Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Wednesday June 15 Ayurvedic Retreat Centre , near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu:Day 1 Ghee

Sunni brings the pills at 6 AM. I shower and go to yoga. Weather is fantastic here...gorgeous days, sunny but cool. After yoga I took the ghee, and swallowed it fast. You take limes before and after it. I didn't feel too bad, and went for a walk fairly slowly.  No breakfast allowed!! You are not supposed to do strenuous exercise with ghee. Lunch was a light soup only, but I didn't feel too bad. Dinner tonight was a regular one, but very little rice. Fresh cherries for dessert. Pills after dinner. It was a good day.great yoga, and pranayama. The swami arrived, and I met him at lunch.

Massage changes when you take ghee. I had a powder massage. Well.....it has no powder at all. You are pasted with oil which has some kind of abrasive in it. The massage guys said I looked Indian, as my entire body was brown. You are spared the pics!! The massage guys actually wash you after with a green paste to remove the oil. This treatment was followed by yoga!!

After lunch the swami gave a talk in the yoga room. Interesting. He is a traveller, and has no income. People feed him, and give him shelter. He talks to people but does not ask for money. He has travelled the world and had some very interesting stories to tell.

 Above and below: In the steam box....20 minutes, followed by enema!!


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