Yoga Plus One

There is a phrase that captures an aspect of yoga culture in Mysore.
Yoga plus one.
Briefly- life here is an adjustment. Some take a bit to gather themselves before immersion into the town at large. Having already immersed, others need a break from the often hectic pace if daily life in India. The sight and heat of the sun in the winter months can confuse Northwesterners and cause summer-like catatonia resulting in frequent naps and fruit breaks. To give your all at 5am practice and still accomplish ONE other thing in the whole day is a victory. After all, one can only see so many shrines in a day, each taking time and energy. One weekend is fine but three months requires pacing. Pictured is some our evening activities: laying around doing crossword puzzles, self-photography and other arts, starting but not finishing a great book. That last one was of the girls sacked out at 7pm in our first week. Today's 'plus one' consisted of my unsuccessful attempt to rent a scooter, Yarrow's unsuccessful attempt to plan a dog-sitting date for tomorrow, and Vivian's unsuccessful attempt to get peanut butter at the Green Hotel Market. You may also find a posting two posts ago that got misplaced, then added out of sequence. We did accomplish having a last lunch with some new friends from London area. They had the seven year old Yarrow met up with, and leave for home in a few hours. After that, I locked my keys in my room and found out it only takes a screwdriver-and not even a good one- to take the lock off the door. And now I am waiting to download a batch of pictures onto a disc, but I need the other computer and it has been and still is in use. I guess that project will wait. Maybe I can get credit for it on tomorrow's 'Plus One.'