Feb 13 (Day 11): WORDS OF WISDOM: “Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.” — Anne Rolphe GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: This cleansing process is such an emotional roller coaster. I suppose it’s because we have so much time here to think…to feel. My friend, Emil’s grief over…
Feb 12 (Day 10): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: Hallelujah! I am on DAY 10: I am now officially a third of the way through my treatment! This morning was much easier than yesterday; I wasn’t nearly as hungry or nervous. The doctor was right…The calories from the ghee really stay with you. Another fun thing, they changed…
Feb 11 (Day 9): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: All morning long, I have been exhausted, impatient and incredibly hungry — so hungry in fact, that I find myself obsessing about food. I’ve even started planning my first dinner as a free woman. I’m thinking dinner at Romano’s, our favorite restaurant in Bombay. I’ll start with a glass of…
Feb 10 (Day 8): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: I am nervous…I’ll cop to that right up front. This is the beginning of the phase of the treatment that almost kept me from coming here in the first place. As I describe this part of the treatment process, I urge you again, to remember that people come here…
Feb. 8 (Day 6): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: It’s misty this morning which makes the place feel like another world entirely. The fog hanging over the lake like wispy clouds makes this place look like heaven. I sit here in my wrought-iron chair, listening to the birds twitter and the staff softly chanting their morning prayers. As…
Feb. 7 (Day 5): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: Wow. Has it really been five days already? It’s weird; the days sort of melt together here. I have absolutely no idea what day of the week it is. It occurs to me that I haven’t told you about the dining experience here at Kalari Rasayana. When you enter…
Feb. 6 (Day 4): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: I made a new friend here; his name is Emil. What a sweetheart! He is always smiling. I’m guessing he’s about 70, with curly, white hair, and kind, blue eyes that peek out at you from behind his glasses. We started chatting in the waiting room of the doctor’s…
Feb. 5 (Day 3): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: I can hardly describe how peaceful it is here. The lake reflects everything around it. Close to the shore, the water is a deep green, reflecting the color of the thousand coconut trees that edge the property. Farther out towards the center, there’s a low, flat bridge where lazy…
Feb. 4 (Day 2): GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: It’s 8am, and I am sitting by the lake, in my little wrought iron, garden chair and writing. The magic of this place is undeniable. The Muslim “Call to Prayer” is piped over loudspeakers from a couple of miles away, and the quiet sound is hauntingly beautiful. Since the…
Feb 3 (Day 1) GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: It is so hot here! I know, I know…What did I expect in India? They encourage you to be out enjoying the grounds as much of the day as possible, but the heat sort of sucks the life out of you, and it’s only February 3. Even more difficult…
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