Greetings from Bangkok! This morning we got up for sadhana and headed to Lumpini Park in the heart of Bangkok to join our yogi brothers and sisters in the Amrit Vela. When we got to the park at 5am, it was FULL of people! Stretching, running, aerobicizing, old and young, there were people getting in shape before the sun was up. Loudspeakers broadcast the 1,2,3 of step aerobic workout routines, and we couldn’t help but notice that most of the people out were older folks! What a difference from the U.S., where lifestyles can be so sedentary and parks at night are where we are afraid to go!
We miscalculated, and, unfortunately, sadhana had been scheduled for Saturday instead of Sunday. I blame it on jetlag… anyway, we did OUR sadhana out there on the grass, our long Ek Ong Kars blending with the step aerobic chanting in the beautiful Thai language our ears have adjusted to since arriving.
It was so nice to share our routine with the local Thai, and to realize that kundalini yoga may prescribe a crazy schedule for us (waking up before dawn, taking cold showers), but to the rest of the world, it’s not so crazy to get up before dawn and move the body in order to start the day.
Maybe WE are the crazy ones, we Americans who have been socialized into a “normal” that includes obesity, cancer, and heart disease; sedentary life with minimal social contact and maximum escapism and fantasy. Maybe WE are the ones who need to get up to date with the rest of the world, and get our butts up earlier! Just a thought…
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