now has his place in Goa close enough to Akash’s. Nisarga decided to give it a shot. I said sure, why not, i’ll go too. I had never been to any “faith healers” as Akash puts it, and although acupuncture has now become pretty main stream in many places, i would still categorize CooCoo as a faith healer He diagnoses you largely by reading your pulse. Then there is a technique where his assistants poke a bunch of holes on you with a needle, based on where he says to poke, and then a suction cup is placed around there and the blood is drawn. Maybe it’s my public health background but this reminded me of a modern version of leeches. The longer the marks last the more toxins that were there to be taken out. Mine lasted over a week. Guess i was in pretty bad shape.
round frustrated with having only one useable leg. according to the second set of doctors, the fancy ones in Udaipur, he could have his cast off around now. nothing like faith i tell you! he made an appointment for valentines day to remove his cast, after another round of xrays of course, and proceeded to stand IN the ocean with both feet. he reasoned that he didnt care, the cast was suppose to be waterproof, and he was to have it removed the next day. waterproof as in if it rains or something spills on it, not if you have the ocean coming over you. anyway, he went to bed that night, friday the 13th, with one leg in a soaked cast and a wide smile on his face.
uch as possilbe. he is obviously pissed. poor nission!!! he starts to negotiate with the doctor for less time. ahhhhh, my little white indian! he decides he'll cut it off himself if the doctor doesnt cut it off. he's fet up. hello?!?!?! that is your ankle right? as in what supports the walking process. anyway. ok. so what to do? we have to leave with our tales between our legs.
naging to get us from place to place in a way that was acceptable and feasible for Nisarga and in a way that was also manageble for me, but also getting the bike to our final destination: Goa. So here it is. All reasons to worry gone, over and done with. Even if it takes Nisarga longer to heal and be able to drive, we are in an area where we can relax, have access to delicious food and plenty of fruits, participate in numerous types of self discovery and self growth processes, where we can enjoy the sun during the day and sleep outside under the stars, moon, and palm trees with a nice breeze
. The bike is with us, and we don’t have to be anywhere until April!
he course of my life forever. Given my state of mind and emotions at the time: I was a mess! i couldn’t stop crying for longer then 1-2 hours for those first 3-4 days. Helplessness, guilt, anger, fear, frustration, and so many other inner demons were surfacing all at once and very strongly. But this state of being also left me open, vulnerable, my guard/ shield was down. The universe was very kind to cross our paths at that point, and Akash has been my teacher ever since.
potter, and a Gurdjieff teacher. She is truly an amazing package! She combines eastern and western techniques, mind, body, emotional and creative approaches. At her place in the mountains there is a ceramics studio, in Goa we mosaic the floors and mirrors, paint murals inside and outside the house, and cook up dishes! As soon as i realized that we would have limited mobility for a month due to Nisarga’s ankle needing time to heal, i knew it was an opportunity to work with Akash! No doubt about it.
tled into the large bedroom upstairs (with Nisarga having to hop up and down 3 times per day for meals), which comes with a large balcony which has hammocks and is surrounded by palm trees and flowers. We put out the mosquito netting and take the mattresses out in the evening and sleep naked on the private back balcony under the palm trees, watching the stars and moon slowly, effortlessly, glide across the sky, while a breeze carresses us throughout the night. Every morning for a week i will participate in meditation and Gurdjieff movements from 9-12. Nisarga spends this time on his own, meditating, sun bathing naked, giving himself oil rubs and salt baths, healing. We have breakfast, lunch and dinner here, and if and as often as we’d like we can prepare whatever dish we want. We are not by the beach and there are no tourists around, this is a residential area with dogs and palms. We can always take a 15 minute rickshaw ride to the beach if we feel like it. There is no TV or radio, no internet, and the phone only gets reception on the balcony. There is plenty of time for reading, yoga, meditating, healing, being.
