Friday, December 12, 2014

Back home, Last morning, Prashantji's class

Some thoughts from Prashants's class.
Bring breath awareness to the mind and breath awareness to the body then the potential is unlimited in the manifestation.
Know your constitution, what was my constitution yesterday when I came to the hall and I was the only one here (so funny, the last day of the intensive at Balewadi), for 2 hours all alone. Then today my constitution when it's crowded for some reason.
You are in a state of well being kitchen.
You are like children who get clean textbooks and at the end of the year you have been so careful they can be resold as new, no reading no writing. You keep your yoga practice clean.
I loved his class. I loved how his teaching forces you to see the truth in what he says and really examine your practice. He did divide the class into 3 groups: janu sirsasana, rope sirsasana, and utthita hasta padangusthasana taking the breath and awareness from the pelvis to the diaphram to the back body. then back to the mat to listen to his insight on getting us to really look at our practice then rotate the groups then back to the mat to sit and listen...just wonderful oh and of course yogaaaa and yog :) the most important class is the class after the class
Blurry pic after Prashantji's class
Students bringing flowers after the intensive
         
Elena and Tatyana


Elena
                       
Our favorite waitress, Shivaka
   The other morning at the Marriott a waiter brought me chilled bottled water but had not brought the ice i requested so i asked him again and he said 'are you sure it is very cold', I explained that i wanted it over the top cold just on this side of being a solid. Tatyana has spent the 2 weeks telling all waiters 'She is from Texas' as if this explains all my weirdness, which she may have a point, so on our last morning I ask Shivaka after she brought the herbal tea for some chilled water and a cup of ice and she said 'No' which cracked me up so after much begging and my solemn promise that I would drink the ice water first before the herbal tea she brought it and Tatyana again tells her 'my friend is Texan', all is explained
 Landed Friday morning at 9:30 at DFW which was odd because I had already spent 9:30 on Friday morning flying over Russia, how odd. You would think i would do great things living the same morning twice but i went from sitting comatose in an airplane over russia to standing comatose in dfw going through immigration.
 It was a wonderful experience, so glad I attended. Happy to be home.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Day 10 - The last day in pics

Came down to leave the hotel this morning and it was xmasy

The air is just delightful i mean nauseating
Tried again, larger turnout for team USA
Stephanie Quirk and Jarvis

Abhi looking on
They introduce all the hard working volunteers, Gulnaz and Geetaji
Geetaji

Geetaji

Geetaji

Geetaji

Prashantji with some amazing volunteers

Prashantji with some amazing volunteers


Intensive ended and now for lunch

Lunch




Rikshaw ride to institute

Back for a visit at the institute

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Day 9 - The last full day

Pranayama seated and supine.

Demo: when chest caves in there is no self there (touching the center chest) Bring existence there

Asana : Backward Bends Take awareness from your muddy brain to your sternum, divide the back body spreading, be in that division

Randy purchased a banner signed by Geetaji and the $ helps the Bellur Foundation

Rose and Julie

USA USA well part of USA

USA

USA

Wonderful music in the afternoon

Drive back to the hotel, horn please, please i beg of you do some honking

In India the flowers walk down the street

Driving and breathing

My turn no my turn no my turn lets just all go

Mom dad and 2 kids

Monday, December 8, 2014

Day8 - Chatting with Geetaji

 This morning Geetaji talked about Pranayama follwed by a seated and supine practice.

 The afternoon had a dance presentation followed by a panel from countries describing the growth of Iyengar yoga in each country.

Dance about Guruji's life

Book coming out early 2015

Sweden and Norway representatives

Elena speaking about the growth of Iyengar yoga in Russia

Philippines and Israel representative

Drive to the institute

Drive to the institute

Institute

Institute

And there she is

Julie and Tatyana with Geetaji

Hanging on her every word

Geetaji

They're next, Anisha is all smiles