Taken in September of 2015 at the Rangsit International Boxing Stadium
Heading back to Thailand for muaythai training. I’m planning on keeping the blog going at some level this time. Hopefully, the metaphoric grass won’t grow up and the tires go flat while I’m away.
Taken in the Summer of 2014 in Bangkok
New Year’s Day sunrise over Bai Tu Long Bay, Vietnam
JANUARY:
-Travel: returned from our December 2015 visit to Vietnam
-Began RYT300 (Int / Adv) yoga teacher training at Amrutha Bindu Yoga
Taken at Kesava Temple in Somanathapura with the RYT300 class
FEBRUARY:
– RYT300 course continued
Teaching yoga at Socare
Learning to cook Indian food at Manju’s Cooking School
MARCH:
-Completed the RYT300 course to obtain my RYT500 certification
The RYT300 Class at Fireflies Ashram to learn Shatkarma
APRIL:
-Traveled to Varkala and Amritsar
-Taught a two-week Kids Camp at a1000 Yoga, Kormangala
Lilla in Varkala, Kerala in early April
Lilla at the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), Amritsar
MAY:
-Travel: Thailand, Zambia, and Dubai
-Completed the Muay Thai 2 (Int.) at The Muay Thai Institute in Rangsit, Thailand
With MTI teachers and students after a successful fight by a German student (shirtless)
Zebra at the Chaminuka Game Reserve near Lusaka
Lilla and I amid the dunes in the UAE near Dubai
JUNE:
-Between travels and trainings, a quiet month in Bangalore
Back again with the kids at Socare
JULY:
-Travel: Kolkata and into Jammu & Kashmir for our August travels
I’m afraid you can’t jam more Kolkata (Calcutta) into a photo than this
AUGUST:
-Travel: Jammu & Kashmir (Srinagar, Sonamarg, Great Lakes Trek, Leh, Nubra Valley, and Pangong Tso) and into Chennai for the beginning of my Vipassana Meditation course
Lilla (green hoodie) on our first night camp site on the Kashmiri Great Lakes trek
Lilla and Eeyore in Leh
Lilla and I at the (reputed) highest motorable pass in the world
SEPTEMBER:
-Travel: 2 trips to Chennai; the first for my 10-day Vipassana Mediation Course, and the second for a wedding
Chennai (Madras)
Lilla henna’d and bangled for the wedding
OCTOBER:
-Travel: rainy season in Goa
-Anniversary month (22 yrs.)
-Took the 5th level test at Kalari Academy but promptly threw my back out–an injury from which I’m still recovering (although it’s down to a mild leg tingle) [I wouldn’t mention it but I think I’m obligated to by the rules of year-end / Christmas letters to mention any health issues.]
Lilla in front of the Se Cathedral in Old Goa (Velha Goa)
NOVEMBER:
-Travel: Singapore
Lilla in front of the Marina Bay Sands
DECEMBER:
-Travel: We’ll be in Hungary (fingers crossed) in the latter half of the month
-Finished a draft of the novel. I don’t know what version this counts as, but it’s the only one so far even close to having an ending that I can tolerate.
-I’ll probably have read about 100 books by the end of the year.
Here’s a pic from another winter trip to Budapest:
Budapest a few years back
A more recent Budapest winter pic; this was our most recent winter visit-i.e. 2014
Taken in September of 2015 in Bangkok
These aren’t necessarily in any order.
1.) Trekking the Great Himalayan National Park [June]:
2.) Teaching kids at KAMMS and Socare [September & October]: I finished my RCYT course in April and have been teaching kids when I have a chance:
3.) Completing Level I Examination at the Muay Thai Institute [September]:
4.) Riding camels at Pushkar and Jaipur [November]:
5.) Boating on the Ganges in Varanasi [October]:
6.) Wandering around a coffee plantation near Chikmaglur [April]:
7.) Completing the Level III and IV reviews in Kalaripayattu [February & August]:
8.) Touring the Glenloch tea factory in Sri Lanka [May]:
9.) 108 Surya Namaskara Against Child Trafficking [March]:
10.) Junk boat tour of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam [December]: This may be jinxing us to put it on the list, before we’ve been (we leave tomorrow) but I’m optimistic that our three weeks in Vietnam will be awesome, and I’m told Ha Long
What to expect in 2016? Lilla and I will be moving back to the States around mid-year. (To where, exactly, remains a mystery.) In January and February I’ll be doing an RYT-300 course to round out my 500 hour yoga teacher certification. I plan to make at least one more trip to Thailand to MTI for Level II. I’d also like to complete the 10-day Vipassana meditation course before returning. Lilla and I are thinking about another Himalaya trek for the summer.
I’ll also be continuing to work on press handstand progression, as that’s been a focus for me of late and I still have a ways to go.
Taken in September of 2015 at Jatujak in Bangkok
Taken on September 20, 2015 in Bangkok
Taken at Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine, Khlong Toei, Bangkok.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 