Phool Chatti

April 22, 2008

Hello from McLeod Gang!! We arrived today tired from the train that arrived at 2:45am and after the 4 hour cab ride from the train station. But it is beautiful and clean here in the mountains. And people are genuinely concerned about he environment. Lots of places sell filtered water to save from too many plastic bottles!! HOORAY!

So Shawn and I arrived here with 6 new friends from the Phool Chatti Ashram and more of them are coming from Rishikesh with in the week. We had an incredibly transformative and healing time at the ashram which was in a very peaceful spot beside the Ganga. We swam in the freezing rapids almost every day. We did yoga twice a day and mediation twice a day. Shawn is even really into the neti pot these days. For those of you that don't know it is a system for cleaning the nose by pouring water through. I have been hooked for years and now Shawn really feels the benefits. We are both feeling healthy and strong.

Tomorrow we will meet with the gentleman in charge of organizing our volunteer teaching. I'm a little nervous because I have never taught English but it is so good to do some work and stay in one place. We are also looking for a long term housing with a kitchen which we may have soon.

More to come. I am going to see a movie!! Shawn is waiting at the restaurant for me. It will be the first one we have seen in 3 months.

Love You-Tonya