Wednesday, June 21, 2006

overheard in the shala this morning...

Guruji has a fondness for children. Parents practicing here often usher their kids into Guruji’s office to say hello and the kids come willingly because Guruji’s got something fabulous in that office: he has chocolate.

Today during a particularly exhausting practice I could hear Guruji teasing the two children in his office bellowing “Yes? What you want?” and the kids replying “Chocolate, we want chocolate”. I was distracted by an all consuming yearning for chocolate. Forget driste (focusing the gaze), breath and my bandhas, all I could think was “Oh God, me too. I beg of you, some chocolate”. Alas, none came my way.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Mmmm, I'm sipping on a mochachino as I read this:)

Um, there's a bagpiper here in the background. Why do they make me feel tres evil? I really hate them.

I don't understand the whole yogi thing, I really don't, but I'm glad you do because I love reading your blog.

We miss you. Yes, it's true. Been thinking a lot about you the last few days. I have some things to tell you some day. Love Laura.