Merry Christmas from Mysore

Time goes so fast here. The week is soon over and Christmas is not far away now. In the beginning of this month it was a bit crazy. The shala was crowded with people. I realized thats how it is in the beginning of every month. Sharath needs to figured out how many people in each batch then he can adjust peoples timings, I guess. I change my practice time to 5 am which is much better then the 6 am batch. At 6 it was crowed with people and it took time before I got in and got a spot. Now its super nice, almost just go straight in and get a spot, yay. One morning earlier this month, the led class were so crowded with people that some had to leave and wait until next batch. They didn't fit, not even in the changing rooms.

I am now used to "fighting" for a spot in the led classes, well no one really likes the spot I like, so I always get it anyway. Before the gates open in the morning everyone is a bit eager to get in and get a good spot but there is no hard feeling, everyone smiles and laughs at the situation most of the time, and I do understand people wants an ok spot to practice at.

It’s a challenge for me to join this big community that the main shala has. Often I think, this is crazy why am I here?  but you get used to it. The community is a huge one and its been developing for many years. There are so many students coming to practice and a lot of good teacher has over the years been created within this system. As more and more people practice and wants to come and learn from Sharath the system has to change. Sharath did explain why the new rule has appeared, that you have to been studying with a Authorised teacher for minimum two month, before coming to Sharath, and it makes sense. New students will have more fundamentals before coming to study with Sharath in Mysore now, and Sharaths teachers that he developed will work with them before coming here.   

It must be hard to organize so everyone in this big community feels like they do benefit and learn. But in the end its an inner journey that always goes back to yourself and how you realize and learn from your inner. The teacher is there to guide you not holding your hand. 

From earlier this month;

Looking forward to next week and hopefully Sharath will give me some new poses  , this week I have got until Prashva Dhanurasana. Im very happy with that progress. It’s still only the beginning of my second month with Sharath, so its moving forward pretty fast I feel. Sharath helped me in the backbends last Friday and as he stood infront of me he asked me what my last pose was, I said Parshva...........with along pause. Got so nervous so Dhanurasana just didn't come to my mouth. He got disappointed and told me to not just say half the asana name, well now I am trying to repeat all the names once a day so when he asks me next time it will easy come to my mouth.

Yesterday, Sharath gave me Kapotasana. Think this will be my last pose for this month, and I am super happy with the progress. I still got a month ahead of me and I am looking forward to see how far into second serie I will get. But I am not rushing. It feels good to have been on primary for a long time now. I feel its been beneficial for me, as I need to work on my strength everyday. But of course  have to admit I am happy when I am moving forward as well. 

Many friends will leave Mysore in the end of this month, but new one will arrive for sure. Its always hard when friends leave and you don't know when you will see them again. This been my life as long as I can remember, having friends from all over the world and I don't know when I will see them again. But I need to be positive and appreciate the time we have together and believe that our roads will cross again if its meant to be. I am very lucky to have so many good friends that I keep on meeting along my journey.

Happy Christmas everyone!