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Updated: 50 Today, Krishnamacharya at Fifty - Hampton Court
I had planned on practising along with Manju's DVD this morning, pesky kidney stone had other plans...it's temperamental, seems to depend on where it's moved to each day. Monday I managed my first full Primary in a Month, yesterday just standing, go figure.
So no Primary but I remembered Krishnamacharya's Video from when he was fifty. I had thought about being in Mysore for this birthday, going up into the hills to do the same routine.
Manju in Crete next month instead.
Krishnamacharya's inversions here pretty much just as I leaned them from Ramaswami ( see resource page) on his Vinyasa krama course this time three years ago even though Krishnamacharya was in Mysore at the time and teaching the young Pattabhi Jois (see the previous Pattabhi Jois Resource page)
So nice practice, been avoiding inversions while the Stone is around but special occasion. Nice 40 round pranayama practice too.
I saw a picture a few months back of Laruga (PeaceLoveYoga) going up the Kings Staircase at Hampton Court , been wanting to go ever since. Plan for the day is to go there by river from Richmond.
Hampton Court
Highly recommended day out in summer. The palace is nice, interesting to visit of course but it's the gardens that make it. You can just visit them for four or five pounds on their own but on a hot summer's day it's nice to be able to get out of the sun for an hour at a time and pop into the cool rooms of one of the palace wings before heading back out to one of the other gardens.
Kitchens
Kins; Staircase
Henry VIII's Great hall
River Thames
Nice to get there or come back by river too- We came back to Ricmond by boat, 8 quid each, took about an hour and a half but there's a faster boat that takes and hour for ten.
to or from Hampton court (we came back to Richmond )
Hampton Court from the river
The gardens
Best part of the day, nice springy lawns reminded me a little of the Tuileries in Paris , will be going there to read for the day before summer's over ( maze was a bit of a disappoint though, smaller than I remember as a kid)
Smaller than I remember as a kid, bit of a disappointment but then your not going to end up stuck there for half your day.
Chakrasana (for HD)
Springy lawns
(Queen) Anne's Arbour - On the right
Anne's Arbour (see what I did there)
Dinner
Fishworks (Richmond)
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Here's wishing you a very happy golden birthday! Thanks so much for sharing your practice and inspiring so many of us across the globe through your sincerity, hard work, enthusiasm and dedication to the practice! Here's also wishing you a speedy recovery from the pesky stone and getting back to your routine soon!
Happy Birthday! Today happens to be mine as well. I also want to thank you so much for this site. It is an invaluable source of information and inspiration for me. Susan
Nice, looks like the perfect day! Many congratulations! Now I need a summer trip to the UK to go back to Hampton court, didn't get to see the gardens. Got stuck in the kitchens, they were cooking from recipe books written in old English, fascinating how much spice went into the food! Lovely pictures. Hope the kidney stones work their way out. And that butter, ooooh, looks amazing, good, yeah?
Happy belated 50th, Grimmly. I'm just now catching up with your blog this week. I've been wishing for your recovery these past few weeks. Thanks for all you continue to share on your blog. Best, Kristen
Thank you エスタ, yes nice day. Loved the gardens, best bit, might go up just for them nice place to sit and read. Nothing happening in the Kitchens when we were there but did see an olde cookbook in the shop...lots of meat.
The butter is excellent, usually made with milk 4% buttermilk but they use cream 40% buttermilk....love how it's rolled too. had it on Asparagus last night.
16 comments:
Here's wishing you a very happy golden birthday! Thanks so much for sharing your practice and inspiring so many of us across the globe through your sincerity, hard work, enthusiasm and dedication to the practice! Here's also wishing you a speedy recovery from the pesky stone and getting back to your routine soon!
Happy Birthday! Today happens to be mine as well. I also want to thank you so much for this site. It is an invaluable source of information and inspiration for me.
Susan
Happy Birthday from another fan, and wishing you a speedy recovery.
Happy birthday! Hope you have a joyful day! :)
thank you Anon, nice day, Stone behaved for most of it and when it didn't it was nice to lay down on the lawns in one of the gardens for awhile,
Happy Birthday to you too for yesterday Susan and thank you, hope you had a nice day ,
Thanks Anon, seem to be getting there
thank you and yes I (we) did, tend forget that England in the sunshine (when you get it) can be rather special
Nice, looks like the perfect day! Many congratulations! Now I need a summer trip to the UK to go back to Hampton court, didn't get to see the gardens. Got stuck in the kitchens, they were cooking from recipe books written in old English, fascinating how much spice went into the food! Lovely pictures. Hope the kidney stones work their way out. And that butter, ooooh, looks amazing, good, yeah?
Happy belated birthday, Grim! All the best to you. And godspeed to your stone.
Happy belated 50th, Grimmly. I'm just now catching up with your blog this week. I've been wishing for your recovery these past few weeks. Thanks for all you continue to share on your blog. Best, Kristen
Thank you エスタ, yes nice day. Loved the gardens, best bit, might go up just for them nice place to sit and read. Nothing happening in the Kitchens when we were there but did see an olde cookbook in the shop...lots of meat.
The butter is excellent, usually made with milk 4% buttermilk but they use cream 40% buttermilk....love how it's rolled too. had it on Asparagus last night.
Thank you Megan, stone is quiet for now, able to practice : )
Thank you Kristen
Gorgeous, all around.
Seeing what you did there, too. Ours is also after an Anne, of course. :)
: )
Worth a visit next time your this side of the pond, wonderful gardens....
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