Today was not a good one. I spent it trying to get an Indian Apple ID. The process is very frustrating, with internet problems, phone problems, communication problems. and is still not solved after two months. It is impossible to download updates etc. Anyway I didn't do much, except visit the ladies picking tea on the slopes, so have lots of pics of them plucking away, and putting the leaves into the sack on their backs. They were very friendly and chatty.
I walked up the road to get to the Gateway Hotel, which is much further away than I thought. Terrible road, and ended up going by taxi. I met Vinod at 4. He looks like the guru he is, and mystic too. He chatted to me for ages about my plans, and shared his great wisdom about yoga. Seems like we won't focus on the physical part of yoga so much as meditation and pranayama ( breathing ). There was some physical work that went along with the breath. Very little physical exertion over two hours. His opinion is that to develop one needs three months in one place, and no moving around, as I am doing in India. Oh well....too late! You carry the soul with you wherever you are, so you don't need to move around. Fellow yoga teachers can check out the yoga component on the website: www.devashola.com You will see pics of Vinod. The yoga journey has started again, a different dimension this time. He is Swami Shivananda based, and has caught my interest.
After the yoga, Vinod took me to the grocery store. I purchased some goodies. Then we both went to the garment store to purchase clothes. My hoodie disappeared at one of the hotels on the tour, so I bought another, and a T shirt ( mine are now so sad!), underwear, and that was it. He gave me a ride home and I realize how far it is. He said it was better to drop me at the Tea Nest in case I met bison on the road, and that is quite dangerous in the dark!!
No appetite tonight, and off to bed now, so all you wild partygoers have a wonderful time. Peace, quiet in the mountains and sleep will suffice. The best of wishes to all who read this, and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all. It is chilly up in Nilgiris at night and early morning.
Large tea bags everywhere. The tea factory is on the top of the mountain!!
Silver oak trees shade the tea bushes.
A bag full of tea. The lady put both feet into the bag to compress the tea, so I hope your next cup doesn't taste of her feet!!
Note the rubber apron, as moving around the sturdy tea bushes will scratch your body.
The very act of picking above
The sack is tied around her head. She puts the leaves over her head right in
They were all friendly
Above leaves are very good, according to the male supervisor!! He didn't pick!!
See how large the aprons are! Vinod below...meditation, pranayama, and Reiki...he is a mystic, so the lessons will be tailor made for me. He is very friendly, and intelligent, and very very wise!! What he said to me applies to all of us. We sometimes know that we do things that are not good for us, but ego persuades us to do them. Welcome to a 2016 year of peace to ALL OF YOU!!
I walked up the road to get to the Gateway Hotel, which is much further away than I thought. Terrible road, and ended up going by taxi. I met Vinod at 4. He looks like the guru he is, and mystic too. He chatted to me for ages about my plans, and shared his great wisdom about yoga. Seems like we won't focus on the physical part of yoga so much as meditation and pranayama ( breathing ). There was some physical work that went along with the breath. Very little physical exertion over two hours. His opinion is that to develop one needs three months in one place, and no moving around, as I am doing in India. Oh well....too late! You carry the soul with you wherever you are, so you don't need to move around. Fellow yoga teachers can check out the yoga component on the website: www.devashola.com You will see pics of Vinod. The yoga journey has started again, a different dimension this time. He is Swami Shivananda based, and has caught my interest.
After the yoga, Vinod took me to the grocery store. I purchased some goodies. Then we both went to the garment store to purchase clothes. My hoodie disappeared at one of the hotels on the tour, so I bought another, and a T shirt ( mine are now so sad!), underwear, and that was it. He gave me a ride home and I realize how far it is. He said it was better to drop me at the Tea Nest in case I met bison on the road, and that is quite dangerous in the dark!!
No appetite tonight, and off to bed now, so all you wild partygoers have a wonderful time. Peace, quiet in the mountains and sleep will suffice. The best of wishes to all who read this, and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all. It is chilly up in Nilgiris at night and early morning.
A very Happy New Year to you as well Dave! Remember Dave....stay in the present moment and enjoy because that is all we ever have. Thank you for sharing all of this fascinating info, so interesting for us yogis and yoginis.!!!
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