

Day Off and Day 13 Leg Work and Forward Extensions with Rajalaxmi
Sue and I headed off early to the market at Tulsi Baug to beat the heat of the day and hopefully avoid the worst of the crowds. Pune...


Day 11 - Leg extensions with Sunita
The last couple of days have been really positive - the abundance of time that I have compared to usual has meant a wonderful rekindling...


Day 9 - Eka Padas with Gulnaz
Early start today for Rajalaxmi's pranayama where we sat quietly for viloma inhalations and exhalations, preparing the body with a very...


Day 8 - Forward Bends Advanced class with Sunita
I loved today's class! Sunita taught a thorough and comprehensive forward bend class, once again getting straight to the point so that...


Day 7 - Gulnaz - Forward Bends
A quiet day for me today. I braved the practice session at the institute and reaffirmed to myself that I don't really practice properly...


Days 5 and 6 - Day off and Standing Poses with Rajalaxmi
Behind the red door is a shrine to the Godess Lakshmi which this friendly lady invited us inside to see. Oh what a lovely couple of days...


Day 4 - Advanced Class - Sunita
Apologies, no blog yesterday as there was no evening intermediate class for me to attend, only Prashant's 7am which was too early for me...


Day 2 - Pranayama and Standing Poses
Upon first arriving at the institute I was momentarily disorientated as instead of walking around to the back of the building, we were...


Day 1 and Goa trip
I flew into Pune today after spending a few days in Arambol Goa - the last time I visited this area was 1996 and I vaguely remembered...


Day 3 - IYA UK Convention with Abhijata
Another wonderful day of learning at the convention. Abhi's mental agility was on full display as she ran several side classes...