Sivananda Yoga Ashram, Neyyar Dam - Jan. 17, 2007

I realized that the 6 am meditation is too early time for me to be awaken. My body is still tired so I join them for the lecture at 7 am, and right after is the 2 hrs. yoga.
For my karma yoga, which is a selfless job each of us must do while here, I decided to mop the dormitory floors without help, and when yoga time came at 4 pm, I was still tired from all that mopping. I had to go to bed right away after dinner at 6:30pm, and was in bed for about 12 hrs. (maybe that's why they call it "the yoga vacation" course.
Here they do various ayurvedic treatments, with oils and herbs, and panchakarma (this is a 2-week treatment to detox and purify the organs and body. The part that I would dread the most would probably be the edema. I don't think I am ready for all these treatments.