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<p>Woke up late and groggy – still having a few problems with blood sugar and had a disturbed night dealing with hypoglycaemia. Also had a bit of a delicate tummy and realised I have left my supply of grapefruit seed extract at home (natural and very effective remedy for intestinal parasite, diarrhoea etc.). So once [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I awoke early to a menagerie of different sounds flowing into the room – bird song, loudspeaker aerobics class in the park (familiar from last visit!), revving engines and fruit sellers each with their distinctive call.Felt quite unwell, low in energy and something definitely not right. Was very worried that I was coming down with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Delicious smelling spices &nbsp; Today we left the relative peace and quiet of Goa behind for the busy, noisy and traffic choked city of Pune. The journey went smoothly aside from one false start when the taxi driver realised he’d left Jenny’s case behind at the hotel. Some beautiful scenery as we made our way [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I have enjoyed a few days cycling around Benaulim on a rickety old bike. It&#8217;s always worth taking a couple of extra days in Goa or Kerala to recover from the flight so that you can arrive in Pune rested and ready for classes.</p>

<p>For my 2013 blog visit tamarahockey.wordpress.com For my 2016 blog visit tamarahockeypune2016.wordpress.com For details about my 2017 /2018 Iyengar yoga holidays in the Maldives visit <a href="http://www.tamarayoga.wixsite.com/maldivesholiday" rel="nofollow">http://www.tamarayoga.wixsite.com/maldivesholiday</a> &nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp; For 2014 blog visit tamarahockey2014.wordpress.com For 2016 blog visit tamarahockeypune2016.wordpress.com For 2017 / 2018 Yoga holidays in the Maldives with Tamara visit <a href="http://www.tamarayoga.wixsite.com/maldivesholiday" rel="nofollow">http://www.tamarayoga.wixsite.com/maldivesholiday</a> &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>For the full 2014 Pune blog see tamarahockey2014.wordpress.com</p>

<p>Managed to arrive just in time to see Guruji &#8211; I knelt down and told him that it was my last day and thanked him for allowing me to come and for his teaching. He said &#8220;God Bless You&#8221; and blessed is exactly what I felt. Surprisingly managed to get absorbed in my practice even [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Sure is quiet around here! Half the people have gone already and not many of next month&#8217;s intake have shown their faces in the practice room yet. Though the newbies are fun to watch as they catch their first sight of Mr Iyengar relaxing on a deck chair on his porch not five feet away [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Oh what a BUSY day. Regretfully skipped observing Geeta&#8217;s class in favour of practicing myself and getting on with the jobs that need to be done before I return home. However I did get a full report from Eva (see below) when she floated through the door after a &#8216;Geeta special&#8217; pranayama class.  &#8220;The eyes [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Slept about 11 hours last night! I had expected to be up in time to practice before observing the older person&#8217;s class, but alas having woken at 5.30am and decided it was too early, didn&#8217;t open my eyes agin until 8am. The health of this place is really beginning to sink into my bones. Enjoyed [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Great practice at home, I should have done this all along  &#8211; I am feeling much stronger and happier with my own yoga. After practice headed to Dimplex – a small shop selling handmade batik items; yoga shorts, t-shirts, mat bags as well as Iyengar Yoga supplies; ropes, belts, blankets etc. After I had placed [&hellip;]</p>

<p>  A wonderful day! Woke up naturally (always a good start to the day) and practiced in the cool solitude of the apartment. Worked very hard on the realignment of my body in sirsasana – it’s going to take some time before my body will accept this new shape, somehow when my lumbar and dorsal [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Pranayama week began today with Geeta’s class this morning. A sequence of supine poses and rope sirsasana / chair sarvangasana followed by ujayii and anta kumbhaka. The tone was very different to how we teach pranayama back home – very severe and strict despite the peaceful nature of the subject matter. After class went off [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Had perhaps the best practice of the month, staying at home suits me so much better. Headed off to Laxmi Road in the hope of finding presents for the girls, this experience also better solo. The time to wander in and out of shops without inconveniencing anyone else. No pressure, no hurry. Well perhaps not [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Our second day without internet connection, so gawd knows when I’ll be able to post this. Feeling the squeeze not being able to communicate with the family. I awoke early and not as refreshed as I would have liked, but it meant I got to the practice a little earlier than usual. As I rounded [&hellip;]</p>

<p>What an extraordinary day! Started with observing a phenomenal Geeta backbend class. She gave no less than 13 Urdhva Dhanurasana – gradually aligning and refining until the class stopped the gross poses, grunting and groaning and became sleek and aligned and able to work quietly despite the monumental effort they were putting in. She had [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Guava Anyone? Started off observing the old folks class, the days and weeks are taking on a rhythm that is starting to speed up alarmingly. After practice headed off to the market and bought tons of fresh produce. Breakfast of figs, strawberries, chinese gooseberries, watermelon, pomegranate and porridge. Felt so much better afterwards. Medical class [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The plan was to get up and go to the ear / nose /throat clinic to get my deafness sorted, so set the alarm early. Sat up in bed and the ear popped, deafness finally gone. Good practice session today. Abhi&#8217;s father bought the baby up for a visit and it was delightful to watch [&hellip;]</p>

<p>  More RIMYI 39th Birthday celebrations today. I skipped the first part of them, opting for a more thorough practice at home (memories of yesterday evening&#8217;s agonisingly long sit still fresh in my mind). I arrived at 12.30 which was when I had been told lunch would be served and found everyone still packed into [&hellip;]</p>