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Sleep quality deteriorating as we have cats that live on the tin roof just outside my window and I think they may be possessed – the...

I woke up a little full of worry and woe and as I walked to class had the feeling that it may take a minor miracle to lift my heavy heart...

Woke up in great spirits and enjoyed some singing while getting ready for the day. Last day of restricted practice and my energy is...

A bit of a late night last night, as I booked flights and accommodation to go down to Goa for the weekend towards the end of the month...

Happy Days – Women’s class on Wednesday mornings.  I would love to be able to tell you that I greeted having to be in ‘ladies corner’...

Slept deeply and soundly last night and woke up feeling rested. Jenny had got up early to go to Prasant, so I had the flat to myself to...

First proper night's sleep since arriving in India a week ago. Hurrah! As I was writing the blog last night I started to feel super hot...

Got up at the crack of dawn to go and video the kids but had got to bed before 1am so it was almost a lie in! The birdlife was vibrant as...

Worse night's sleep so far - there were various animals attacking and eating each other outside my bedroom window and a fight to the...

Managed to drop off to sleep at 2.30am - I have realised that I am on extremely civilised UK timings, going to bed at 9pm UK time and...

A quiet day spent at home practicing after a terrible night's sleep last night. Was curiously wide awake after spending the whole day...

Still groggy and disorientated when I woke this morning - when possible I like to arrive a few days early so that I can recover from...

A combination of jet lag and a ridiculously late night last night, meant that I awoke with my alarm clock feeling a sense of nauseating...

We set off from a grey, wet and windy Heathrow at 4pm on New Years Eve, celebrating the arrival of 2018 with a rather limp round of...

<p>Jenny and I are back in Pune for January 2018 but I&#8217;ve changed blogging platform to <a href="http://www.iyengaryogaonline.org/blog" rel="nofollow">http://www.iyengaryogaonline.org/blog</a></p>

<p>It&#8217;s 5am and we&#8217;re sat in Mumbai airport waiting for our 7am flight to Heathrow. It&#8217;s been a loong day. Managed to get some sleep last night and enjoyed our last &#8216;holiday&#8217; morning &#8211; practice, swim and breakfast by the pool. We had booked an air conditioned sleeper bus back to Pune with Swami Travel [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I think last night can safely join my top twenty worst night&#8217;s sleep EVER poll. Somehow ended up with no AC though I&#8217;d booked it, so it was stinking hot and by the time I worked out I could remove the duvet and just sleep under the cover, my neighbours decided it was time to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I&#8217;d like to start by saying that this was such an excellent class that it will be impossible for my notes to do it any kind of justice. Almost every sentence spoken carried something of importance and of course there&#8217;s no way for me to remember it all. For those who were also at the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Made the most of our last stress-free, travel-free day with a good practice in our apartment. We are so well set up here with everything we need; plenty of space, chair, bolsters, ropes, balcony that doubles as a trestle for supported standing poses etc. We leave with regret, our lifestyle here is extremely comfortable and [&hellip;]</p>