{"id":1566,"date":"2013-08-16T02:13:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T02:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2013-08-16T02:13:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T02:13:51","slug":"a-day-off-at-the-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/?p=1566","title":{"rendered":"A day off at the Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Due to Independence Day, there was no yoga at RIMYI Thursday.  In the morning, I went for a nice, short, brisk walk and came across a McDonald&#8217;s (no, I didn&#8217;t eat there).<a href=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-071339.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-071339.jpg\" alt=\"20130816-071339.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a>&#8230; and this house that someone actually lives in.<a href=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-072211.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-072211.jpg\" alt=\"20130816-072211.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAfter lunch, Nana drove Sharon and me across the river for an Ayurvedic massage.  It was good.  They used a <strong><em>lot<\/em><\/strong> of Ayurvedic oils.  The oil got slopped on, and then rubbed quickly to create heat.  Then there was a hot treatment at the end that penetrated into my joints, focusing on my low back and shoulder (I liked this part the best).  The massage lasted a little over an hour, at which time I was led to the bathroom to take a shower.  After the massage, we walked across the street to Fab India, which reminded me of a Cost Plus World Market or Pier One Imports, and then hailed a rickshaw back to our flat.<\/p>\n<p>Here are more pictures from Parvati Hill on Sunday.<a href=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-072839.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-072839.jpg\" alt=\"20130816-072839.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-072858.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-072858.jpg\" alt=\"20130816-072858.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-072919.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-072919.jpg\" alt=\"20130816-072919.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-072945.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-072945.jpg\" alt=\"20130816-072945.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-073007.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-073007.jpg\" alt=\"20130816-073007.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-073030.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-073030.jpg\" alt=\"20130816-073030.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-073109.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-073109.jpg\" alt=\"20130816-073109.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-073158.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/obyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/20130816-073158.jpg\" alt=\"20130816-073158.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a>Local boys.<\/p>\n<p>Today is 9 to noon open practice, 6pm Pranayama with Geetaji, and Sharon and I are planning a shopping trip at Camp in between.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to Independence Day, there was no yoga at RIMYI Thursday. In the morning, I went for a nice, short, brisk walk and came across a McDonald&#8217;s (no, I didn&#8217;t eat there).&#8230; and this house that someone actually lives in. After lunch, Nana drove Sharon and me across the river for an Ayurvedic massage. 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