My journey thus far in India has been an interesting one. As a family we've done a lot of travel, but not nearly as much as we would have liked. India is a great place for travel, but when you have young children you really have to take care and more importantly take it slowly. India is too in-your-face, with too many long car and train journeys to get from point A to point B to C to D and onwards. When I moved here, I really wanted to share these journeys and have done so through my IOS photos on Facebook. I am sure there are many people who have felt that my FB posts have been as much to do with boasting as they are to do with the travel, but the sheer excitement of the places we have visited and the fact that my 2 little ones always seem to embrace what we put under their little feet fills me with pride and makes me want to share what so many people have asked.
I can't believe 2015 has arrived; that 2 years have passed already; that we are most probably entering our final year here. There were so many things that I wanted to do in India, and I suppose the emotional growth that I have waited most of my life for has AT LAST started to happen. Mentally, I feel so much more on top of things than I have ever done, but there are still more things that I want to happen on a physiological level that I have decided to look into. I have a year. January 2016 will mark my 40th birthday (me? 40?), and I want to reach this age in the best condition that I can muster. If there is anywhere I can do it, it will be here!
Tomorrow I start Panchakarma, an aryuvedic detoxification, which has brought me back to this blog. It lasts for 30 days, and I am unsure of the ins and outs (yeah, still throwing myself blindly into perilous situations). What I do know is that I will have to drink warmed ghee (an indian oil) for most of the 30 days, and I will also have to have daily massages at stupid o'clock. My initial idea was to go to a retreat, but logistically, it's not really possible given the fact that I have young 'uns. So I have found a place nearby (I can walk), that I can get to for the treatment. I hope that I'll be able to blog about the experience, because I do think that people will find it interesting, and I am SURE that given this is India, there will be some amusing insights to keep you entertained with.
So with some trepidation. I'm off for an early night, to get up at stupid o'clock, to go to some random spa, to drink warm ghee. Will report in tomorrow!
I can't believe 2015 has arrived; that 2 years have passed already; that we are most probably entering our final year here. There were so many things that I wanted to do in India, and I suppose the emotional growth that I have waited most of my life for has AT LAST started to happen. Mentally, I feel so much more on top of things than I have ever done, but there are still more things that I want to happen on a physiological level that I have decided to look into. I have a year. January 2016 will mark my 40th birthday (me? 40?), and I want to reach this age in the best condition that I can muster. If there is anywhere I can do it, it will be here!
Tomorrow I start Panchakarma, an aryuvedic detoxification, which has brought me back to this blog. It lasts for 30 days, and I am unsure of the ins and outs (yeah, still throwing myself blindly into perilous situations). What I do know is that I will have to drink warmed ghee (an indian oil) for most of the 30 days, and I will also have to have daily massages at stupid o'clock. My initial idea was to go to a retreat, but logistically, it's not really possible given the fact that I have young 'uns. So I have found a place nearby (I can walk), that I can get to for the treatment. I hope that I'll be able to blog about the experience, because I do think that people will find it interesting, and I am SURE that given this is India, there will be some amusing insights to keep you entertained with.
So with some trepidation. I'm off for an early night, to get up at stupid o'clock, to go to some random spa, to drink warm ghee. Will report in tomorrow!
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