I was up so early this morning I had to wake the rickshaw driver, sound asleep on the back seat. He wasn’t exactly pleased but with no other Rickshaw in sight, I flashed a smile, wished him happy Holi and we were off, bumping along through the peaceful pre-dawn haze, empty roads before us, sleeping […]
Archives for March 2009
Mumbai Yogis – Truly inspiring!
I mentioned in my Lost in Mumbai post, that 30 Yogis have joined me in the 30 Day Challenge at Bikram Yoga Mumbai. Well I was wrong, a whopping 53 have put their names down! Rowena, Ben and Maddy (Mumbai Bikram teachers) told me my journey inspired a lot of them to sign up and […]
Through the Gateway
After a midday Friday class I tucked into 3 scrambled eggs and a side of baked beans (sorry but it was only my 3rd western style meal since Australia) then Ben & Maddy (Bikram teachers at Mumbai), Andrea (Bikram teacher visiting from Vancouver) and I jumped in dueling ricskhaws and galloped towards the train station, […]
lost in Mumbai, India
I watched “Slum Dog Millionaire” a few weeks before leaving Australia hoping it would give me an insight into what was waiting for me in India and Mumbai in particular. I walked out of the cinema quivering a little inside and sporting a nervous grin, “yeah I’ll be OK, it’s just a movie right?” Well […]