I have been fighting the flu for the past couple of days . A comment ( albeit tongue-in-cheek ) from an associate at work today made me think , as it went like this : " You're not really a good example for yoga & vegetarianism if you are getting sick ". And when I thought about it some more, yes, why am I getting sick ? I realized it was a result of my being on planes a lot the past several weeks with all that regurgitated air, and bouncing from wet , bone chilling Vancouver to a chilly, cold spell beset Miami then a hot Palm Beach.
So I made a major effort to attend my asana teacher, Jerome M.'s class this evening. He has been in Bali for several weeks on a surf trip & I wanted to catch him before I leave for Ipanema in a couple of weeks. It was great seeing him and hearing about Southern Bali surfie breaks and points in Nusa Dua, Uluwatu , Padang Padang, etc. And his class ended up challenging me on a physical & mental level ; noticeably enough for Jerome to ask , " No juice tonight ?" , heh heh.
This evening being a full moon , he concluded class with CHANDRA BHEDANA pranayama. This pranayama is also known as left nostril breathing as while doing this pranayama, the inhalation is done solely through the left nostril. When the breathing is done through the left nostril, your body gets cooled & it quiets the brain. Tune out that monkey chatter.
Jerome, I won't forget to bring back the escapularios from Rio -