Thursday (and Tuesday) are yoga days.... let me set the record straight I have never really done yoga. Oh how I tried to like yoga a number of times but alas nothing, no love for the sport. But my arrival in India sees me trying again and whether it's the polluted air or lack of other activities at the moment I am quite enjoying it and it's really hard. I have had three classes so far and I have managed to perform with varying degrees of success the headstand, shoulder stand, dolphin, eagle and other various creatures. My favourite and perhaps most complex so far is the Crow and it has me a little beaten.
The Crow: OK so here goes (apologies to yoga people)..... bend down, feet in a V with heels touching, knees splayed out to the side. Elbows rest on the inside of your knees (in the crease) and hands press against each other. When ready move hands to the floor so there's a straight line between elbow and wrist and lift your feet off the floor and balance on your hands. Bum confidently in the air. I have managed to take my feet off the floor for a peca-second and my bum swings around about to topple my centre of gravity at any time. It ain't elegant.... and I am sure I am the 'butt' of a few dying crow gags. I will continue to try but it's getting a little embarrassing!
So I took my butt home and in the afternoon my activity was to cross a Delhi street. I took S for a walk to a fancy retail precinct and this involved crossing two streets. This was scary.... not alot of people go for strolls here or take a pram on one. I discovered this as the curb is about a foot high and getting S onto the footpath before a auto rickshaw cleans us up is touch and go plus we got plenty of stares from passing traffic! We did manage to cross all roads successfully, four in total, there and back. However it nearly involved an accident..... A man riding a bicycle with his wife perched perilously on the back thought we were quite the novelty. He couldn't stop staring at us but kept riding forward, getting further away from us but turning around and pointing us out to his wife. Forward he rode, head twisted backwards..... zigzagging all over the place! In front of cars, taxi's, buses...... almost on the other side of the road (which wouldn't have been too unusual) everyone honking, him swaying and near chaos until he was almost out of sight and decided to focus back on the road. Thankfully no injury, just a huge smile from the man on the bike.
Tonight more weddings nearby.... more very loud fireworks.... boooom.......goodnight x
The Crow: OK so here goes (apologies to yoga people)..... bend down, feet in a V with heels touching, knees splayed out to the side. Elbows rest on the inside of your knees (in the crease) and hands press against each other. When ready move hands to the floor so there's a straight line between elbow and wrist and lift your feet off the floor and balance on your hands. Bum confidently in the air. I have managed to take my feet off the floor for a peca-second and my bum swings around about to topple my centre of gravity at any time. It ain't elegant.... and I am sure I am the 'butt' of a few dying crow gags. I will continue to try but it's getting a little embarrassing!
So I took my butt home and in the afternoon my activity was to cross a Delhi street. I took S for a walk to a fancy retail precinct and this involved crossing two streets. This was scary.... not alot of people go for strolls here or take a pram on one. I discovered this as the curb is about a foot high and getting S onto the footpath before a auto rickshaw cleans us up is touch and go plus we got plenty of stares from passing traffic! We did manage to cross all roads successfully, four in total, there and back. However it nearly involved an accident..... A man riding a bicycle with his wife perched perilously on the back thought we were quite the novelty. He couldn't stop staring at us but kept riding forward, getting further away from us but turning around and pointing us out to his wife. Forward he rode, head twisted backwards..... zigzagging all over the place! In front of cars, taxi's, buses...... almost on the other side of the road (which wouldn't have been too unusual) everyone honking, him swaying and near chaos until he was almost out of sight and decided to focus back on the road. Thankfully no injury, just a huge smile from the man on the bike.
Tonight more weddings nearby.... more very loud fireworks.... boooom.......goodnight x
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