This is day three of the Festival. The Iyengar class is proving to be really wonderful. The detail and good teaching is such a pleasure to be there and remember the details with such clarity. The 4 a.m. start has not kicked in for me as yet, but am considering it before the end of the time here.
Yesterday Seetha and I wandered aimlessly along dirt gtracks and boulders, mountain streams and 100's of sadhus in varying degrees of health. So many sleeping under bridges, under tables, under trees and propped up against walls and just taking life as it is at this moment. The future is not here and the past was the same as yesterday.
I'm still terribly involved with the animals, and have started buying bread and bananas to feed the cows, calves and dogs. The monkeys are certainly able to find food as they are famous for simply grabbing it out of your hands. You have to be on monkey watch if you are eating.
The whole of Rishikesh appears to be just Ashrams. Places to stay and learn yoga. There are no hotels really. It is learn yoga, reiki, ayurveda etc. etc.
The westerners here are fine and at the Ashram they are very non-intrusive.
There is enough space for us all to be absorbed - and in the area around the ashram is just tiny little stores that sell all things we could possibly need. Fantastic music and fntastic shawls, blankets, bags, jewels, medicines etc.
We have booked ourselves in for an ayurvedic tretmetns where oil is dripped onto the forehead.
And there are massages opf varying degrees. Head and neck, head and face.
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