Travelling to India had always been a dream for me. In many ways it seems as though it was just a dream. Just 2 days ago I was in Pune at the Iyengar Institute practicing in the practice hall. This morning I practiced for the first time since that day. It felt really good to sit down on my mat and to have the dogs in the room with me. I will be honest, I missed the horns honking, the stray dogs barking, and I especially missed hearing Guruji teach the young teachers at the institute. There is something so special about being in Pune.
A couple people told me before I left that I would be a different person after going to India. I am not sure I am a different person, just a more reflective person, a less wasteful person. India itself is an intense experience. Intense in a way that I would have never understood if I had not gone. The smell of food, people, animals, pollution, cars, rickshaws, human waste, animal waste, trash, and the amount of noise of more people, animals, cars, rickshaws, birds, and water were such an attack on my already sensitive senses. Now that I am back, I realize how quiet and orderly it is here. Most people follow traffic signals and obey the unwritten rules on the bike path. Even our house is so clean. Our water pressure in the shower is incredible it feels like a luxury. It is these simple things I find the most amazing right now. I am sure as the days pass, more of this trip will unfold in the simplest of things.
This last month has made me more grateful for the life I have created. I really do believe that we ALL have the power to create whatever life we want. Whether it is just as simple as I want to run a mile or travel the world for a year, whatever you dream can happen. I am going to give myself a little time though before I find another goal, or another mission to tackle. For the first time in my life I am going to let this seep into my life and not just hurry off to the next thing.
A couple people told me before I left that I would be a different person after going to India. I am not sure I am a different person, just a more reflective person, a less wasteful person. India itself is an intense experience. Intense in a way that I would have never understood if I had not gone. The smell of food, people, animals, pollution, cars, rickshaws, human waste, animal waste, trash, and the amount of noise of more people, animals, cars, rickshaws, birds, and water were such an attack on my already sensitive senses. Now that I am back, I realize how quiet and orderly it is here. Most people follow traffic signals and obey the unwritten rules on the bike path. Even our house is so clean. Our water pressure in the shower is incredible it feels like a luxury. It is these simple things I find the most amazing right now. I am sure as the days pass, more of this trip will unfold in the simplest of things.
This last month has made me more grateful for the life I have created. I really do believe that we ALL have the power to create whatever life we want. Whether it is just as simple as I want to run a mile or travel the world for a year, whatever you dream can happen. I am going to give myself a little time though before I find another goal, or another mission to tackle. For the first time in my life I am going to let this seep into my life and not just hurry off to the next thing.
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