We spent the month of December in Pune (pronounced Poo-na) studying ayurveda with our new favorite Americans, Dr. Indu Arora and Montserrat (pictured below). Our schedule included daily lectures, evening clinic visits, and weekend outings.
We attended an Indian wedding our first weekend in town.
We enjoyed eating dinner in our apartment and learning how to cook Indian food from Indu. Now living in Chicago, she is from Delhi and travels internationally teaching yoga seminars.
We went to B.K.S. Iyengar's 91st birthday celebration. What a fun night!
Rickshaw rides were polluted and stinky so we took to wearing scarves for protection.
We toured two ayurvedic hospitals and pharmacies. The tree pictured here is good for skin disorders.
This carving depicts the five elements that govern the life force in all of us.
Aloe vera awaiting processing.
Pomegranate ripening
We searched for more cheap books at this cramped ayurvedic book store.
Our graduating class and some of the faculty from the International Academy of Ayurveda.
After our course, we took a weekend to sight see with Indu. We saw many impressive temples and ate delicious strawberries along the way.
Our weekend trip was the perfect ending to a month of study. We can't wait to visit Indu in Chicago when we return home!
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2 comments:
Wow that was quite a trip. And the most awesome photograph is that of Mr Iyengar. Even after crossing 90 years he has the freshness of a teen. Thanks to Ayurveda.
The blog was absolutely fantastic! Lots of great information and inspiration, both of which we all need!b Keep 'em coming... you all do such a great job at such Concepts... can't tell you how much I, for one appreciate all you do!
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