Jan. 4, 2006
Came home yesterday. A week in Samui refreshed me. Mt. Fuji through the office window welcomed me into the office this morning.
Memories of Samui…
Ashtanga Yoga: It was painful, indeed! My muscle was screaming a lot especially on the first and the second day. Teachers encouraged me to try more than I thought I could do. Thanks to their help, my arms reached further and I could stretch my legs more straight than I expected. The most challenging part was to remember the order of poses. (this was my first time to try Ashtanga! and in Ashtanga mysore practice, teachers don’t give us instructions but adjust our poses while we are practicing.) All in all, it was so challenging but fun and funny mates in the beginner’s class made it a bit easier : )
Vegetarian Meal : It wasn’t my favorite as I anticipated. I didn’t feel full even I ate more than usual. But at the same time it’s also true that I didn’t have any problem in my stomach when I was eating vegetarian meal though my stomach often has problems. Now spending a little more than a full day in Tokyo, I have something lying on my stomach for the meal I had today. My stomach is really weak, I know, but I still like meat!!!
The Ocean: I was looking forward to swimming in the blue water. Though it looked beautiful when I looked at the ocean from the beach, the water wasn’t that clear when I went into it. But it was cool enough to cool down after morning yoga practice.
Humid but Not that Hot: Weather was quite OK except it rained a lot though it wasn’t a rainy season. It was humid but wasn’t uncomfortably hot. I comfortably spent the time with tank-top and shorts.
Westernized Town: On the new year’s day, I went to a little town (could be the busiest town in Samui?) Chaweng. It was very westernized and I wondered where I was! Starbucks, Boots, Irish pubs with football matches on TV, MacDonald’s and lots of western people…
Simple Life: Got up at 7:00, had yoga practice from 8:30 to 10:00. Breakfast, shower and relax. 12:00 Yoga workshop, 13:00 Lunch. Relax (sometimes went to small towns or had massage) and afternoon practice at 16:30. Supper at 18:30. Evening video show and meditation (sometimes I skipped it). At 21:00, I was always in bed either chatting with the room mate or reading. I couldn’t stay up after after 22:00! And no TV in the room!
New Friends:I met a lot of people. Quite international people! Many of them live in the other country than their own. Made quite a few friends. They made my retreat much more fun!I’m sure that I’ll keep in touch with them.
I did, saw, felt more than these but impossible to write everything!
(Japanese)
昨日タイから帰国。サムイ島ですっかりリフレッシュされて今日を出社。窓から見える富士山が今日もきれいだった。
サムイ島の思い出をいくつか・・・
と思ったけど 日本語版は明日書きます・・・帰ったばかりで忙しい。