yoga class is hard

Hi everyone. Hello all.
So i’ve been a bad blogger again. i’ve just been so busy, what with my new yoga class and helping my Bengalese family move houses, from one place to another. I’ve also started tutoring a friend of mine because she is studying to be a yoga teacher, but needs help with her yoga English. How to choose the right words in English to instruct in yoga.
Mom has her last day of panchkarma today. I haven’t seen her in like... 3 days, but we are having dinner today. It feels weird to be in the same town, in India and not to see her. She wanted to take these few days to have her own room and live alone, since she never gets to do that at home. Plus, in another 5 days we will begin to travel again so we will be sharing a room then and spending lots of time together again. I was a little hurt at first, when she wanted her own room, but i understood, my Indian friends didn’t however, understand the Canadians need to have “space” from eachother, to be apart. My Indian friends who live 6 people in two rooms, sleeping side by side. They don’t get it why we need so much space from eachother. Why do we not want to be together? Don’t we love eachother and want to be close to the ones we love? Really kind of makes you think.
And after spending time with my Indian friends, i start to see it their way. It is purely a cultural thing, yes.
So there are days when i go to see my mom at her place and she’s not there, and i leave a note, and days when she comes here to see me, and i’m not here , and leaves a note, and days go by.
I Am ready for a change. Ready for a change of locale, new scenery. I want to get up in the morning and do yoga but it is so cold, i just can’t bring myself to. Especially since my teacher is gone now, His substitute is no substitute and i can’t get myself up at 5 in the cold for his classes.
In winter here, the days are short and many hours are spending huddling under your covers. Businesses open late and close early, only staying open during the warmth of the day.
So now i am taking evening classes with Usha, Iyengar teacher. She is one tough cookie. Its sort of like taking yoga classes from Hitler. But she recognizes true effort and pure intention, so as long as you are sincerely present and trying in her class, she doesn’t pick on you too much. The amazing thing is that she is so popular. With her harsh style, people flock to her. I don’t know why they flock to be abused, I guess it is her thorough knowledge and direct line to BKS Iyengar himself, but its almost like they enjoy being yelled at and pushed around (i know right, sounds like a crazy class, and it IS!). Me, i just try my best and super-impose my own teachers voice and loving energy over hers and just breathe and float through class. She really is very good.

So anyways, yoga stuff aside (sorry to bore you non-yogis out there), there isn’t alot else going on, really. i...we leave for Agra and the taj mahal in like 5 days. Pretty stoked about that. And stoked to get off the plane in Goa and feel that warm tropical air on my skin again. I was thinking i might teach some yoga while i’m there. Its high season, so TONS of visitors, and i will maybe just put up some posters and run daily classes on the beach. Maybe.
Cause i’m feeling a little restless not doing any teaching. Its nice to take the break but now i am missing it a little.
Anyhow,
I’ll run now.
Lots of love to all
ang