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Author Archives: alanm1145
Look Out! It’s Holi!
Today(Saturday) is the day they call Holi here in India. It is the full moon and I am sure that Holi has some religious underpinning but it is lost on me and probably most of the teenagers participating. I guess … Continue reading
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India Health Care
I am writing this while either sitting with my left butt cheek off of the chair or while standing up. Standing up is actually much more comfortable! Last Thursday I was bitten by some kind of a bug and it … Continue reading
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Roller Coaster Week
I have been debating for a day or so now about whether or not to write this….but I guess it is probably best so that you do not get the unrealistic view that the trip has been all nibbana(peace). This … Continue reading
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A New Routine, New Room
I started a new routine recently. Rather than having my treatments start around 11:00 in the morning, they now start at 8:30 am. This is a blessing really, as mid-day is starting to be quite hot, mid to upper 90’s … Continue reading
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I’m Back!
*I updated my previous post with pictures. If you have not seen them, take a look! – Alan I have been busy over the past week, both in terms of activities and healing. Regarding the latter I woke up on … Continue reading
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Diversions
Earlier in the week I was feeling a little out of sorts. I was impatient and I was allowing myself to get upset much more easily than usual. By Wednesday I felt that I really needed to do something different … Continue reading
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Making Space
A curious term, “making space”. In physical terms the amount of space we have appears to be finite, but in a psychological/mental sense it can be boundless. I am starting to understand and appreciate the need for making space for … Continue reading
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Levels of Healing
It is amazing how quickly the physical body heals. I had three surgeries over the summer about a month apart starting in June. By the time of the second surgery in July the actual physical wounds from the first had … Continue reading
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Clearing The Mind
I feel that my mind is constantly in motion. Thinking about work, family, my health issues, what to eat, what not to eat, plans for day, plans for the weekend etc. etc. It is hard honestly to calm the mind … Continue reading
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Getting into the Flow
Like the traffic in the streets the schedule here is pretty fluid. Since the first day I have had about 2 hours of treatments in the morning and about a hour in the afternoon. While that has been consistent, the … Continue reading
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