Stomach becoming normal...

You'll be pleased to hear that I'm much better. I never really got worse than how I described my previous state which is brilliant. We went to Darpana in the evening to work there in the dark and played with the shadow puppets. They're old and very beautiful, but in terrible condition. Years of storage, with no use at all. We experimented with a few things, then came back to have some food. Indira didn't eat, she still isn't feeling well, but did join us eventually after a nap. We then watched a creepy movie called Gaslight with Ingrid Bergman.

It's odd. I'm getting confused with things I write in my diary, my blogs and my emails. Sometimes I feel as if I'm repeating myself because there is much to say and I get confused as to what I have and haven't said!

We went to work this morning, but Puja was still not there as she's ill so I kept working with Papin, slowly teaching him some of the things that I know. I haven't got a huge repertoire, but I'm managing to find some things that I can teach him. I got to play around on my own a bit as well and was challenged with improvising to the live musicians. They area amazing! They know each other so well and have worked with each other a lot, so can completely follow where the other goes and synch together perfectly. That was very fun! I also met Anahita's (she's the daughter of Mallika Sarabhai) girlfriend, Larissa, who was practicing handstands so I've got a potential handstand training partner which is awesome! Although she's currently studying Ayuervedic cooking somewhere so isn't really around, but I do find it so hard to motivate myself to practice handstands on my own. I desperately want to be able to hold one completely on my own, without fail, or at least save myself, before I get back. Every time I seem close I take two steps back. Why do I find them so difficult?!

We went back to Teen Darwaja today. I've seen a gazillion monkeys both at the market, sitting on top of the shelters on the stalls, and here in the retreat. We turned the corner to our house and there was a mass of monkeys it was a little bit intimidating. They really don't like it if you look at them either...! At Teen Darwaja we all bought a ton of beautiful fabric from Gamti Wallah, who have a lot of block printed fabric, to make things. They have such beautiful things here! Now I just need to decide what to make with it all...