In Mysore

Hello Everyone,

Well, have finally made it to India. I am embarking on a 3 month journey to further develop in yoga. I can honestly say that this year has been the most spectacular and changing period of my life. I think back to last May when I first went to Yoga Thailand, a hollow shell of a person just hoping to die. I was miserable. However, with the guidance of whomever is watching over me I found Yoga Thailand and the people there; Paul, Jutima, Neil, Tiwariji, Jessica, Lynn and Sara all have been so supportive and helpful on this journey.

My life has truly been renewed and I feel so blessed to have weathered the storm and to be able to be living life so fully again.

I am also blessed that Jeff came into my life. He is a jewel of a man and I am so lucky to have found him and for us to have found each other. We just completed a 3 month journey all over the world. 2 months were spent touring the US on our motorcycles and then the final month seeing a lot of Germany, some of Switzerland and a bit of Italy. In fact, Jeff proposed to me at the top of Passo Dello Stelvio in Italy on June 25th. I said yes. Unfortunately his proposal was just in time for me to venture off into the strange new lands of southern India, leaving him behind for 3 whole months. OOOPS! Well, this is part of my continued growth with yoga hopefully starting to teach at some point. He is a kind, loving and very special man to put up with me leaving for so long. I love him more for it.

I must run out and do some errands now. I arrived in Bangalor (Bangaluru) this morning at 4:00 AM. I was greeted by a pre arranged driver and my bag arrived just fine. I was worried as Mysore is a 3 hour drive from the new airport in Bangalor and if my bag had been lost it would have been problematic. I also was not totally sure where I was going to live. My friend had arranged that I take over her space in a flat while she is doing Vipassana. However, I did not have the address. So I just hoped for the best and, in fact, all worked out well. Life just works that way sometimes.

Now I am getting settled in will go and get a SIM card for my phone, some sheets, go check in at the shala and just get aquainted with Mysore.

As always, an adventure to be had.

I hope to hear from all of you soon.

Namaste,
Samantha