yoga teacher training course and last week in varkala

one of the main reasons i came to india for was to do a yoga teacher training course. while i was busy making friends and hanging out with travellers and locals, i almost didnt manage to get myself in any course. one swedish girl, bella (sashas girlfriend) told me about this course in kovalam ( she did it on december) so i looked it up online. the course was full but because we were friends on facebook, i got in! and now im finally doing it.

hatha yoga (the style i'll be learning to teach) ttc includes teaching of over 100 postures, yoga for pregnancy, core strengthening and back pain, yogic anatomy and physiology, introduction to pranic energy, chakras and nadis, meditation techniques, chanting and philosophy of patanjali's yoga sutras.

the schedule for the next four weeks is this (mondays free):

6.30 meditation, mantra chanting & pranayama (breathing exercise)

7.00 practical session 1 (yoga)

8.30 breakfast

10.00 theory session

11.00 teaching methodology

12.15 group practice

13.30 lunch & self study

16.30 practical session 2

17.45 discussion & break

19.00 dinner

i'm so excited to be here and do this! it's been only three days and my muscles love this already. also i feel more energetic every day. teachers are good, other students are nice (mainly french, few american and few from elsewhere) food is good (vegetarian = non-violent), yoga is good, kovalam is nice (but so touristy and with mainly old couples).

the last week in varkala was nice. i stayed at mango and hung out a lot with mango guys (vanessa, sanu, ali, prasad, abhi and chiku). sam (brisbane) i met in gokarna was also there and was good company. also it was good to see anna again after our one month of separation. she didnt sttay at mango this time but everyday we did something together. after all she's my austrian sister. ♡ i'll try and visit her in vienna before summer. for example we went to the golden island with chiku and rajiv. it was good to see everyone from the cliff. all the lovely boys and the girls and kids from the shops. dogs too. neighbour mangos jacky boy had grown a lot ! 

till nextt time, good nite ! xxx

P.S. FOUR WEEKS AND IM HOME