Yogini’s Quest

Departure date from the states: May 1st.
 
East Asia here I come!!

It’s hard work minimizing if you like to collect.  The past week I’ve spent countless hours throwing trinkets out, donating clothes, copying music onto my computer, and then doing it all over again.  I went through the remainder of clothes I have that I want to keep and can’t seem to part with any more [...]

Okay, one of my biggest gripes with wordpress is that I have to mark off the box to allow comments on my post.  I seem to have a habit of forgetting this simple task, on blog posts that are more “depressing.”
If I’ve learned anything, even if it seems so obvious, it is when I act [...]

I’ve been home for 7 1/2 days. I have been fluctuating between feeling okay, being upset, finding peace, and being confused. I haven’t let too many people know about my return and the one’s who do know, I haven’t really connected. Altogether, I’ve gone through a few moments of aloneness. I [...]

Embrace it, love it
I have been so incredibly self absorbed.  This is what I always wonder about with the practice.  How far inward can we go, before we are so enveloped in our self we forget those who matter?  It’s the idea of no one is going to take care of me, except for myself. [...]

Day 2 in the states: It has been so nice sleeping on a really nice mattress with fluffy pillows and thick blankets.  This was the same bed I used to hate sleeping on because I thought it was uncomfortable too.  My skin is finally clearing up and yes, I’ve already adjusted to the time change [...]

About 6 weeks passed between the first and second photo and I feel like we both changed a lot as individuals.  Actually, I think we just look a bit more rugged and unrefined, not saying we don’t still look nice, but we just look a bit different.  Like somewhere between the inability to get clean [...]

16. Falling down the concrete stairs at my girlfriend’s apartment after watching Kung Fu Panda…only in America would someone sue for a poorly constructed stairwell
15. Waiting outside the gate at 4 am to get a good spot for practice, and still somehow ending up in the back of the line as I’m getting squeezed through [...]

2 1/2 months have come and gone.  I really can’t believe I’ve been in India for two months.  I have met some amazing people, made some wonderful friends, and learned a lot about myself.  Of course, I can learn about myself anywhere I go if I listen, but here, it’s so much easier without the [...]

Things have changed dramatically since last week and I haven’t disclosed anything because I wanted to find the answers on my own.
So what did I find?
A whole lot of anxiety.
It turns out changing my flight would cost $450. However, I can buy a roundtrip ticket to Tokyo right now from Los Angeles for $830 [...]