A sweaty Madhura Lara :-)

It's hot here! India is a humid place to hang your hat ;-)

These days: I wake up, go spend time with an nice elder woman who needs some assistance, mix compost with my friends, eventually there is lunch, some reading, drawing, relaxing, meditating. Laughter Yoga class tomorrow! Here, that's every Sunday :-)

Enjoying life and helping others; a good balance :-) Hugs!

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Leo Horoscope for week of February 13, 2014

Making eye contact is essential for building potent links with people you care about. It bypasses rational thought, stimulating chemical reactions in your bodies that enhance empathy and intimacy. In practicing the art of love, it's one of the most potent moves you can make. This Valentine season would be an excellent time for you Leos to explore the frontiers of what's possible through prolonged eye contact. Start here: Cultivate a sincere desire to know what's simmering inside the souls of your dearest allies. With that as your driving force, your gaze won't be clouded by shyness or self-consciousness.

http://www.freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/

I wish I could post pictures but not for sometime....

My phone needs to re-boot. I will have to connect to wifi to do this but that may not happen for a while.
Life is good! Keeping busy and learning lots. Meditating, reading, doing volunteer work everyday :)
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Me in Singapore!

I've gotten a bit more fit since then, I live on the 8th floor...lots of stairs, many times a day :) yay! hugs!

Being with my Self :) ha ha ha

I found a great spot to sit and be with my Self, there is a women's meditation spot on top of the roof of the Kali temple at the ashram :)

its by the library and u can hear and see the ocean.

I am taking a break from compost seva and doing other things instead :)

Also, I stayed at the ashram while Amma went on tour with a few hundred people to visit the state of Kerala.
It felt right for me. I am pleaed with my time here.

Be well and smile, I'm smiling at you!

Compost and Tour!!!

Hi Yáll,

I am doing well at Amma's ashram. Tour is about to start in maybe two days. The orientation for tour is downstairs in just a few minutes. you can feel the excitement! We're going to travel with Amma around Kerala for about 10 days maybe :)

I have taken to speaking less. sort of a silence thing but i am still laughing and i say the minimum of words to get by. Example: banana, curd and granola, sprout salad no onion and my name to get internet...basic wants and needs. internet is a sanity need. ha ha ha

i am volunteering doing compost seva. it is so much fun! i play with food straps, poo, leaves, mulch, saw dust, etc. and mix it all together with a bunch of new friends that are like a band of brothers!

hugs!

Love Lara

(Madhura)

p.s. Bika, Italo, Ross, if you're reading this I wrote to u first and then copied it here! love u!!!!

4 Days in!

Arrived in Kochin India and spend two days at a hotel near the airport.
Ventured to Lulu mall the next day and walked around, bought a few things and watched a movie.
Got a scoop of ice cream for 80 cents!

Came to Amritapuri and checked in. Got a room and roommate, settled in.
Next evenings my best friend and I got a hug from Amma. It was fun and awesome!
It took about an hour to travel through the line, or que, but it felt like the time went really fast!

I started one of my SEVA jobs today (seva is selfless service, or volunteering).
I'm working in compost. Sorting food waste and bits of plastic or paper that get tossed in the bins. Then we mix in white, green, black compost materials like leaves, saw dust, and poo!
Also, the Amritapuri ashram has an extensive recycling program, just so you know!
Everyday and many times a day the receptacles are emptied and new ones set up. 

I'll see about writing every now and then to update yáll...but the grammar will be shotty because I'm paying for the internet time. it's not much but it adds up. :) there are about 4000 people at the ashram, maybe 250 americans and then folks from all over the world. many folks just stay a few days to visit while touring India. I'm here for some time.

love and hugs,
Lara

feel free to write to me or send me travel tissues, powdered soap, anything useful and light, travel tooth paste, a ladies razor would be nice :) and a pair of scissors!

thank you thank you much gratitude

:) :) :)
ADDRESS:
Mata Amritanandamayi Math,
Amritapuri.p.o, Kollam,
Kerala, India, 690525.
(to Lara Sophia McPherson)