the disconnect is…

First ashtanga class at Down Under Yoga and it felt SO FREAKING GOOD! Started off with a short chant and dived straight into Sun Salutations A. The first few rounds felt pretty straight forward. But then pretty quickly I found it really hard to keep track of my breathing and the sequence. I was asked to watch as Meena and another fogi (fellow yogi) moved over to Sun Salutations B. After they practiced that for a bit, We moved over to the lotus position. Some good shoulder stretch and body holds (names of which I don’t quite remember now!) and we closed out the session with a long Shavasana. The heat in the room and the consistent nasal breathing had me sweating loads by the end.

I’m consciously working on improving my breathing and working on my core and with this brief exposure to Ashtanga, I’m psyched about its tremendous benefits. With mandated early AM classes at least thrice a week, It’s going to be a huge time commitment. It’s going to be an interesting few weeks initially as we try and work out our new schedule. Truly excited to see this through!

Couldn’t resist replying! At times I feel I bought my Kindle for the cover 🙂