The two weirdest Ashram's she went to were "Amma's Ashram' (the Hugging Mother) and the Ashram (if you could call it that) of a guru called Osho, also known as 'the sex guru'. No judgment on my part, just so we understand that. She was learning about these things from someone she called the "Swoony Swami", she often had her mind on men. I found myself interested in some of the theory of yoga the "yamas" (5 disciplines that govern the way we behave towards other people) and the 5 "niyamas" (the practices that help us to create a disciplined mind and body). She books a flight to Bombay with a list of Ashrams to visit.Īnd she takes us along on her often funny and difficult explorations of yoga in India. She has been doing yoga for awhile, has gone on some yoga retreats but really feels a need to make some big changes from her high stress, seemingly meaningless ad agency job and her lonely life as a single woman. Lucy Edge is looking for spiritual enlightenment, yoga bliss and a man to love. I am seeking a quieter mind and a fit body (to the degree that a 56 year old with scoliosis and disc deterioration can be fit - bring on the pensioner's yoga!) I am not looking for spiritual enlightenment. I thought the book was OK I have never wanted to go to India and still don't. As soon as I finished this book I went to yoga class! I hadn't been in about 2 months but I felt I couldn't wait to get back.
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