Sivananda is the place to be                                                                                                          Ashram living is the life for me

Muscles spread out so wide, quit your whining and reach out to the side.

Mosquitos immune to bug spray, Lumpy mattress is where I lay.

I just adore the yoga crew. I`m getting very flexible, thank you.

The rain...
The gain...
Chanting...
Enchanting...

The yoga`s grand
I can do a headstand

Siviananda Ashram I`m there

I`ve got myself locked into an ashram for two weeks. I was pretty miserable when I got there. I was hot and tired from travelling. I met a lovely couple on the bus though. Norwegian and Austalian. Reminding me again that I love Australia and Scandanavia. Checking into the ashram I got assigned a dorm which has the bathroom outside. Meaning that every time I pee I leave with thirty mosquito bites on my ass. There were holes in my mosquito net and I was exhausted. Not a happy camper. And it is camping. Then I go to Satsung (which is the evening chant and meditation) where there is a man in an orange robe and we chant "Hare Krishna" among other things. And I thought "Oh God, I`m in the Hare Krishna cult." I`m going to shave my head and dance around at the Symphony of Fire while teenagers throw eggs at me. And then I giggled to myself. It is not a crazy Hare Krishna cult though. I don`t think. You can tell me if I start being weird.

I`ve been doing four hours of yoga every day. Plus, 3 to 4 hours of chanting and meditation. Plus service. I`ve met amazing people here. The diet is really strict and I feel super healthy. I`ve discovered that Yoga makes me have one of four reactions. I start to cry, get really angry, get really horny, or get very relaxed. Thankfully I get relaxed more than any of the other reactions. I`m having a pretty good time. Though sometimes the chanting can be a bit much, it pours rain and the mosquitos are makin me insane, I really enjoy the people and the yoga. Some of the girls and I escaped today (free day) after yoga to come to Trivandrum. We`ve eaten and used the internet. Hallulujah.

Not much else to report. The days are pretty much the same.

5:20: Wake up bell
6:00: Chanting and meditation
7:30: Tea
8:00: Yoga
10:00: Brunch
11:00: Lecture
12:30: Karma Yoga
1:30: Tea
2:00: Optional coaching
3:30: Yoga
6:00: Dinner
6:30 to 8: Almost everyone usually has tea in the health hut
8:00: Chanting and Meditation
10:00: Lights out

So, you can see why I don`t have much to report. I feel really good. This experience is well worth the annoying bits. Let`s hope I don`t eat my words in about a week...