I am a horrible blogger, I know. I'm afraid that I got a little too caught up in my social activities during my last days in Mysore and I was a little too lazy to record all my memories, thoughts and sentiments here, because I was too busy living it.
Here I am, back in Bangkok where this whole crazy adventure started, and where it will all come to a grinding halt in two weeks. I have so much to say about my time in India, but I feel like I need to get a little distance from it to be more objective and clear about my experiences there. Suffice it to say for now, that India was an incredible experience that jolted me in innumberable ways.
My time in Mysore was wonderful, and I hope to return there as soon as money and commitments permit. My practice came a long way, both physically and mentally, and I learned how inextricably linked the physical and mental aspects of the practice are. By the end of my fifth week of practice with Sharath my backbending had improved immensely (after a couple weeks of full series practice), and aside from the hamstring that when 'snap' (and is still hurting, a week later) in upavishta konasana, all's well that ends well.
So my trip is winding down, but I can say very confidently at this point that it has been quite probably the best experience of my life. I've learned a lot, laughed a lot and twisted my body into many strange and unnatural positions, and I'm all the more mature, content and bendy for it. This trip has reaffirmed so much while it has simultaneously changed everything. But for now, for these last two weeks of free-roaming and backpack-toting I am happy to just take it all in, thankful for every last drop of sunshine and sweetened condensed milk atop my banana pancakes, wind at my back, enjoying the ride.
- posted by Andrea @ 7:51 a.m.