Quietly raining

It has rained a lot today and through the night, the kind of rain that steadily drenches you right through. I walked to practice this morning arriving with wet hair and fairly damp. Everyone else looked a little humid too.

Yesterday I met up with Ahu and had tea and a chat, we then wandered over to the pharmacy so she could get ear plugs (her place is very noisy) and so I could get something for my throat. The "chemist" was about 15 or so and tried to sell me weird pills. I managed to get some cough sirup which is rubbish and hasn't soothed anything at all.

Anu has just made me a tea with tumeric, ginger, honey and something bloody spicy in it, even though her kitchen is closed today. It's buring the badness away I think, in anycase...I'm on fire! It was very very sweet of her to do that for me, I really do appreciate it, she's cool.

I chilled with the Shakti girls in the evening and my housemates and it was cool. The picture is of the kitchen at the Shakti Inn in the morning - it's busy and friendly and full of lovely smells and food. The pancakes are awesome.

The same people are at the shala every morning waiting to go into the practice room with me. I always finish at the same time as V so we have a coconut outside, it's a nice part of the day. There is a routine building. Practice was nice, chilled. My breathing was a bit laboured sometimes because of my dry throat, and my nose is a little blocked up too. I like the energy in the room and the change of pace in the ladies for finishing afterwards.

I went to Tina's for breakfast. She is a lady who opens her house to yoga students for breakfast. A few of us met up there and had dosas (like pancakes), scrambled egg and spinach, tomato chutney and chai. It is true that she never forgets your name. It was wondeful food and so welcome, I was hungry.

Gokulam is very quiet today, the rain seems to have brought peace with it. The yoga students are probably all chilling out at home. Anu's is almost deserted.

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