Waiting....

Im currently in the Chicago Ohare Airport. My flight doesnt leave for another 5 hours! However I paid the 50$ to lounge comfortably in the Admirals club. I have cozy leather seats to sit in, complimentary tea, coffee, water, fruit and snacks and even a shower. Im getting lots of reading done and saying lots of goodbyes. I've probably watched a hundred planes land already. So far I am not nervous. Pretty tired though. That all may change around 645.

So maybe you'll hear from me in a few days.
Next stop, NewDehli!!!!!!!!!

XXOO

Long flight

SO I am really doing it! Holy Cow! I leave Tuesday at 810 am from Tampa to Chicago. I will spend 8 hours in chicago waiting for my flight to New Dehli. My flight leaves Chicago at 720ish and I arrive in New Dehli at 8 pm on wednesday. Did I mention its a 14 hour flight!!! The Instructors will pick me up from the airport. WE stay overnight in a dumpy little hotel then the next morning at 7 am we take a private charter bus 230km north to Rishikesh. Then yoga boot camp begins!

I managed to fit all of my stuff into one checked back pack and one carry on back pack! DOH!

Couldnt forget my pillow and blanket :) Cozy

Doubt I can sleep tonight but I have the Best husband in the world who is getting up early to take me to the airport! yay Nick

Daily Schedule

5:30-6:00
Wake up
6:00-7:30
Yoga class
7:30-7:50
Mantra and meditation
8:00-8:45
Breakfast
9:00-10:30
Philosophy Discussion
10:45-12:15
Techniques class
12:30-1:00
Lunch
1:00-2:30
Personal time
2:30-4:00
Methodology, Anatomy or Ethics Discussion
4:15-6:00
Techniques or Practicum
6:00-7:00
Dinner
7:30-9:00
Kiirtan, sharing and meditation (Tuesdays and Fridays)
9:00-10:00
Studying or journaling in Silence
10:00
Lights out

Stuff

Well, I am nearly packed! I have enough pharmaceuticals to stave off infection for a small country and to protect myself from malaria, dysentery, stomach flu, any digestive problem, in fact, and I am vaccinated for Hepatitis A and B and Typhoid. I wont have to worry about any kind of sleeping disorder or any type of pain; in fact I will probably have more pills in my belly than porridge or rice or chapatti. However, this is the lightest I have packed for any trip really! Now if it will all just fit into two back packs!

Here I am....

Here is a map courtesy of the web to show where Rishikesh is. Here is the link for google maps. http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS322US322&q=rishikesh%20india&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wlsourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS322US322&q=rishikesh%20india&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

Where in the world...

I travel to Rishikesh, India Wednesday September 30th to become a yoga instructor at the 200 hour level through the World Conscious Yoga Family. Here's the link: http://www.worldyogafamily.com/. I will be staying at the Anand Prakash Ashram: http://www.anandprakashashram.com/. This Ashram was opened in Nov of 2007.

"The ashram is located in the dynamic international village of spiritual seekers in an area of Rishikesh called Tapovan, about 250 kms. north or Delhi. The Ganges river valley here is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it is considered the gateway to the Himalayas. Tapovan is an ideal location for yoga sadhana; it is named for its heritage as a site for spiritual disciplines. Tap, represents tapas, the practice of spiritual disciplines. Van means forest. So, Tapovan is the forest of the yogis. Anand Prakash is on a headland above the banks of the Ganges, one of the first open spaces down river from the source of the Ganges. The wind and all the prana carried from the Himalayas whistle down the river valley and blow out over this headland invigorating the ashram area.".....Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

Testing out the blog

WEll Folks the time is drawing near and I am getting ready for my journey to go half way around the world. Thanks for everyone's support and encouragemnet. I am very blessed to have all of you good poeple in my life!