Pune February 2023

Another thoroughly enjoyable Sunday, with a morning of pranayama and asana practice followed by a long afternoon socialising at the pool...

I've had a challenging few days managing my mysterious back problem - I've basically had to throw the rule book out and start from...

Oh dear! my back has not been good today and ended up sitting out of Gulnaz's class and observing instead. On the plus side, this means I...

My back was still feeling a bit vulnerable this morning , but thankfully it is okay with backbends so I was able to join the class. We...

We've reached the mid point of the month and I feel like I've been here forever! Life has settled down into a lovely rhythm of practice,...

Sue and I headed off early to the market at Tulsi Baug to beat the heat of the day and hopefully avoid the worst of the crowds. Pune...

The last couple of days have been really positive - the abundance of time that I have compared to usual has meant a wonderful rekindling...

Early start today for Rajalaxmi's pranayama where we sat quietly for viloma inhalations and exhalations, preparing the body with a very...

I loved today's class! Sunita taught a thorough and comprehensive forward bend class, once again getting straight to the point so that...

A quiet day for me today. I braved the practice session at the institute and reaffirmed to myself that I don't really practice properly...

Behind the red door is a shrine to the Godess Lakshmi which this friendly lady invited us inside to see. Oh what a lovely couple of days...

Apologies, no blog yesterday as there was no evening intermediate class for me to attend, only Prashant's 7am which was too early for me...

Upon first arriving at the institute I was momentarily disorientated as instead of walking around to the back of the building, we were...

I flew into Pune today after spending a few days in Arambol Goa - the last time I visited this area was 1996 and I vaguely remembered...