Good Morning Yogis !
We are starting to get into the swing of things here at the Ashram, lights out by 10.30pm and up at 5.30am. Our schedule in between these hours varies from day to day as sometimes we have guest speakers and according to Guruji Indian time is not really set in stone.
What might we be doing when we wake up at 5.30am you ask? We pondered that question too but soon found out the answer, Karma Yoga. Karma Yoga is one of the paths of the yoga journey, essentially, it is the yoga of selfless service. In the West, when teachers volunteer their services to teach yoga we have dubbed this as Karma Yoga, which it is, but over here it has a whole new meaning. In the pictures I posted yesterday the image that was painted by previous students is an example of Karma Yoga as it was painted by them to "pretty" up the Ashram for future students. Melissa and I are going to look into planting some vegetables as part of our Karma Yoga duties. Basically, you can do anything that is selfless and for the good of others but the main concept of Karma Yoga is that you should not expect anything in return. After Karma Yoga duties we participated in morning practice from 7am until 8.30am. This morning, we fed the cows grass as part of our morning practice so that we could "give life to those who do not have the mouth to ask for it." I have never fed a cow before so this was interesting. I wonder how it would go at the studio if I said mid practice that we were going to water the plants outside the studio, to give them life.....thoughts? Just kidding.
Our breakfast this morning was fresh fruit and homemade yoghurt from the cows in the backyard. The fruits are so lucious and tasty and REAL. Not used to this. Breakfast was followed by a lecture on Ayurvedic Medicine. It is interesting to hear how Ayurvedic Doctors and Yoga Therapists view disease and illness. For them any illness or disease comes down to the lifestyle a person lives. As an analogy, a significant number of people living in North America suffer from allergies whereas the percentage of people living in India suffering from allergies is extremely low. The pollution in India is sky high ( I will vouch for that fact ) so why aren't more people suffering from allergies ?There is no scientific explanation for this, but it can be used as a perfect example of how what you consume can invite problems and as most of us know, what we consume in North America is full of preservatives, hormones and other toxic materials. On that note, I will continue to enjoy the fresh hormone free fruit over here and thank my lucky stars I have no allergies!
Namaste
Candice and Melissa
xoxo
We are starting to get into the swing of things here at the Ashram, lights out by 10.30pm and up at 5.30am. Our schedule in between these hours varies from day to day as sometimes we have guest speakers and according to Guruji Indian time is not really set in stone.
What might we be doing when we wake up at 5.30am you ask? We pondered that question too but soon found out the answer, Karma Yoga. Karma Yoga is one of the paths of the yoga journey, essentially, it is the yoga of selfless service. In the West, when teachers volunteer their services to teach yoga we have dubbed this as Karma Yoga, which it is, but over here it has a whole new meaning. In the pictures I posted yesterday the image that was painted by previous students is an example of Karma Yoga as it was painted by them to "pretty" up the Ashram for future students. Melissa and I are going to look into planting some vegetables as part of our Karma Yoga duties. Basically, you can do anything that is selfless and for the good of others but the main concept of Karma Yoga is that you should not expect anything in return. After Karma Yoga duties we participated in morning practice from 7am until 8.30am. This morning, we fed the cows grass as part of our morning practice so that we could "give life to those who do not have the mouth to ask for it." I have never fed a cow before so this was interesting. I wonder how it would go at the studio if I said mid practice that we were going to water the plants outside the studio, to give them life.....thoughts? Just kidding.
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| Me, Ismelda from Texas and Puttel from Denmark on our way to feed the cows |
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| Azala from Ottawa |
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| Cute little calf |
Namaste
Candice and Melissa
xoxo
Wow girls I love the updates!!! xxxx
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