India Part Nine: A warm Welcome, Delicious Food, and Lucid Dream

After one more train, bus, tuktuk, I was exhausted but in a good way when Arve and I reached the ashram Sunday morning, November 6, 2015 after more than forty hours of traveling since arrival in Delhi with a few naps, delicious meals, and chais in between. 

I wanted to describe it a bit more in detail here, but after visiting the ashram website, I decided to welcome you without further delay to Shri Jasnath Asan (ashram) where the focus is on the irrevocable bond between man and nature.  

10-Mile Walk Along the Hudson River after 2-Mile Walk Earlier that Day

Mowgli enjoying the sun; he was getting tired

The weather last Sunday was perfect for a long walk along the Hudson (from the 50s to Ground Zero; round trip: 10 miles).  I let myself be talked into it.  There were a lot of walkers, bicyclists, kids, and dogs.
  
We stopped very briefly several times to use the bathroom, chat with a friend/colleague we ran into, to give Mowgli some water, and to drop by a dog run.  At about mile 8, my left side started feeling off; foot, knee, hip, buttock. 

From Seated Mountain to Being Happier; From 2014 Corporate Yoga to 1994 St. Mark's Place

I was teaching a noon LV Chair Yoga Class at a marketing firm downtown, corporate yoga.  That morning, I had time to prepare myself really well; after walking Mowgli, I did my qi gong practice and on the subway I did some "internal chanting", and "dental flossed the chakras via the bija sounds" (more about this at some later point), and did some pranayama with visualization; I felt grounded.  

The HR contact told me that many of those signed up may not show up because it was so cold and employees chose to work out of their homes.  So despite the fact that half of those (10) who were signed up did not show up it was a great class.  I had plenty of time to set up the room and use the bathroom.

Post-class raffle drawing...