Guruji World Tour: Day 1 from London
Day 1 of the 2006 World Tour in the UK
from our London correspondent, Lori
Like many others I was a bit nervous about practicing on the first day of Guruji’s London tour. You just don’t know what it will be like: him, Sharath and Saraswathi, the vibe, and of course one’s personal practice. All went very well, though, and everyone with whom I spoke was glowing afterward.
Official World Tour 2006 London Tshirt
Irony looked us in the face as a friend and I took a taxi past drunken Brits rolling out of a pub while we were en route to the studio. We had to get there by 6am to get a good spot amongst the 180 yogis who showed up for the 6:30am class (there was a second at 8:30am with about the same number of people). Although the mats were close, and laughs were heard as some bumped into each other while doing Garbha Pindasana, there was enough room. Guruji was in good form: the pace was, as always, brisk. He adjusted many; kept us in Chaturanga a bit too long just a bit too many times(!) and was heard yelling “Bad Man” at least once.
Tshirt detail
The fantastic energy really stood out - at least to me. With who was there, I suppose it’s not surprising: advanced teachers from London, Ware (north of London), and Norwich (northeast of London) were all present. I also met practitioners who traveled from Ireland and
Germany to be here; I think it’s safe to assume there are many from other European countries. Everyone was smiling, positive, and friendly. I guess one could say the atmosphere was very welcoming, both by Guruji and the yogis. It was great to be around.
So now, I’m getting ready for tomorrow’s early morning rise for transport via the famous London Tube at 5am! Waking up really early is yet another thing reminding of me of Mysore this week.
More soon!
AshtangaNews » Lino Miele’s Ca Le Suore Retreat said,
March 8, 2006 @ 7:47 pm
[...] Lori, a friend of ours from the Yoga is Youthfulness studio in the San Francisco Bay Area, wrote an interesting & useful essay (with plenty of pictures) about her December ‘05 visit to Lino’s Ca Le Suore retreat [she is also our London correspondent for Guruji’s 2006 Tour - Ed]. In her photo essay she talks about the location, the rooming situation, the food (this section is really good!), the teachings and the asana practice. [...]