mysore 2010

I was unaware how long it has been since I’ve posted a blog entry. A great deal has happened since then….Kwang and I got engaged last year, The Yoga Shala opened October 11th, I am now 25 weeks pregnant with our first baby – Kaiden James Park ;) and I’m now sitting in my room in India counting down the next thirty minutes til Tina’s opens and I can go have some roti’s and eggs.

2009 was a real whirlwind of a year to say the very least. So many life changing things took place, and it all happened so fast I am just now beginning to truly understand the depth of these changes. All wonderful, amazing things – and all so precious in their own right. This is one small part of what I love about my trips to India – the ability to slow down and simply BE grateful for all that I have in life.

I left Orlando on Tuesday the 5th and flew Atlanta to Dubai, and Dubai to Bangalore…Ganesh had a taxi waiting for me in Bangalore to make the 3 plus hour drive into Mysore. I arrived around 7:30am Thursday morning. The trip itself wasn’t too bad; obviously not as easy as usual given that I’m pregnant. The only real discomfort with the flights was my inability to get comfortable on the plane. But luckily I had an aisle seat for each leg of the journey, which made my frequent bathroom breaks simple. I’ve never flown through Dubai before so that was a lovely new experience – much prefer it over London! The Dubai International Airport is quite something – clean, big, beautiful, and really organized. And, get this….When I arrived in Bangalore both of my checked bags arrived with me!!! I know, I know, its amazing J

I was somewhat disappointed when I got to my house and found it in not the best of shape…It was just really dirty and the energy here felt off. Ganesh and Anu kindly sent their help to come clean the flat for me b/c it was in real need of some tlc. After they came in and cleaned it was in decent enough shape for me to unpack and organize myself.

I registered at the shala on Tuesday afternoon…It was wonderful to step foot in the Shala and see Sharath. We spoke about my pregnancy and he told me to just do whatever I could with my practice while here. And I asked him about led classes, as I don’t so several seated asanas right now…He said to find a safe place in the shala and do as much as I was comfortable doing during led, and just leave out asanas that I’m not currently doing! I had to laugh a little at the thought of a safe place – safe from flailing hands and feet – I’ve been wacked many times in this shala during led class with various body parts of other yogis.

I had napped from noon to 4:30pm Thursday afternoon and then went to bed at 8pm. Jet lag always takes me a few days to overcome and this year is no exception. I woke for good at 11pm Thursday night and proceeded to organize things in the house, do some cleaning, and read. I got on my mat in my bedroom around 2am and I can’t begin to describe how amazing my yoga was! It was quite literally the best practice I’ve had in nearly a year. I tell you Mother India is such a magical place with an energetic magnificence that is beyond explanation.

After my glorious asana practice I showered, and waited til I could head out to Tina’s for some much needed FOOD! I had a lovely breakfast with some long time friends in Tina’s garden before starting my day of errands in Mysore….the usual, minutes for the phone, new pillow for the bed, gas for the cylinder, clean water, food from loyal world, a stop by the coconut stand J and then some emails at Anus where I ended up running into a few of my dearest friends! We sat and chatted for over two hours catching up on the last year.

I headed home around 5pm to eat something before passing out cold til 2am. It’s now 7:30am Saturday and I’ve had a lovely practice, shower, and started digging into Breaking Dawn, the last of the twilight saga L

I wish everyone back home a wonderful weekend ahead – I miss all my students and friends and family very much and look forward to seeing you again when I return from India. Just know Kaiden and I are safe, comfortable, and I’m in my happy place J

Xoxoxoxo
Krista and Kaiden