7 more days.........

Boxing day. Woke at 6.30 today. That's late for me. A year of doing Mysore style practices in London has trained me to habitually rise early, supplemented by early nights. The routine for the last year has been bed between 8.30 & 9.00, then a 3.40 alarm. I would have coffee and read for a few minutes, and then drive up to the shala to be on the mat by 5.45. The world is a wonderful place at that time of day. I know now why a morning practice is recommended.

This morning I re-read a bit of Desikachar's book about his Father, Krishnamacharya who, I was amazed to learn, had the equivalent of 7 PHD's. The book is called 'Yoga. Health, Healing & Beyond'. It's an amazing book for focussing the mind on the depths of this practice. For example, the vinyasa (the synchronization of breath and movement); who would have thought this through deeply enough to recognise that it is in itself a self-study. i.e. engages attention upon the consequences of our actions. Moving stuff! and this is just one millionth of this wonderful practice.

Buy this if you can find it.......

While searching for this photo, I noticed that it's selling on Amazon at over a hundred pounds. How bizarre!

Enough said, for today.