One Day on India Yoga Retreat 07

6:00 AM wake to chiming bell and tropical birdsong (bird screaming), hose off a bit

6:30 morning kirtan on beach (beautiful chanting w/ beautiful souls)

7:00 beach meditation

7:19 wild dog attack

8:00 yoga asana practice to Goa techno music, construction sound, motorbike horns, angry birds, angry Indian dog and firecrackers

10:30 best fruit salad ever -straight Ayurvedic eating

12:00 noon. Hot. cool off in Arabian Sea. Hot.

2:00 Indian Singing Lesson in town with this total guru. She says, "In India, we believe everyone have beautiful voice, so you must all sing louder, and from heart, not head!" We all melt and touch her feet as we leave, and all proceed to sing full out the rest of the retreat. Oh my.

4:30 Home Cooked Village Meal w/ Deepak and his beautiful family (this requires a separate post, soon to come)

7:00 Full-On Man-on-Man Nude Aryuvedic Oil Massage (yeah, this is a whole other post in it's own right as well, to come)

9:00 Tulsi tea on the beach w/ enlightened souls, maybe a little ganga, maybe not

10:00 Sleep in bamboo hut under mosquito net

Bliss.

-yt