Loving Kindness
We’ve been doing some meditation while we have been here with a women named Katie who has studied with Buddhist’s for a very long time. She talks a lot about emotional states and the “stories” we...
View ArticleNews from Goa
Call Home I will be going to the German Bakery on Wednesday with Erin. Erin is one of the group of 8 that came from Halifax to Goa. We will be calling home via Skype at supper time here which will be...
View ArticleLast Day for Vanessa and Sarah
Well, its been amazing to say the least. At first it was a little hard to adjust to all the sounds and and crazy drivers and heat. Now I am a little sad to be leaving. Nancy and her assistants have...
View ArticleHeading home attempt #2
You may recall that we had some fun with our flights to England on the Friday that we left. And now the adventure continues! Lost Purse This morning (Sunday) we left for the Goa Airport at 8:00 am for...
View ArticleMore Goa Trip pictures
There is another batch of pictures on Picasa. http://picasaweb.google.com/jack.godfrey49/GoaTrip2# http://picasaweb.google.com/jack.godfrey49/GoaTrip3# The previous bunch of pictures were taken by...
View ArticleMy Practice so far in Goa
The first day I did primary series. It seemed most appropriate after two days of sitting up in an airplane seat. I got a very strong adjustment from Nancy in Mirachyasana D. She was able to get me to...
View ArticleWhat have I learned in Goa
The Ashtanga practice is an energitic practice, fueled by the breath. Movements are done to the breath. The inhale and the exhale of each breath should be the same length. One complete breath to the...
View ArticleWe made it home at a last
In the previous post heading home attempt #2 post I told you about the problems we had with our first attempt to get home from Goa. Our flight was delayed for 12 hours and Michele had left her purse...
View ArticleSaturday is a rest day
During one of the evening conferences that Nancy Gilgoff held in Goa she talked about Saturday being a rest day and how this came to be. When western students started arriving in Mysore to be taught by...
View ArticleGoa Trip Feedback
I was asked to write a short article about our trip to Goa for the Yoga Atlantic newsletter. I sent an email to the group and asked them for their feedback. Please tell me What you really liked about...
View ArticleFirst days in Goa
We got here on Sunday afternoon. All of a sudden it was HOT. About 30 c and we all started to sweat. We were all given our rooms and quickly settled in. I will put some picture up in a few days. I...
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