31/01/2011
Chennai Day 4
KYM Day 1

So let me start off with some good news – my jet lag is fixed! Just in time too to start my first day at KYM (Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram). And? Did I like it? No. Was it everything I expected it to be? No. Did I meet some decent people there to potentially travel with over the next 4 weeks? No. I absolutely LOVED it! It was way beyond what I could ever imagine for it to be like, and my classmates are awesome. Most importantly, I meet people who share the common interest in food as me, and we’ve already agreed to go together in search of the great food of Chennai. This is the outline of what life will be like from Monday to Friday for the next 4 weeks:
- 50min of yoga asana class at 7:30 followed by breakfast served on the school rooftop
- 50min on the principles of yoga
- 50min on the principles of asana
- 50min on vedic chanting
- 2hour lunch break
- 50min on the principles of pranayama (breathing exercise) – 50min on the application of yoga
- 20min tea break – 40min of teachings from other yoga texts
- 45min of meditative practice ending at 17:45

Yup, it’s like a full day of intense classes, but the teachers are so great that I’m enjoying myself so much. I’m such a nerd as everyone knows, so I kinda enjoy being back at school! Being here made me think of Nadine a lot, my favorite yoga teacher of all time. She came to KYM twice if I remember correctly, and bought back much of what she had learnt at KYM to the classes I had with her. I look really forward to seeing her in Melbourne later this year! At lunch a whole bunch of us went to this local Indian place called Sangeetha to eat. The food was awesome, I ate with my hands, and it was dirt cheap! Yummy and cheap, my two favorite adjectives! The whole day of classes does wear you out, so I’m guessing I won’t be having much problems anymore with jet lag!