Daily Life in Pune
To paraphrase or borrow from Prashant: If you know you’re happy, then more happiness comes. He was talking in class the other week about serenity. He said, “If you know you’re serene, then more serenity comes.
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Happy Garlands!
We came upon this garlanded gate in Koregaon Park last Sunday. Someone must’ve celebrated a special occasion.
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The Kids Class on Sundays
It was fun to watch the Kids class on Sunday. We were impressed with how many kids attend the one-hour class. Half of the students were sent upstairs to the second studio, so there were a lot more kids than these photos suggest! The class is basically a fast, non-stop…
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Getting Into a Daily Rhythm
It’s always exciting and nostalgic to return to the Iyengar Institute in Pune, India. You may not know that its official name is the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI). Guruji dedicated the Institute in memory of his wife, Ramamani, in 1975. Since then, it’s become the mecca for Iyengar…
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First Things First: FOOD!
The landlord of our apartment has a cook whom we thought we’d try. We happily learned that she is a GOOD cook, so we’ve hired her to cook lunch for us Monday through Friday. Her name is Latika. Lunch consists of brown rice, a dal, some sort of vegetable, and…
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Ray and Shelley Travel to India for Two-month Study at Iyengar Institue
We arrived in Pune on Thursday, Jan 31, after 11 hours to Seoul, three-hour lay-over, 10 hours to Mumbai, 2-1/2 hours waiting for luggage and going through Immigration, and then a three-hour car ride to Pune.
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