Yoga!

Well my friends, I am the only yoga student here for this training. It's a good thing as I get a lot of one on one time with Dr. Senthil. This is my schedule:

6:30-7:30 morning yoga
7:30-8:30 Advanced yoga with Dr. Senthil
8:30 breakfast
10:00 Advanced yoga theory
12:30-1:00 core strengthening yoga (called weight loss yoga)
1:00 lunch
3:00-4:00 Intermediate yoga (ass busting class taught by Ganesh, Dr. Senthil's brother)
4:30-5:30 yoga therapy, where I work with other guests one on one
5:30-6:30 yoga and meditation

Saturdays I have a weekly test, and Sun. I teach a morning class and then have a free day. I am sore in places I never knew exsisted but it's all good. I am working hard on my challenging areas of the body...hips and shoulders. Dr. Senthil makes me sit on the mat cross legged for our talk sessions to open my hips, and has designed an exercise series for me to do every day in my spare time. Groaning to him does no good, he just smiles and says "next stop for you army". My muffin top is melting away! That is a very good thing.
I am also learning prayers to chant at the opening and closing of class. This is my favorite one so far:

Om, dyauh saantih, antariksam saantih
Prthivi saantih, aapha saantih
Osadhayah saanthi, Vanaspatayah saantih
Visvedevah saantih, brahma saantih
Sarvam saantih,saantir eva saantih
Om saantih, saantih, saantih

In heaven peace, peace in the space between us, on earth peace, on the waters peace, in plants peace, in trees peace, peace in all powers, in spirit peace, peace in everything, peace alone,Om, peace, peace, peace